Chapter 14: Journey (3)

"A-Are you alright my lady?"

"Yeah,I'm fine."

Morana responded while rubbing her wide forehead. Then they proceed to walk. Morana noticed the skies turning orange and red which means the sun is setting.

"We should camp here my lady."

Sigrid,still in improvised crutches looked around and started to put down their bags. Morana and Lara started to build their tents and lit up fire.

"Here are some rabbit meat."

Sigrid handed Lara four dead rabbits.

"Forgive me since its the only meat I can hunt with this injury."

Morana shook her head. "There is no need to apologize. You are injured after all."

Sigrid lower down his head,feeling gloomy.

Morana noticed this and asked. "Instead of feeling down,why don't you teach me how to hunt?"

"H-How can..?! My lady,it is my duty as a knight to hunt and fight! There is no need for the toung miss to do anything!"

"That's right,my lady! There is no need for a delicate girl like you to do such barbaric acts of men!"

That statement of Lara made Sigrid look at her. He was kind of offended. Morana sighed.

"Then what do you want me to do? I'm sure the duke does not know our situation thats why they can't send reinforcements. What do you want me to do? Wait for us to starve? Who knows when will we get out of this forest."Morana said.

"Even so my lady!I'm pretty sure that Sir Sigrid here will get better soon enough! If not then I shall learn how to hunt instead!"

'Aigoo. Such a stubborn woman.'

Morana's head aches. She never met someone as stubborn as Lara in her past and present lives.

"No. I will learn it. No matter what you say. " Lara may be stubborn,but Morana is more stubborn than her in this situation.

'Who knows,this might help me in the future events.'

Morana is thinking that while learning hunting she might learn few self-defence moves. Then hone this moves together with the dagger arts scroll and defeat the enemies on the way.

'My life is precious after all.'

After a few days....

As Morana stubbornly asked for Sigrid's teachings,he finally gave up and taught her. He taught her archery,how to lay traps and navigate animals and how to defend herself. While learning Morana also voiced out her opinions about some hunting and survival tactics which is from her knowledge in the previous life.

After teaching her all the techniques of survival, she went Sigrid for her first hunt the very next day. They went looking for fruits and vegetables in order to use as a bait (and extra food) for the rabbit trap. She created a cage made of weeds,sticks and vines with the help of Lara weaving the weeds together. They looked for a good spot to lay the trap and put some vegetables under the basket. The trap is your typical box trap but for insurance Morana put a heavy rock on the basket so when the prey caught inside the basket it can't force its way to escape.

For three hours of waiting they caught 3 rabbits on each different traps. One rabbit for each trap. After that Lara made a rabbit stew to celebrate the first hunting of their lady.

Unbeknown to them that the doll beside Morana had its eyes dimly glowing bloodred.

***

In the Duke's mansion...

"You lost contact with them?"

"Yes your grace."

Greg bowed slightly, eyes filled with concern. He was close to the former duchess and swore to take care of the young lady. Thats why he reported immediately when he realized that Sigrid was not contacting them when he clearly received the order to report everyday about the lady's circumstances through magic letters. Its been few days since the last contact.

He looked at the Duke. His grace has his both hands infront of him as if thinking something deeply.

'What are you planning....Eris..?.'