Chapter 9 - 09: I Swear, System!
The road toward the base was quiet. Liora walked alongside the boy and the girl while kicking a small stone with her foot. The injured boy, Wie'r, was carried on the boy's back. His breathing was becoming weaker as time passed.
Suddenly, Liora opened her inventory to look for something. When she saw it was right there, she wanted to curse herself. How could she forget that she also had a health potion?
If she gave this to the boy, it would greatly heal his injuries, and he would no longer be in danger.
Liora slowed down and fell behind them so they would not see how the potion suddenly appeared in her hand. She looked at the health potion in her hand with some heartache, knowing she had to give it away. But who had made her so benevolent? She certainly could not watch someone die in front of her.
Hmm, no, that wasn't true. She could definitely watch someone die without blinking. But she didn't want this boy to die. She could see that they were good people who cared for each other. It would be worth helping them.
"Hey! You can give him this. It will heal his injuries," Liora said while extending the healing potion toward them.
Both the boy and the girl turned back and realized they had left Liora behind in their worry. Before they could apologize, she extended her hand toward them, holding a sparkling white potion.
Their breath hitched. They looked at each other and then at Liora. Both of them asked at the same time, "Is this really a healing potion?"
"Yeah!"
Their eyes widened. "No, no, we can't take this. It's so precious. How could we dare take this?" the boy said, retreating a few steps.
The girl showed conflict at the boy's words. She clenched her hands, shook her head, and repeated his words. "We can't take it. It's so precious."