Book 7: Chapter 41
‘Actually, I think that there shouldn’t be that many people there if we were to kill a group at that small campsite, since they all basically know about this, and since they know, they definitely would’ve come to try and snatch the kid from us.’
Luna really liked the kid and he hugged her as if he found his haven, sobbing in her arms the entire time. Luna gently hugged him. While they spoke different languages, her gentle caresses were enough to reassure him.
‘I had no reason to be jealous of the kid. But seeing Luna’s blissful expression, I guess the kid made Luna’s dream of being a mother a reality. She can’t have kids; however, her motherly nature as an elf made her have a desire to love kids. I think the kid will be able to let her experience motherly love, too.’
We marched really quickly. Luna was seated in the last Earth Dragon carriage we had, though I was against bringing Luna along. This isn’t a safe journey after all. It was a gamble with our lives on the line.
‘I can lose my life and my army, but I couldn’t lose Luna. I don’t want the people around me to be in the same situation as Mera was, after all. If Luna is gone, I will never have a personal servant again.’
Luna insisted on coming, though. She wouldn’t give up, no matter what. She even tied herself to the horse to force me to bring her along. Luna was insistent on watching me. There was no persuading her. She gripped my cape with a tight grip and exclaimed, “I must stay by your side even if it is dangerous, because I am your personal servant. So please let me stay by your side!”
‘And so, I ended up bringing Luna along, even though she wasn’t exactly useful here, and I had no room to be thinking about taking care of her. But with her by my side, I was able to be less worried.’
The ruins were inside the oasis. This was the first sight of green we’d seen in over dozens of days. There was a lake at the centre of the oasis. However, the lake wasn’t large. I was really curious as to why there was a lake of water. The lake generously provided its surroundings and every generation of the nomads who came here everyday with life.
‘For safety purposes, I had an Earth Dragon carriage stay inside the oasis. If we succeed but then get no replenishments, then we’ll have water here. Food isn’t the most important thing in the desert. Worst case scenario, I’ll kill another Earth Dragon. Water couldn’t be replenished, though.’