This child, the guardian’s only daughter was what you may call… an eternal enigma, at least for everyone who knew her; She had knelt on the floor and was searching for something on the base of a humid and putrid looking tree trunk, playing with the dirt scanning for stuff, she was moving rocks and digging into the earth with her small daintily looking hands, creepy crawlers came spurting around in an attempt to escape her incursion, once she found one she “liked” she grabbed it and place it on a secured wooden pail. She did all this while showing no apparent emotions on her face.

Boss’s brat, what’s her name? It was some elvish plant bullshit I think, Lantana, was it?

I was able to remember it because there was always someone screaming it whenever I went to talk to the boss, mostly the old maid from the Aynors.

What is she doing here? goddammit, are those bugs she’s picking up?

Creepy brat, no… bugs aside… what is she even doing here? If I can remember correctly… well yeah, she is the creepy loner type, huh? so it makes sense she would be by herself, wouldn’t she? No! that’s not the point, this place is not safe!

“Yo! Kid! You better leave. It’s not safe for a brat to be roaming about. Can’t you see the big ass drop behind you? If you were to fall, a broken arm and leg is the bare minimum you can hope for. "

Her ears perked up as she slowly turned around to face me, she was clearly startled, understandable given she probably wasn’t expecting any visits, tough luck for your kid, I was here waaay before you and I know this place like the back of my hand.

Even if I had kind of forgotten about it.

She didn’t answer, she was just looking at me, busing herself with not saying anything or showing any expressions. In contrast to almost all her actions, her eyes were lively.

I’m not a unicorn… ya know? Does she have to keep staring at me like that? What’s her problem? I’m thinking about her safety here.

I decided to get a bit closer given that her ignoring me was getting on my nerves, might as well give a piece of my mind as I send her away.

Those were my intentions but as I moved started to get closer, she started to back away, she had a somewhat defiant face as she did so, very deep down it reminded me of what my own face must have been like when he came after me. The thought stopped me in my tracks.

“Hey, what happened? I said not to get near that place. Are those big ass ears just for show? It’s dangerous,”

What’s with this blue imp? What’s her problem? God, I hate children. Deep give me strength.

She still refused to talk to me, and in fear of her pulling back any further and causing an accident, I just stood still.

“What’s wrong, kid? You don’t recognize me? I work for your dad. I’m Paul. I visited your house a few times already. I’m not a suspicious guy. "

Her eyes were cold and indignant as if she was looking at a particularly smelly pile of trash. Her guard was sky high, and it didn’t look like it was coming down any time soon.

That’s when I realized it, the air felt chiller all of a sudden, I wasn’t wearing any clothes, well not really, it wasn’t like I was completely naked, I had my trousers on, but I had left all of my clothes back on… Lydia's! house… yeah, Lydia.

shit, I’m half-naked. No wonder she’s so scared. How come I didn’t realize this sooner? Have I become a pervert? I don’t like small girls like her. She’s way too young. still, I’m not like some greasy old nobles.

“Sorry kid, I know I’m light on clothing right now but there is an explanation for this. I was being chased and didn’t have any time to put on my clothes so don’t be so on guard,”

Well, that’s not any better, is it?

“Sorry for scaring you, it’s better if I leave, I guess, but you should leave this place too. It’s not safe to be playing in here, no one will be able to hear you,”

That sounded ominous as all hell, but it’s the truth. If she were to fall and not die immediately, there is no way any help is coming, this is too far deep into the woods for cries of help to reach anyone.

“Anyway, I’ll leave first, and please don’t tell your father about this. I already have enough problems waiting for me at home. "

I backed away slowly so she could see me leave. She stood there with her absolute stone expression.

damn kid, she’s so creepy, almost like a doll.

I left the forest and returned home while avoiding any more uncomfortable encounters, fortunately by the time I arrived, mom was busy with work, and baldie was already gone.

I left to stand guard since I was supposed to replace Valen. He was pissed at me for arriving late and chewed me out for half an hour, but what can I do? It wasn’t like I wanted all those shitty things to happen to me, and I could only hope for the “eearie brat” to keep her mouth shut.

Once Valen got tired and left, I stood guard. This time is perfect for me to think about stuff.

So, that was how my first real meeting with her went. It probably couldn’t have started any worse, that’s why I guess it only makes sense for it to finish on a shitty note as well, you know? It’s only fitting, so I don’t mind it.