Chapter 95 - Ninety-One (1/2)

”Oi mutt! What the hell are you chilling all cozy in my bathtub?” I hear a grumpy familiar voice say angrily at the same time that the bathtub shakes as it gets kicked by him.

”Oh, shush it, you were the one who took so long and left me here doing nothing at all, so I just took the liberty to make myself at home.” I answer back grumpy, annoyed that my cozy nap was interrupted.

”Can you behave yourself for a second here? We have a guest.”

At that I open my eyes and look around, sniffing the air to confirm it, thankful that the bath area is covered by a gazebo so the stranger could not see me n.a.k.e.d, but the cover only allowed me to see a silhouette on the other room, which makes me dress up quickly for only a woman could be waiting on the other room, which I confirm with my nose and the smell of some sweet perfume.

”Why didn't you say before?” I angrily retort back at Isa who only shrugs.

”How I'm supposed to know you would 'make yourself at home' so quickly?” He says, looking me up and down ina mocking way before turning around and making company to the other person.

I brush my hair back and start to fasten it on a messy ponytail when I walk around the blockage and see the person for the first time.

It was an elderly woman sitting on the sofa with grace, her hands resting over each other on her lap, only her face and wrinkles visible under the full cover that the nun clothes gave. Her eyes were a little white, but she still carried a loving gaze on her.

”Hello, I'm Sister Isa servant and it is my pleasure to meet you…?”

”Eanna, darling, my name is Eanna and I'm a retired nun, had my share of adventures back in the day. Hope you are treating Isaac well.” She says while brushing the air with her hand, as if brushing the past behind.

”Of course I am ma'am, I … Wait, Issac?”

At that both look at each other, exchanging expressions and looks, making me even more confused.

”Don't worry Thilgon, I know about you and Isaac, and why you are here.”

”Wait, what?” I say, dropping my facade of little good servant and staring wholes at Isaac. He should not have done that, spilling the beans for who knows whom like this, without even consulting me!

”Don't worry Thilgon, I won't talk about it to anybody. ”Says every person who ends up telling everyone about it.” I have been Isa confident for many years, he can assure you of that. Ugh.”

”What is it Eanna?” Asks Isa quickly, so worried and caring that has me taken back for a second, and once I think is another faceted of him I brush the thought aside; is more like this is finally his true self, genuinely worried about another person, which makes my eyes hurt with the image.

”Ah, don't worry hon, is just this old bones of mine creaking again.” She says, rubbing her back.

”Wait here, I'll get some medicine to pass on your back, this is the minimum this place should afford for you. I'll be right back.” At that Isa stands and rushes out of here, leaving me with this strange woman and an awkward silence without even explaining why she was here to begin with! Eanna stays looking over the exit for a while, but once satisfied with the distance between Isa and us, takes her hand off her back and looks at me.

”So you are the infamous Hound uhm…” I say nothing under her intense gaze, just staring back and trying to scan her the same as she was doing with me.

”And you have become Isa companion… Bet it wasn't easy for what I heard back there…” She says, pointing at where the bathtub was, hidden.

She bends forward as her gaze softens and she smiles: ”Image my surprise to know that Isa is working with a magical creature of all things, haha, surprises don't do well for someone of my age…”