Princess Altrelia
24: Alstrelia

TAPS….TAP…...TAP……

The footsteps of the two of them were intertwined with each other. Walking through the streets of the city is crowded because it will be held an annual Festival.

From here Elbert was finally able to see the bright eyes of Altrelia, enjoying the scenery.

Although the eyes of Alstrelia seemed to be enjoying the atmosphere of the road that they were both passing, but Elbert knew that the woman next to him did not seem like awe with the nuances of a crowded market.

‘Will miss react like this too?’ Elbert thought, when the memory of her lady's face always looked bleak. To Elbert, it looked the same as this woman's facial expression.

It does not seem to hold a feeling of admiration for this crowd. 

“They all look fun.” The silence between the two of them instantly disappeared after Alstrelia first raised her voice.

“.............................” Elbert was still watching the face of Altrelia who looked so envious. 

“What are they always like this?” ask again. Alstrelia slightly lowered her head down, to see her pair of legs that were treading the road with stone paving. 

“I ti-”

“Talk to relax.” by Altrelia. 

“It can't.”

“This is not a command, but a request.” said Altrelia. He was now looking at the street cat that had accidentally passed by earlier walking into the narrow and dark alley. 

“ Elbert came to a stop on the road, and accompanied the direction of the view of Alstrelia who was staring at the narrow alley. From there, there are some homeless people who are scavenging for food waste that is thrown away by people who do not want to eat.

“My question was, it seemed only for a certain group of people.” said Altrelia when she saw a beggar asking someone for money, but the reply was a shout with a humiliation. 

‘About what was he thinking when he saw those beggars?’ elbert's heart.

Alstrelia remained staring at the people who had the reverse fate. “Which of the two men is wrong?”

Suddenly Elbert was asked a choice question from Altrelia. 

Yep.

Alstrelia was asking for an opinion from Elbert's point of view when she saw the event. Where a beggar had just gotten a rude rejection from a passing visitor.

“Of course the person who curses it.”

“ Altrelia turned to Elbert while looking at his face. “Why is that?”

“The old man just asked for a little mercy. The money of one silver coin can already make him full for 3 days, but the person did not give him.”

“Your mind turned out short huh?”

“What?” Elbert was immediately provoked by emotion when he caught the mockery of the tiny mouth of this woman.

Alstrelia resumed her journey, saying again: “You were wrong, let alone the two of them. They're equally wrong, Elbert.”

“What do you mean?” Eventually Elbert agreed to Altrelia's request to talk casually with him.

“From one side, from the outside beggars like them do look pity, and want to get sympathy from others, and on the other hand, the man did not give him money. All because of what?” ask Altrelia.

“.................”

To Alstrelia, it was the most meaningful sight. Because all this time, he very rarely saw the peace of the winged animal to fly freely like that.

“Elbert. There is nothing in this world called right or wrong. Everything is always in contract. The beggar can be there because he is hung up by the limits of his mind how to work at his old age, and for the man who was cursing at the old man it was also in a state between wrong and right. He was right to give a warning to the old man for only being able to beg, but he was also wrong for not giving him a chance for the old man to do something that could be done for the man.” Alstrelia stopped again to observe the bustling bakery. “Do you believe, actually giving one good that the beggar can do, then one day the pastor will get more to receive from the results of his actions?”

“ Elbert continued to listen.

TAPS…..TAPS…..TAPS…..

“But it all comes back to human nature. They are more selfish of themselves. Therefore, everything I said earlier is rarely done by people.”

‘Why is the atmosphere so like he is telling you about himself?’ Although what Altrelia said to Elbert was quite reasonable, but the atmosphere that occurred between the two of them, as if being a speaker and a listener. 

“Elbert.”

“...................?” Elbert who immediately realized from his momentary thoughts earlier, immediately looked into the eyes of Alstrelia who was staring at him as well. “What?”

“Pay this to him.” Alstrelia showed Elbert a packet of still-warm bread.

‘Ha? When did he get that bread? Though from earlier the store was bustling.’ thought Elbert was confused by the origin of the bread held by this Altrelia.

Elbert immediately glanced at a young woman who had also both obtained bread from the famous tavern. 

“I'm hungry, but I don't have money. Pay this bread for me.” Alstrelia pinta who has now eaten a piece of bread round like a golf ball.

Hearing Altrelia's statement, Elbert hurriedly picked up the silver coin that Elbert happened to be carrying. “This.” 

“Thank you.” Said this woman, while receiving five silver coins. After that this woman just left without a word.

“Thank you for paying this.” Altrelia told Elbert.

Alstrelia immediately enjoyed one by one the bread was quite sedentary.

“Ehm, it turned out to be delicious as well.” praise Alstrelia on the bread she was eating, on top of the confusion Elbert who did not know how to ask, because Elbert really did not know the origin of Alstrelia could lead someone to buy the bread as well.

‘Isn't he beside me and babbling, when is he bought bread by someone else?’ Elbert immediately stared suspiciously at the greedy-eating Altrelia.

Although Elbert was listening to all his chatter of Alstrelia, but as a knight then Elbert continued to install instinct from high alert. 

He kept being alert to what was around him. 

But all that felt useless, because Elbert was completely unaware of the problem of Altrelia being entrusted to buy bread by others.

‘Don't he hide a power I don't know about?’ Elbert went back into suspicious feelings for the foreign woman beside him. 

“Why is bread this delicious, the price is cheap?” alstrelia asked on the sidelines chewing on the bread.

“Cheap?” Elbert asked back.

“Yes, didn't you just give me 3 pieces of silver? Means this bread is cheap dong.” replied Alstrelia without knowing that 3 silver, it is a price that can be used to eat ordinary folk food for more than 1 week. “Is there any other cheap food?” 

“Ha? All that still doesn't make you full?” 

“My lamb's dose is big. The more energy I waste, the more food I need. Whatever it is as long as there are nutrients, I will not be picky food.” explained Altrelia again while inhaling the aroma left over from the bread container where the contents have been Alstrelia eating until the ludes.

‘Don't he just talk and walk a lot? Where does the energy that should be thrown away come from?!’ elbert shouted in his heart. He was finally able to find a woman who showed voracious behavior towards food.