I could easily deduce the identity of the two. There was Nellie, who had a brown ponytail and a somewhat chiseled body. Then there was Amelie, who I had seen before, with her short golden blonde hair and her blue eyes.

"Hey! Where's my sister?! We're here to pick her up and get her to the doctor!" Nellie said a bit loudly. I put a finger to my mouth and shushed her, before grabbing the group and leading them outside.

"She's sleeping right now, so don't be so loud." I said calmly and precisely. The last thing I wanted was for that sleeping child to get woken up harshly for no good reason.

"Alright, I understand." Nellie said, before sitting down on the ground. She took a deep breath, and laid down in a star shape.

"Man, I can't believe it's been five years since I've been here." She said, as she silently basked in the sunlight and relaxed. I stared at her for a brief moment, before turning to her mother.

Amelie stared right at me, and sighed.

"I'm grateful for your help, but I really need to get my daughter to an actual doctor. She will receive proper care there."

"What do you mean?!" I asked somewhat rudely. My heart bled a little in my tone. She completely wrote off everything I had done for her daughter.

"I'd rather have someone more qualified, with years of experience, than a four-year-old girl," she replied, looking down on me with her cold blue eyes. "I'll be frank. I don't trust your capabilities."

"You mean despite the fact I was able to convince your own daughter to go to sleep and take a break, when you couldn't?" I couldn't help but keep a harsh tone in my voice. "Did you even try to get her to sleep?"

The woman in question looked taken back, before sighing in response. "She wanted to go to the village center to play with her friends. Why would I stop her?"

"Except, she wasn't playing with her friends. She was sleeping inside the village center," I said frankly. I watched as the woman silently sat down and looked away for a moment, unable to counter with a rebuttal.

"Look, I'm not saying that you're a horrible mother or anything along those lines," Those words of mine seemed to have hit hard, as she slumped a bit from that single sentence, "But I'm just trying to help. Right now, it seems like you're just ignoring the advice I gave."

"Not to sound rude, but I'd rather listen to someone who was more qualified," she stated bluntly as she began to pick herself up. "You're too young and you don't have years of experience in medical practice."

That was true, I had to give her that. However, there still wasn't an excuse to act so rudely and ignore my advice. I looked at her right back in the eyes as I started to move forward.

"There is no reason you need to be a jerk about the situation." I watched as the woman looked at me in surprise, almost as if my words did not make much sense. "All I did was tell you what your daughter was doing, and you just wanted to wake her up and cart her away, disturbing the rest she obviously needs, just for the simple reason of seeing someone else. I think you can figure out why I'm a little peeved by this treatment."

"I see," she said, before bowing her head a little bit in shame. "Well, I am truly sorry for my words. I'm just a little stressed."

Upon hearing those words, the only thing I could do at this moment was nod. After all, if her daughter was sick like this, then the obvious natural reaction would be to be worried and racked with concern over her wellbeing.

The woman fidgeted on the spot, before looking at me in the eyes. "Do you mind if we go somewhere else to talk? I don't want Nellie to overhear what I'm about to say."

I silently turned to look at Nellie, who was still on the grass, breathing in and out softly. Her eyes were closed, and she seemed to be somewhat asleep. She looked peaceful, almost as if she had found a place to comfortably rest forever.

I didn't think Nellie would hear us, but I just nodded at her request anyways. We started to move towards the side of the building, where I knew Feliza wouldn't hear us at all.

Once we arrived, I leaned back against the wall and looked at Amelie once more. "So, Miss Kali, what did you want to talk about? What did you want to ask me?"

"Was that the only thing Feliza did today?" She asked nervously, "Did she really just sleep the entire time?"

"Well, not really," I said, and I watched her face morph in confusion. "She went and asked a friend of hers to go to the forest. I then came in and persuaded her to go to sleep."

"Why would she want to go to the forest?" she asked, "There's no reason she would want to go there. In fact, she shouldn't want to head back there, that's where she got her injuries."

"Really?" I asked, with curiosity in my mind. "What happened back there?"

"I don't know," she said with exasperation. "All I know is that the injury she sustained was an entire layer of skin got ripped right off her hands, and she didn't even seem to notice the injury at all."

"Oh," I said, wincing as I pictured the damage in my head. That did not seem like something I wanted to experience at all, and a two year old endured that kind of issue without any kind of reaction?

Actually, why would anyone want to go back to the forest after obtaining a grievous injury like that?There was no reason for someone to do that, unless there was something inside the forest they wanted.

The two of us just stood there, without making a single sentence. I began to rub my left arm and looked away. I couldn't really say anything else, there just wasn't much to say.

The entire atmosphere was filled with an awkward silence, with neither of us knowing what to say. What could we do in this moment to save the conversation from going even more downhill?

I decided to act to try to stop this moment from going even further downhill. "So, would you allow Feliza to go to the forest with her friends?"

"Absolutely not!" Amelie said firmly and harshly. I couldn't help but cover my ears from how loud her voice was. "I refuse to let her back to the forest, not after her first trip and the way she got injured!"

"Look, she wants to go there with her two friends, Buan and Sally. She's going to have the boy's brothers act as guards to make sure nothing bad happens. She won't be alone this time, she should have some adults there to keep an eye on her this time."

Despite the fact that I was the one saying these words, I couldn't believe them at all. In fact, there wasn't a single ounce of confidence behind my thoughts.

I really, really don't think Feliza should go to the forest. That was my honest opinion, but I wanted to at least let her hang out with her friends there.

"That doesn't convince me at all," she said blandly. "The forest is filled with monsters and dangers that could kill, why should I let her go?"

I sighed. If I couldn't convince myself that this was a good idea, how the heck was I going to convince this woman that letting Feliza go to the forest was okay?

Suddenly, I had an idea. If I couldn't get myself to believe this was a good idea, then perhaps...

"Hey, one of you go get Buan. I need to ask him something," I said to the guards. The two of them looked at each other, before one of them moved to go grab the kid in question.

Amelie looked at me with an odd look, at least before I turned towards her to explain myself.

"That boy should be able to convince you that it's okay for Feliza to go into the forest with him and his brothers," I said. "He's the one that goes there all the time to forage for food and merchandise."

"Ah, I see," she said, and just in time, as Buan had appeared with one of the guards escorting him.

"Hey, Buan," I said casually, and the red haired boy jumped, almost as if he was terrified to see me. I don't blame him, primarily due to the fact that I had actively scared him several times within the past fifteen days.

"Can you tell Feliza's mother how safe you are when you go out and forage in the forest? She's worried her daughter won't be safe with you and your brothers," I asked him as calmly as I could.

Right now, his word was the one thing that could make or break this situation. This was the moment that would decide whether or not Feliza would be allowed to go inside the woods.

To be honest, I was expecting Buan to mess this moment up... and I wanted him to. I didn't think Feliza should head to such a monster-infested area, and with some guys that I didn't even know or trust all that much.

This whole situation was making me racked with nervousness, and I couldn't help but feel dread on what was to come.

"Oh, I'm perfectly safe with my brothers! I've been going to the forest for two years, and I haven't actually had to deal with any kind of serious threats!" He said, with a cheerful voice, "In fact, my brothers haven't encountered anything within the past six years! They've said that the animals and monsters have been slumbering for a while."

"How strong are your brothers? Could they defend my daughter if a beast or even worse, a monster appeared?" She asked, looking right in his eyes. She seemed to be giving him an evil glare, trying to dig into his brain in an attempt to drive out the truth.

"Of course!" He replied instantly, showing no signs of being deterred by her cold stare. "They're all strong, and they're really good with their spears and bows! They know the ins and outs of the forest too."

The more this boy talked, the more I was convinced that this gathering of theirs would be a good idea. After all, with guardians that knew what they were doing, how could a small trip through the forest cause any damage?

"As long as we follow their instructions, we should be completely safe!" He stated, finishing off his argument once and for all.

I looked at Amelie carefully, and noticed that she was convinced by this four year old boy's speech. I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed by that.

At least I kept that promise to Feliza. That was the only thing I could ask for right now.

"If anything happens, then your brothers will have to pay for the damages," she said calmly towards Buan.

The boy looked right back at her and gave her a big grin. Then, he nodded his head up and down to let her know he understood.

"Alright, don't worry! I'll let them know about this condition," he said rather casually. I couldn't help but feel a bit better about the mood now.

After all, the atmosphere around us has gone from a little bleak to something you would find on a warm sunny day next to a waterfall. Calm, relaxing, and warm.

"Very well. I will go and wait with Nellie. Please excuse me." With those words, Feliza's mother left the scene, heading off to wait her elder daughter for Feliza to wake up.

The two of us stood there for a while in the calm silence, at least until I piped up and spoke to him.

"So Buan, you want some porridge? It's pretty good."

Upon hearing those words, he looked at me with a suspicious glance, before sighing.

"Sure, let's go," he said, and I lead him to my kitchen. There were no ulterior motives for doing this, I was just showing my gratitude.

After all, if he managed to convince Amelie this was a good idea, then there was really nothing more I could ask for.

This was just what he truly deserved.