Aksaberyl
Dream Puzzle

..."Between honey and poison of course I will choose honey but for the sake of saving you I prefer to drink poison. But you chose to leave me enslaved to lust."...

...~ Eugene Zen De Ramor ~...

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The sun had set perfectly right after I got home. It turned out that it was raining for quite a while and got me stuck with OL, the male customer I met this morning at the tavern.

The air slowly became cold coupled with the rain that had just subsided and half my robe was wet making me shiver as I walked towards the house.

The beginning after the rain subsided I will go home alone and then part with OL who became my new friend but OL offered to take me home. I turned down his offer, I was still not used to accepting the help of others and I was still wary of people I just knew.

Even though I refused OL still drove me home with him walking in front of me and I followed him behind.

Actually I could have sat quietly waiting for OL to leave first but OL scared me and made me forced to follow.

"Have you heard a story?" ask OL to me.

"What story?"

I turned to her, her initial sitting position is a little far apart now OL is right next to me only a few cm away from me.

"The story of the woman who was kidnapped on her own" he exclaimed.

He looked at me seriously and I watched his face to look into the unconscious for his words.

Hearing one sentence that was said just now makes me a little afraid but could this story is just a joke, right?

"The story is a lie." I said and turned my attention to the falling rain, I just didn't want to mind.

But he did not refute my words and instead started his story.

"One day in the rainy weather like this there was a woman sitting quietly, the 23-year-old woman was young and healthy" he said.

I who heard his speech chose to sharpen my hearing on the sound of rain alone.

"Truely he rarely went out of the house just that he had a need then his he came out of the house at that time but when he came home he had to wait for the rain to subside first. As he was waiting for the rain to subside, he saw some shadows before his eyes. At first he was not sure what the shadow was so he ignored her but over time his feelings increasingly unpleasant he chose to look around. There was nothing as he looked around but after he sat back someone behind him instantly covered his mouth with a cloth that had been poisoned and then carried the woman's body away when it rained not yet settled." continued OL.

I who tried to sharpen my hearing on the sound of the rain and ignored the OL story ended up being curious when OL said that the woman was taken away by strangers, the air around me was so bad.

"You...! Don't kid-nakutin dong." said I'm annoyed mixed with fear, I just don't want to think.

"I don't want to, I'm talking according to the facts." defends OL.

"I can't believe it! At most the story is just a story from one mouth to another. Can't be justified because there's no evidence." I read.

"If I say there's evidence you want to believe?" ask OL.

OL thrust his face closer to me, this is too close. The attack from OL's face is dangerous for me.

"If the evidence is convincing." I said and fled my gaze in the other direction.

"I, I'm his eyewitness. Only I can't explain in more detail later you're even more afraid" he said, in his speech it sounded like a voice holding back laughter and I thought he wanted to laugh at me who was scared but not so.

"Where was I afraid." and I dodged.

"Related?" ask her.

I nodded and slightly bragged by folding both hands in front of my chest.

"Are you not afraid, you want to know what happened after the woman was taken away?" ask OL closer.

"No, thank you." I said and got up from my seat.

"Where are you going?" asked OL, he held my hand before my footsteps came out of the hut where I was sheltering.

"You go home, the rain has stopped" I said.

"I'm dropping in, let's go." she said and pulled my hand held by her out of this hut.

"Wait... Wait a minute." I exclaimed.

"What's up, Beryl?" asked OL who turned to face me.

Her hand grip was warm but I had to be wary of her, let alone hear her story earlier.

"Please let go of my hand first." ask me.

"All right, but I'll take you?" ask her again.

Why did he force you to drive me? I'll be more vigilant.

"I'm just worried that you're going home by yourself." she continued, her voice suddenly became weak and I felt bad.

"A.. I still don't trust you. I mean, I don't think you're a bad person but I'm still wary of people I just met." I'm honest.

If I lied to her she would have to pull out her stance again to make me agree to her offer, somehow I feel like what I think is right. As his voice turned weak, his handsome face attacks and his dreamy face.

Oh God! Why am I weak at those three things.

"Can you trust me even a little? I won't mess with you, I'll hold on to my words." she said.

"Yes ... Yes already. I'll try to trust you. But let go of my hand and walk first." I said.

I can't resist or dodge, he promised me his word.

And that's what happened between me and OL without any conversation between us as we walked home until we got in front of my house before sunset.

Fortunately Wasa's horse was not in front of my house, if there he would come to me and ask who the man who accompanied me home and where I had been. If that was the case Wasa would know that I was working in the Information Market, I was still not ready to tell her.

It's late now and I've just finished my bath, nothing has changed from this house as long as I'm away at work. But my vision caught something on the table, there was food and a note there.

"At the meal... I'll pick you up tomorrow morning so get ready. Signed, Wasa." wrote it.

It turned out that Wasa came yes but why did she tell me to get ready? Would you go somewhere like that in the cave? I hope he and I go to a nice place again.

The turkey and raisin soup I brought was the food I liked but the soup was cold, maybe Wasa brought this food before it rained.

I lit the wood in the fireplace, in addition to warming my body as well to reheat the Wasa-given Turkey Soup.

While waiting for the Turkeys Soup to boil I suddenly recalled the fleeting male face passing through my mind as me and Wasa enjoyed the twilight inside the Ace Forest cave. I'm sure as if I've seen that face, I don't feel calm.

The sound of steam from the soup that I hot will make me turn and immediately lift it. My eyes felt heavy but somehow I had to eat and finish the food that Wasa gave me.

After I finished eating, I went straight to bed. My eyes couldn't compromise much longer, so the dirty dishes I didn't clean tonight.

The air was getting colder even though the windows and doors had been closed tightly, at least there was a fireplace that slowly warmed the temperature in this room. And I started sleeping.

A knock on the door greeted my hearing, the longer the knock was heard the stronger. Then followed by the shouts from the people, I opened my eyes and looked around.

It's dark, I can't see anything.

Are my eyes open yet? I touched my eyes but my eyes were open.

Am I in a dark room?

I kept walking and groping for the door to get out of this room, I was afraid plus the yelling that was getting stronger and closer.

Unsettled feelings and negative thoughts made me feel foggy and almost cry.

"This is by order of the King! If you don't open the door then we'll break it down and drag you out." shouted someone.

"This is the last warning, not the door or we're breaking!" continue that guy.

"Grandmother! Grandma help me.." My cries began to break as those screaming people started to break down the door.

"Is he here?" ask someone.

"There is no master, like he's gone." said another man.

"Don't you already surround him? Where can he go." asked the man again.

"We'll look for her again sir" said another person.

"Tell the chief knight again the outskirts of the capital and the gates enter. Don't let him get away with it again." ask the guy.

"Every sir." cried the other.

"Let's go." said the man again.

They want to go? Thank goodness I survived. They're looking for who to bring a lot of people, at least I'm a little calm because they're leaving.

"Wait" said the man.

Degs...

My feelings are starting to get bad.

"It's like we're missing one thing" the man said.

"What sir?" ask the others.

"Follow me." the man ordered.

Did he find this room? Is he going to come in and break this room down? My fear returned again and my tears began to fall, I smothered my mouth and tried to calm down.

Please calm down, they will definitely not be here. May it be, God.

"I beg you not to come here." I said.

But a second later the man called master had the others break down the door that locked me.

The sound of breaking the door strong enough to make me rush to hide in the corner of this dark room, if like this I will be immediately caught and caught by those I do not recognize.

"Snack sir." said someone.

I tried my hardest to calm myself down, and the fear grew, and if I didn't do anything I'd get caught by them, so I devised a plan to get out of this room and them.

"You sure?" ask the guy.

I hope that person and the others go deeper into this room.

I walked slowly against the wall, as much as I could manage the sound of my breath and footsteps to keep them from being heard. Now just a few more steps I'm gonna get out of this room.

"Yes, sir, you can see it directly." said another person and gave up the torch he brought to the person called the master.

Wretch! I can get caught.

When the person called by the master took the torch belonging to another I immediately fled faster than the dark room towards the exit of the house.

Fortunately in the other room they were not there but I was shocked when a fully dressed man suddenly opened the door from the outside, this person must be one of them.

"Catch him!!" yelled that guy at the others.

I who managed to escape without a second thought ran in a careless direction as quickly as possible avoiding their pursuit.

Not long after running my chest began to hurt, my breathing began to pant and I needed more oxygen to breathe. But I can't stop, they're still after me.

With the remnants of slowly weakening energy I ran towards the forest that was right in front of me. As I began to enter the forest from the front came the sound of horse legs speeding away.

I jumped in shock and dismay, was this as soon as they found me? I should how? I'll definitely die at their hands for trying to escape.

I took a step towards the right to look for a hiding place that made them not find me. But the sound of someone calling me made me stop and hide behind a tree.

"Beryl! You're here, right? Hurry up and come with me." cried someone.

I felt as familiar with her voice as I had heard her somewhere. But I can't just believe it, maybe it's a trap of those people.

What was my fault was chasing those people.

"Let's get out of here! It's not safe here anymore" he exclaimed again.

I peeked out a little from behind the tree and saw who was the one who invited me to leave. A shabbily dressed old man on a horse was circulating his gaze in all directions of this forest.

But wait a minute, that guy's face looks like it's familiar to me.

My gaze and the old man met as I was observing him from behind a tree, with a rapid movement the old man approached me and made me unable to run away from him.

"Why are you hiding? Come with me, we'll meet your grandmother." she said and stuck her hand out in front of me.

"Grandmother? You know my grandmother?" ask me not to believe.

"Yes I know him but now is not the right time to talk about it. The most important thing is that we have to successfully escape from their pursuit." he exclaimed.

"You know I'm being chased?" ask me.

"Yes, let's be safe when we're gonna talk about this" he said, then pulled my hand up onto the horse he was riding on.

After that this old man spurred his horse at full speed, I slowly left the house and the forest. I had to pass through one forest and one river again until I reached the hiding place this old man meant.

"With such a small body how can you survive their pursuit." said the old man behind me.

I caught this old man's words and looked at my body, I became a little boy who was about 10 years old.

I only realized this difference in my body when the old man said it. Am I going back to my childhood?

"Not to think about it, now you're safe" he said again.

I wanted to ask her something but suddenly my eyes were very heavy and on the way I fainted.

"Ryls.. Beryl's... Beryl..!"'s...!" yell someone beside me.

This sound is like the sound of Wasa.

"Beryl wakes up, Ryl." exclaimed again.

I could feel my body shaking violently, my body feeling colder and my eyes hard to open. But the call from someone who resembled his voice to Wasa made me slowly come to my senses.

My eyes opened and the first time I saw was Wasa, right. That voice was indeed Wasa. I immediately hugged Wasa, the feeling of fear that came to me just decayed as I hugged Wasa without thinking.

The feeling of tightness and my crying that broke out along with her embrace made her not ready to calm me down.

"Ryls... You why? Why is it all of a sudden like this?." said Wasa worriedly.

I didn't listen to her questions, my mind now focused only on what I had just experienced. The dream that I had just felt like it was real as if I had been there with that small body.

And Wasa who I didn't mind her question preferred to calm me down by rubbing my back slowly.