MERCIA
46. Elyn's Happiness.

"All right, thank you." August saw the gate still closed.

"are you going to open it or do you want to be forced to open it?"

the gatekeeper glanced at Ravenna, Ravenna nodded.The door was opened August and Elyn stepped away.

"Aunt Ravenna why are you being polite to her?" ask Dion.

"if I'm not being polite, we'll both be dragged by him to your father's gate."

"you'd better hear the words, I'll break your legs and hands if you're still bothering Elyn" Ravenna said.

Glug. Dion gulped.

Inside a small hut on the edge of the forest not far from the river appeared a woman of about thirty-five years old lying weakly on a wooden bed.

"My mother came home, I brought food and a friend" said Elyn.

"you brought a friend?" elyn's mother was a little surprised.

"what is Isona?"

Elyn shook her head "his name is Mercia, he's a boy, he'll treat mom." Elyn hugged her mother.

"Why didn't you tell him to come in?"

"i have to ask you for permission first" said Elyn.

"i'll let her in now quickly." Elyn's mother didn't expect Elyn to make any friends, let alone a man. ever since she got sick, Twelve-year-old Elyn wastes her childhood just to take care of herself, leaving Elyn to know no one but Isona.

Elyn's mother was shocked when she saw August enter her hut, his stature very manly with a beautiful face.

"Are you really Elyn's friend?"

"I met her this morning, I accidentally ruined your mistress' favorite flower plant.."

"my name is Emera"

"mistress Emera I want to apologize" August said awkwardly.

"Elyn said you wanted to treat me?"

"i'd like to try, but I don't promise if it'll work, even if you'll let me remember I haven't known Elyn for a long time" August said.

"i believe and I allow you." Emera smile.

"alright I'll try it.., Elyn can I ask for a glass of water." pinta August.

"Mercia hurt me because of the fight, my friends there's no cure, I won't be disappointed if it doesn't work."

August just smiled. Elyn handed August a glass of water, a glimpse of the greenish glow from August's hand changing the color of the water for a moment. Elyn did not know, but Emera saw it.

Emera drank the water, his body felt hot, he vomited blood thick black. Elyn panicked.

"mother..."

"quiet that Elyn your mother is flushing out the poison in her body, get me another glass of water."

Elyn hesitated but her mother gestured with her hand telling her to leave. Elyn took a glass of water and handed it back to August. August regained his energy but now a golden light shot out from his palm. Emera saw him again. August handed the glass back to Elyn.

"help your mother drink this water to the end."

Elyn helped her mother drink the water, Emera's tight chest gradually disappeared and also her pain. Her pale face changed brightly, the more she drank the water, the more her energy recovered. Elyn was happy not to be upset at the condition of her mother at this time.

"i. i. mother healed" Elyn's cry broke again, but this time tears full of happiness, Emera was crying. August could not bear to witness the incident, he also chose to leave the house.

a few minutes later Emera and Elyn came out to August.

"Mercia I want to thank you for healing my mother" said Elyn.

"just think of it as my apology for ruining that plant" August said.

"Elyn made something I'm sure your friend wants to taste your cooking" Emera said.

Elyn nods happily she is happy her mother has healed. she then leaves August and his mother.

"i don't know how you did it, but I'm very grateful, I've almost given up on my situation" Emera said.

"your daughter is never giving up" said August.

Emera smile.

"Are you really the one who built that temple?" ask August.

"Right, but Irric betrayed me, he challenged me, I was injured and the temple fell into his hands, I asked him not to hurt Elyn" Emera said.

"so Elyn didn't know?"

Emera shakes.

"you're stronger than Irric, how can you lose?"

"how do you know I'm stronger than him?" ask Emera.

"your current strength has only recovered by about ten percent, while Irric's strength is only one third of your strength, I've beaten him earlier" August said.

"what?"

"if you don't believe me, ask your daughter or Isona and everything in that temple."

"someone has helped him, my husband was killed when I arrived."

"if you've hurt him, chances are he'll come back and look for you" Emera said.

"His name is Leth"

There was the sound of a woman dressed in black descending slowly near the two of them.

"Ravenna" August and Emera together.

"You said his name was Leth, was he the one with two swords on his back?" ask August.

Ravenna was surprised. "you know her?"

"i wanted to kill him and his four friends" August said.

Ravenna and Emera were stunned.

"is he in the temple?" ask August.

"no.., I heard Irric to have one of his students contact Leth.

"wait a minute. So you know me?" ask Emera.

"i was at the temple when he defeated Irric with just one punch, he also threatened my nephew would break his leg and drag him in front of the gates of Galan's palace."

"huh.huh..!" Emera surprised.

"are you offended I threatened him?" ask August.

"you don't misunderstand me, I thank you, the boy is indeed difficult to manage, but after you threatened and heard Isona's words he was really scared, hahaha.."

"Lady Emera, I also apologize for Dion's disturbing behavior, we all didn't know that Elyn was your daughter" Ravenna said.

"forget it's over, by the way what are you doing here?" ask Emera.

"King Valon told me to look at Dion's progress, and to ask where you are because you haven't heard of you in five years, Irric said you've been in seclusion" Ravenna said.

Amera clenched her hands, looking vengeful from the look in her eyes.

"Mother the food is ready!" shout Elyn.

the four of them ate in the small house.

"Mercia where are you from?" ask Ravenna.

"Royan City."

"i've never heard of it, and now where do you live?" ask Ravenna.

"i'm not staying, by the way, do any of you know the direction to Moonheaven?" ask August.

Emera and Ravenna looked at each other.

"you want to find edianna flowers?" Emery asked back.

now August is dumbfounded. "do you know?"

"Mercia. the flower plant is extinct, and the area called Moonheaven no longer exists."

"What?" August was devastated to hear it, his face began to look sad.

Emera and Ravenna notice a change in August's countenance.

"Why are you looking for that flower?" ask Emera.

"I promised to treat my friend's mother's wounds."

"Mercia Moonheaven is a dark elf place, it was destroyed after being attacked by Clawrit troops about a hundred years ago" Emera said.

"i'm full, I'm out for a while" said August, he stood out and jumped into a large tree a few tens of meters from the hut, thinking it was raging, it is impossible if Oracle and Lyra do not know this. If they know why I am still asked to go to look for it. Is there anything hidden from me?

A few moments later, there was the cry of someone who was struggling to run with a woman.

"Auntie..aunty Ravenna..!" he shouted, he carried the wounded Isona. August silently watched.

Ravenna and the others are out.

"Dion what's wrong?" Ravenna.

"Isona was hurt by the guy, he was on his way here" Dion said.

"who hurt Isona?" ask Emera.

"me"

A man jumped in front of them, the man was wearing black ninja-style clothes with no face cover, only a black headband and two swords were on his back.

"You.. So you're named Leth?" Emera surprised.

"Hmm.. how did you recover from the warblade poison?" ask Leth.

"Take him off!" Ravenna.

"this child is bothering me" said Leth coldly.

"against me" challenge Ravenna.

"are you strong enough?" Leth underestimates.

Ravenna immediately attacked Leth, his movements were very agile, but Leth was faster, he just dodged. August recognizes the man named Leth, who is one of the five people who got Julia killed, but August knows this man and a woman named Legira did nothing, that's why he still refrained from attacking Leth, he also wanted to know what kind of power Ravenna.

"Why are you just dodging?" Ravenna.

"i want to meet the man who hurt Irric, and I'm sure that's the one who healed that woman." Leth pointed at Emera.

"i want to make a deal with him."

August was a little surprised to hear that.

"you have wounded Isona" said Emera.

"He just fainted" said Leth.

"what do you want?" August is suddenly behind Leth.