Chapter 152: The Boy Who Sought Nature And a Girl Who Sought Freedom
Seven-year-old William could hear the birds chirping, they were loud from the multicolored large window behind him, but he only just focused on his writing, and also scanning the books that lay plenty on his table. Flipping pages countless times effortlessly.
This is every day in young William’s life, if he’s not conversing with Basker he was here all the time and only out when he needed a change of clothes and a bath. The whole 7 years of his life has been the library and he wasn’t complaining, the library itself brought him nothing but comfort.
But sometimes... William wondered what lay outside that forest for he had never descended the mountain before. Basker has told him if he wanted he could go explore but William chose his solitude here.
But this particular day was different for him, especially with the bird’s continuous chirping, it was almost like they were calling for him to go outside or currently distracting him from getting any work done.
Sighing... William decided to drop his quill down and exit the library. He first went to his room to change, wearing an attire that was suitable, and then proceeded to leave the building.
Stepping from the entrance of the library was weird for him, he has never thought to come outside before, the only person he has ever met was Basker and the spirit extension of him who came forth as a female and took care of him while growing up.
This was all too strange for him and he wanted nothing more than to go back to the comfort of the library’s four walls. But still... he wanted to go, so he gathered all his courage and inhaled sharply, and descended the mountain.
The view before William was your typical nature, but this was beyond anything he have ever set his eyes on, the strong wind, the flying flowers that followed it, the birds soaring in the colorful skies, and some chirping on the tall giant trees, the green plants so green that it was almost impossible, it had all the colors a forest should have but it was too colorful and well defined, the waterfalls he spots spilling between rocks, it looked like something straight out of a fairytale book.
William became engrossed with this view and he just stood there for gods know how long... he just took in the captivating scenery. He spotted some pixies flying by and engaging in a talk that sounded like whispers going on.
The moment they turned, catching a whiff of William, how strange he looked, short silver hair. Dressed in a black tailored knee-length coat, gilded black brocade waistcoat embodied with silver design, inner black shirt within, black trousers, and black boots.
But it was the least of their concern... for his aura was what caused fear to grip their bodies. It was too cold and they were almost freezing just by being this close. It was gloomy and dark and caused terror to shake through them like a storm and before they could observe more of the strange boy they fled for their lives.