SURVIVORS
Chapters 178. Leon and Kaleela
For some time Leon helped Jane process the fish caught and also stored dry salts.
"Jane, our supplies are piling up. We have to sell it to the city. And buy some other food supplies. We can't just eat fish." Said Leon while packing salt.
Jane looked down and confused.
"Do you know the nearest town?" ask Leon.
Jane shakes.
"Is your husband usually the one who goes to bring the sea?" ask Leon again.
Jane nodded back.
"Huf" Leon exhaled while gulping down his body.
"alright. Which way does your husband go if he wants to go to town?" ask Liam.
Jane pointed in one direction.
"OKAY. We can try to go there. How's it?"
Leon looked in the direction Jane pointed. A rock hill.
"It shouldn't be too far away, right? Maybe just behind that hill." muttered Leon.
"Why did your husband bring things into the city?" Leon opened the conversation.
Jane pointed to the back of the house.
"Do you have horses? But I've never seen you feed a horse?" Leon ran worried.
When he found out what Jane meant, Leon could only stare unblinkingly.
At the back of the cottage was a wooden cart. The worn out carts that looked to be suffering greatly. Leon imagined the big man pulling a cart full of stuff into the city, across the hill.
"Twckk. It's really hard." - Leon.
But they have no choice. And since Leon's body isn't as big as Jane's ex-husband's, she has to take Jane with her to help push the cart.
"Jane, it's early tomorrow we have to go to town." Leon said unequivocally.
Jane shakes.
"No. You should come along. You have to help me push the cart. Anyway, if you stay alone and I'm lost not coming back, then you'll stay here forever."
"You'll be alone here. No one knows where you are here. Don't you want to meet your family?" Persuade Leon.
Jane just shut up and looked down.
"Why? Don't you remember where your family is?" Ask Leon in wonder.
Jane shakes.
"How long have you been here to forget your family?" Leon was astonished.
Jane expanded her palm. Then close it again. He did that three times.
Leon glared in disbelief.
"You mean, you've been here 15 years?"
"You're so young! Let me guess your age... About 20 or 22 years." Leon looked closely at Jane.
Jane lives very simply. His body is unkempt. The skin is dull and jet because every day it is watered by sunlight. Leon nodded doubtfully. Jane is probably younger than she looks. If Jane's under 20 and she's been here for 15 years, doesn't that mean she was a toddler then? Leon realized something. Don't-don't...
"Have you been here since childhood?" ask Leon worriedly.
Jane nodded.
"Did that guy kidnap you?" Leon asked carefully. He couldn't imagine what Jane had been through for 15 years.
Jane hesitated.
"Have you been serving that man since he was a child?" Leon has some speculation after seeing Jane's doubts.
Jane shakes.
"Mary," he said with a bright look.
"Marya? Any other women kidnapped with you?" Leon really didn't expect.
Jane nodded.
"Where is Mary now?" ask Leon to know.
Jane went further than the cottage. He pointed to a place where there was a large stone.
"He's dead." muttered Leon.
"You were forced to serve the man after Maria was killed." Leon summed up everything.
"Is Maria your sister?"
Jane shakes.
"Your servant?"
Jane looked at Leon confusedly.
"Does Mary always look after you?" Leon is looking for another word Jane can understand.
Jane nodded.
"Do you remember your name?" ask Leon.
"Kaleela. Maria calls me Kaleela." Jane replied.
"good. I already understand. We'll stay in town tomorrow. Sell fish and salt. Then find out about your family. And while your name remains Jane." Leon decides.
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The day is not yet right. But two people were seen carrying carts full of goods towards the rock hill.
They are Leon and Jane. From the front Leon pulled and directed the wooden cart. And Jane helped push in from behind. They walk slowly and stumble.
Leon can find the traces of the road that is often used by the man. He just needs to follow her. It's just that climbing an arid rock hill with a loaded cart, certainly not easy.
The day was clear when they reached the top of the hill. Leon and Jane looked down. Nun far away there, looks a small town in the middle of the desert.
"Between the city and the foothills, it may be the same distance as the road we just took." muttered Leon.
She saw Jane sitting on a rock looking down there.
"All right, let's take a break. I'm so tired" Leon said.
"Where's our breakfast? Aren't you hungry?" ask Leon.
Jane took the package from the cart. They eat in silence. Leon kept thinking. If Jane's family's from that town, they should be able to find her by the beach, which isn't too far away.
'What happened exactly?' his inner.
'The family that has a nanny for their daughter is definitely not the one who has no one. At least they must've had horses to look around for when he went missing, right? And the beach is not so far from the city.'
Leon thought hard. He intends to continue the journey to find his friends. But he also can't bear to leave Jane alone on that beach. So Leon wants to find Jane's family and return it.
They continue their journey. This time the difficulty is different. Leon had to withstand the pace of the cart on this downhill and rocky road. If not, then the cart can slide uncontrollably and crash.
In the middle of the day, they finally reached the foot of the hill. They took a break to fill up the energy. A burnt fish disappeared into Leon's stomach.
Leon looked at the city in the middle of the desert.
'Still pretty far. It might be late in the afternoon. Looks like we'll have to stay in town one night' he thought.
"Let's continue." Leon stand.
"We have to get there before nightfall" he added.
The two walked back while carrying a cart. The sun is not too bright they ignore. Leon and Jane had covered their heads and bodies with cloth and clothes covered so as not to suffer from sunburn.
They reached the city gate before evening. Leon followed a few other wagon items. Leon's guess is right. They decided to rest along the city walls. The market is over by afternoon.
Leon pushed the cart to the boarding place next to another cart. An old man noticed it.
"Are you new?" tanyakanya.
Leon nodded and smiled.
"I'm Leon, he said. This is my wife Jane." Leon introduced himself.
The old man caught a glimpse of Jane.
"Hide your wife. Not everyone in this city is so kind. She looks beautiful even though she's so skinny."
"Thank you for your advice, uncle,"
Leon nodded and immediately asked Jane to rest behind a cart beside the wall. Jane's presence no longer attracts anyone's attention. He's well hidden there.
At nightfall, they again enjoy the grilled fish that is still there. Then Jane went to rest. Leon sat beside her. Between sleep and wakefulness. There was not much lighting in that place. That could be dangerous. Merchandise may be lost unknowingly.
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