ARCANIA
CHAPTER 5 CONFLICT

"It's terrible!, how could they know, what should I do!?", thought Rion agitated with cold sweat pouring down his body.

"Rion answer me honestly now", snapped Rion's father.

Even the cornered Rion would inevitably have to admit it,"That's right!, I've secretly slipped into the secret room in the house".

"I'm also the one who often steals some stuff from there!".

"I also know the secret of you both!".

This made Rion's parents shocked and worried.

"Rion, how far have you known it?", asked Rion's mother anxiously.

In Rion's mind came so many things that he wanted to say.Air eyes burst into his cheeks, he seemed to not believe that the family he loved so much kept a big secret from him."Why are you keeping such a big thing from me!?".

"Dad!, you always forbid me to be a royal knight.While you yourself are a crown prince of this kingdom".

"You've always hated my dreams and while you yourself are the royal family itself".

"What you're doing is like trampling on my dreams Dad!".

"I feel like a stranger in this family".

"Rion!, calm down we will explain", Rion's mother said as she held both of Rion's shoulders.

Rion took his mother's hand off her shoulder, "Remove your hand off me!.You are truly a sickening family, I even wish that I had not been born in this family and I wish you a terrible death!".

Instantly, Rion's father slaps Rion, causing Rion to fall to the ground.

Without a second thought Rion rose from the fall and ran towards the forest without a word.

Rion kept running and kept running without looking back even a little, he came to a big tree and sat down to rest under the big tree.

Rion looked up at the group of rabbits from a distance, "And even the group of rabbits had their own family's happiness".

"Ah this is so complicated and scary, living without knowing anything about my family.I feel like a stranger in my own family".

"And I don't even know about this terrible crystal in my chest".

"All these things really make my head hurt" Rion said, tugging at her hair.

Unwittingly by Rion, there appeared a bear-shaped monster that was many times larger than the size of his body behind him.

"Parrrr.....".

Rion looked back, "What sound is that?".

The shocked Rion was instantly stunned into silence in fear, "Since when have there been monsters in this forest!?".

"It's bad, I'm too scared to move my body".

The bear mindlessly hit Rion with its big arm, making Rion bounce and make Rion lie limp with wounds.

The bear approached Rion and raised Rion, which made Rion despair, "Hah".

As a bundle of light in the shape of an arrow shot towards the bear, it let Rion's grip loose and knocked Rion down.

A blonde-haired man ran to catch Rion, "Keep now you're safe with us".

"Now attack him dear!".

A great light fell from the sky and struck the bear.

Rion who had run out of blood began to lose his consciousness slowly, "Uh....what happened?", as Rion limped.

Rion fainted in the man's arms.

In the dark and cold night, there was light from a warm bonfire.

Rion, who had begun to wake up from his stupor, saw many bandages wrapped in his body.

A beautiful girl with white blonde hair was beside Rion waiting for Rion to wake up, "Hey, are you all right?", a soft and gentle voice sounded in Rion's ears.

"Yes I'm okay, where am I?" Rion said as he tried to sit down.

"Stay lying down!, if you try to sit your wounds will open again.At this time you are in our tent", replied the girl.

"But you're so great, you got hit by a bear that big and you're alive, you got a really bad cut earlier".

"Even the healing my mother did could only make you survive a few minutes".

"By the way, what is that thing on your chest?"

"Oh yes, my name is Erika Alithia you can call me Erika", said the girl with sparkling eyes.

"My name is Rion.Well, there are many reasons that make me recover quickly" Rion said, forcing a seat.

"This thing on my chest is.....".

Uncompleted, a white-haired woman entered the tent, "You're awake!?, how are you feeling now?".

"If you feel better, let's eat first".

"Erika help the boy walk out".

"Good mother" Erika said, helping Rion stand up.

Erika and Rion came out of the tent, and a pot of soup was being cooked by the blond man.Erika sat Rion in front of the tent and sat next to Rion.

"Well, you're awake, son, here try my soup", the man said, giving Rion a bowl of soup.

Rion ate the soup slowly.

"hehe how?, it's not my father's soup", a warm smile plastered on Erika's face.

"So where are you from?", asked Erika's mother.

"Near here is a village and that's where I come from" Rion replied as he ate soup.

"Then how can you get lost in this forest to be attacked by monsters?, next time do not go to the forest alone", said Erika's father.

"I didn't get lost, it was a place I used to spend time alone, and also in this forest there were no monsters before" Rion said.

"It was strange, we met many monsters after entering this forest.Is it possible that this was due to the migration of the monsters?", Erika's father said.

"Puppa-way. Uncle, What aunt are you from and where are you going?", asked Rion.

"We are from the kingdom of Altrais.Our destination is the kingdom of Arcania", answered Erika's mother.

"Kingdom of Arcania?, what is your purpose?", asked Rion back.

"It's not a big deal, we're here to be appointed as state representatives.Maybe this work will take several years" Erika's father replied.

"Why do you call it no big deal!?", said Rion who was surprised as he spouted porridge from his mouth.

"By the way Rion.You haven't answered my question, what is that thing on your chest?", asked Erika curiously.

"Owh so your name is Rion.if aunt may also ask this.So what is that thing on your chest?, of course if you do not want to answer we will not force", asked Erika's mother.

"Actually this thing is called...