Chapter 239 - Prince Siegfried (1) (2/2)
”Hey!”
Lauriel was surprised to see his jacket on the floor and Aleksis was no longer in her seat. He immediately shouted loudly, shocking everyone in the carriage. People who were sleeping or busy with their laptops were shocked.
Lauriel quickly surveyed his surroundings and realized that one of the tourists who had been reading a book was not there. He was accustomed to mapping his surroundings once he entered a new place and he could picture the man clearly.
The missing tourist was a young man with blond locks who wore a short-sleeved blue shirt, ripped jeans, and a pair of old boots. Lauriel didn't pay much attention to his face but he remembered all the young man's characteristics.
”Do you see where the person sitting next to this seat went?” Lauriel asked quickly to the tourist who had been busy with his laptop and was now staring at him with a gape face. Lauriel was not aware that he asked the question in Thai and the tourist certainly did not understand his words.
”Err... sorry, we didn't see anything, we were sleeping...” The Thai man, who sat with his wife and children at the end of the carriage, suddenly responded. ”Do you speak Thai?”
Only then did Lauriel realize that he was not speaking English. After thanking the Thai man, he repeated his question to the tourist - now in English. Strangely, the tourist's face looked even more dumfounded.
Ugh... Did this tourist also not speak English? Lauriel thought, irritated. He then quickly repeated his question in French, German, and Spanish... until finally the tourist raised his hand and stopped Lauriel.
”That's enough. I understand you the first time, and, sorry I didn't see the person you are referring to. What's wrong? What can I do for you?”
”Hmm...” Lauriel did not reply, he immediately took his jacket and bag and hurriedly walked to the front of the carriage. He remembered that on the way to and from the toilet, he had not seen Aleksis nor the tourist who was reading the novel. It meant they went the other way.