Chapter 40 Green rivers response 2 (1/2)
”...this should do”
Mars looked down on the 2 item he had just finished, one was a bedroll made from a large piece of the same bear skin he had been sleeping on for the last 2 months, and the other a backpack was made from a wind deer leather and reinforced with pieces off random bone Mars had made it to look like a 45L backpack from his last life and even when he had stuffed the newly made bedroll into the pack the was still a little room left, he had also fitted his bone hatchet on the outside of the pack, so overall he was very satisfied with his work
”next is the vest”
Mars was about to begin working on repairing the vest that had been destroyed in his battle with the acid spider queen and reached out for a piece of hide when his hand stopped as he felt his body complain as his stomach growled
”...maybe i should eat something first”
Mars stood up and walked out off the cave grabbing a large piece of meat on the way out and was a little shocked when he saw it was already night
”maybe i was a little too focused on crafting”
shaking his head Mars walked over to the elvers that was gathered around a fire, halfway there Victoria jumped off Chloe and ran over to him while her horn flashed
”Mars... I'm hungry”
Mars gave a smile to the glutenous panther and raised the about 55 kilogram piece off meat he was caring
”yeah i thought so, don't worry i brought your portion too”
in response to Mars's arrival or rather the meat he brought with him Victoria's eyes began to shine meanwhile Rex turned away from the fire when he heard Mars's had arrived
”ohh there you are Mars, we were just talking about you”
”Rex!”
”what? Chloe weren't you just saying how you would like to show Mars around Green river?”
”y-yeah that's right”
”hmm? weren't we talking about how people form different races can make chi--”
”Alvin!”
”--guh!...why... sister?”
”because your an idiot”
Mars had a slight idea of what they were talking about, but as he looked at the elvers from Chloe's bright red face and to Alvin clutching his stomach after receiving a lightning speed jab from Isabel he decided to play along as he sat down next to Chloe and asked her while he tried his best to look interested
”so what's Green river like?”
”well... the name comes from the river that runs through the village, it looks normal during the day but when it's bathed in moonlight the stones on the bottom of the river gives off a green glow”
”so that's why... to be honest i thought the name was strange but now it makes sense, so do theses stones only glow when the moons shine?”
”i think so at least i don't remember them shining during the new moon, but never mind that you have to see it, it looks really beautiful when the whole river is lit up...”
Chloe almost looked like she was seeing it while she talked about it, Mars tried to imagine it for a moment
”i see, in that case you have to show me sometime”
”that's...”
in response to Mars's casual remark Chloe turned even more red as she looked down, leaving Mars with a clueless expression on his face as he gave a glance to Isabel that also had a slight blush on her face
'is there some sort of hidden meaning to watching the river at night?'
Mars spent a few seconds thinking hard about this but received a little help from Alvin's careless remark
”i remember the first time i watched the river at night with Teresa...”
Mars blanked out for a second before he quickly put 2 and 2 together and decided to change the subject
”so... who governance Green river? i have heard mention of a village chief, but 1 person can't run the entire village alone right?”
Chloe pulled herself together and quickly answered his question
”that right dad, i mean the village chief administrates most of the normal tasks with a handful of subordinates... but the most important tasks and the military is handled by the elders”
”elders...”
Mars looked over at Rex, that was the oldest elf Mars had met and briefly imaged a group off elvers at his age sitting in a room talking politics until Rex showed a slight smile and spoke up
”I sort of know what your thinking Mars... Chloe you might need to explain a little more”
Mars tilted his head a little before he looked over at Chloe and waited for her to explain further
”well... the 5 elders are the same 5 that founded Green river over 500.000 years ago, they have traded most of their body's away for immortality so they can help guiding the village”
”i see... then what about--”
”Mars... I'm... hungry”