Book 13: Chapter 23
“Thank you.”
I placed the broom down. I looked to Ying and smiled: “It’s all right. I woke you up last night, causing you to wake up relatively late, didn’t I? That’s why I swept the courtyard in your place.”
Ying walked up to me and shook her head: “It wasn’t because of you. I also had a nightmare last night. It appears that the wyrm has become more active. That means there’s somebody approaching this region of the ocean. I think they’re here to rescue you, so I must go out to protect them.”
Tone serious, I said: “I’ll go with you.”
Ying shook her head in response: “No. You haven’t recuperated; you want be able to handle the sea and fight. Moreover, you can’t fight, can you? You’re just an ordinary man. Don’t put yourself in danger. If I need to protect you on top of performing my duty, how am I going to fight with the wyrm?”
Ying’s comment hurt. She completely neglected my feelings. Most upsetting was that she was right. I would just be dead weight to her if I went with her. I couldn’t fight or use magic. I could only provide her with a useless buff.
I hopelessly turned around with the intention of continuing to sweeping the courtyard. However, she extended her hand forth to stop me: “Go and have breakfast, and then head into the village to buy some food. Also, inform the harbour I will be heading out, so have them prepare a boat.”
“Didn’t you say you couldn’t leave the shrine?”
“Am I going to fight the wyrm from within the shrine?”