People, Village

It was quiet.

*swooooooosssssh*

There was no other noise except the sound of the flowing water in the river

"Hmmmmm... hehehe, yeah, this is quite good, isn't ?" I say to myself as I look at my reflection in the water, my hair was colored a pure white color, While my eyelashes took after the color of my hair, the iris in my eye were black, and my pupils were white. I was quite short, I decided to be like this since I plan to find humans soon and most humans will not feel threatened by a young boy and might even act kindly to them, so it could prove quite useful, and even though I'm smaller now my power is actually higher, since my muscles and bones became sturdier and denser.

I take both my hands and clasp them together, and suppress a shiver that ran down my spine "Ugh... it still feels quite weird, no matter how much I lower the sensitivity."

This was the affect of using that carnivorous plant as a base for my skin and hair, the feeling of my skin makes me shiver from the sudden jolt which my brain doesn't expect, since touching my skin never gave such an effect, luckily I can lower that feeling myself but I decided not to erase it, since messing with my brain with biomancy might result in some side effects, I don't use biomancy on my brain too much.

"Well, that's besides the point, there is something better to do"

I start walking parallel to the river, as time passes and I continue moving I occasionally catch an animal close to the river to snack on, and while the sun and the moon take turns resting I continue to walk, my body needing near no sleep to operate like I do now, to simply walk for days has become easy, something I wouldn't be able to do no matter what I could have tried normally

And so time continues to pass 

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"Valorie! Valorie! where are you?! uncle Peter is calling you! dinner will be served soon, and he told me that if you won't come I will get to eat your share!"

I am calling my friend Valorie on behalf the request of uncle Peter, Valorie's father, Valorie always liked to run and hide, she would always disappear abruptly and since I'm the her closest friend in the village I always end up being sent to search for her.

"Valorie!?"

"Valorie!? ah! here you are I finally fou-...!" I finally found her near the entrance to the forest near our village, but when I was about to lecture her about running away again I froze, that's because what Valorie is now standing near, lying on the grass there is someone heaving with there eyes closed tightly in pain with a red face.

"Ah! Gabel! you're here! umm... right! help me carry this person back to the village, I think they're sick! we should get them help quickly!" Valorie started talking to me in panic, her being herself so worried about others, while not even thinking that they might be dangerous.

"Ugh, again... do you not even consider that this person might be bad? hmph you're lucky to have me as your friend!" 

"UGH! I know, I know, believe whatever you want to believe, as long as you help me, now quickly! let's lift him up and take him to the village!"

"Alright, alright princess, just let me do it" I retorted back to her and move behind the person, as I attempt to lift him up from the shoulder I suddenly fall backwards. 

*Thud!* 

"Ugh! what the..? " I lay on the grass perplexed, should a person be this heavy? I only ever lifted little kids when playing with them, and while they weren't light they were not this heavy, and I don't like to brag but all the adults always say that I'm the strongest kid they had seen, for my age...

"Gabel, this is not the time for jokes! what if something happens to this person while you play around?!" Valorie shouted at me with her eyes shaking.

"Hey! I didn't fall on purpose, this person is just heavy! come on, help me lift him up, I will hold him from the shoulders and you lift him from the legs."

We both quickly went to positions and lifted the person up, although they are heavy, the only reason I fell back was because I wasn't expecting that, I swear!

"Valorie, are you alright? why did you freeze, weren't you the one who hurried me up, what's keeping you standing still? I can't move him if you won't move too." I couldn't see her face unless I were to turn my face around, but then she would see my tense face and I'm sure she would start laughing at me again...

"Ah! sorry! sorry! it's... nothing!" Valorie was voice was shaking while holding the person's legs. although I'm holding them from the shoulders I'm not actually touching, I'm touching the fabric of their clothes, it feels nice, it must be it's made from expensive material, he must be someone rich, I heard from uncle Peter that most rich people are super arrogant, I should keep an eye on him

Valorie, holding the person's bare legs finally began to move and I start moving towards the village

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Enough time has passed waiting, right? 

*Yawn*~

I start lifting myself up from the bed I had been lying on, looking around I can see an old man sleeping on a chair, quietly I stand up from the bed and walk up to him and start nudging him.

"Hey, hey..!" I whisper to him, keeping an act of that of a boy the age I currently look like would act

"..." 

He continues to not respond, tch. frustrating old man

*pinch!*

I pinched his arm a little, but maybe it was a little too hard? because-

"AHHH! YOU WITCH! IF YOU WANT MY SOUL YOU WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT ME FOR IT!"

The crazy old man screamed and fell backwards with the chair "Huh..? what, where is the witch? ah, I must have been hallucinating again, phew." is this guy suppose to be the doctor here? is it really a safe choice to give this guy this role?

"Huhuhu, sorry if I scared you, little one, my name is... Raulf, I'm the doctor of this village, no need to worry or panic... this place is safe, no one will come after you no one will come after you no one will come after you... AH! I apologize, I got distracted, reminiscing about some... memories... but that's not important now, you seem have all healed up by now, but please rest a little more, I will come get the chief, and then... we will decide what to do with you, huhuhuhu."

The old man laughed to himself while he left the room, closing the door behind him

"hah, what and eccentric guy, weirdo." no matter, I determined to commit to the act, so I will just wait while laying down on the bed and see what happens next, this is supposed to be a break from the research too, after all, to have fun.

"Hehehehehe..."

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After a while...

*creak...*

The door opened