Chapter 2. The Northen Lights 12

“I think I heard something. Am I wrong?”

Eiolin heard screaming, but she ignored and kept
moving forward.

While she was moving, she felt someone chasing her.
Once she turned at the corner, she waited for the chaser. When the chaser came
to the corner, she pointed her sword at the chaser’s neck. She figured out it
was Gray.

“Gray! How did you come here? Ah! Did you follow us?”

“Yes, your highness. I thought Locarno also was with
you, wasn’t he?”

“We decided to spread to find Rashid, haven’t you seen
him yet?”

“I haven’t seen anyone.”

“Weird. Is he going other way?”

“I feel portentous. So we have to hurry and find them.”

Eiolin looked worried.

“Rashid… Where are you…?”

Gray comforted her,

“Do not worry much. I have never seen the one who has
pure heart like him. Even monsters are not aggressive to the pure one.”

“Thank you Gray.”

“It is true, not to comfort you, princess.”

“No, it is not like that. I even couldn’t say thank
you when you saved him yesterday.”
“Actually, I feel like Rashid is my younger brother…”

“Do you have a brother?”

“I haven’t talked about myself. I do not get used to
talking about my story…”

Eiolin apologized,

“I’m sorry if you mind telling your story.”

“No, it’s Ok. Actually, I have no past.”

“What?”

“Since the accident 5 years ago, I have not remembered
anything. The first memory that I have is that my teacher Anagi saved me in the
middle of the mountain. Since that, I have started my new life as a ranger. All
the skills and knowledge I have learned are from him.”

“Then…. You cannot remember anything before that?”

“I can’t. Sometimes I barely remember some vague
memories with serious headache. But now, I have given up trying to remember my past.
I have met so many people while I travelled all around the world. But nobody
has recognized me. There must not be my brother and my family. I don’t know if I
was a kind of Imperial spy.”

Eiolin shouted,

“No! It’s impossible! Even if you were a spy before, you
are now just a ranger Gray! You just don’t know who you were before.  Even if you find your memory someday, it’s
just you, Gray! Do not cling to your past!”

Eiolin enthused about Gray’s past, and Gray smiled,

“Appreciate, Princess. But you don’t have to speak
loud like this.”

“Did I?”

Eiolin realized she was too heated and Gray said,

“But I like that. I wish you wouldn’t hide what’s on
your mind like this.”

“When I talk with you, I feel comfortable. You make me
feel you are one of my brothers and also Rashid love to be with you.”

“Your highness Princess….”

“Do not call me princess anymore. I’m sick of hearing
the words. You are not a paladin, you don’t have to call me like them. Please
just call me Eiolin.”

“Hahaha! If I call you Eiolin, Duran or Locarno would
kill me. Hahaha!”

Both laughed for a while,

“Alright! Then if there are only two of us, please
call me Eiolin.”

“Cool!”

“By the way, what are you going to do after done
guiding us to Da’ghal? Will you return to Bifrost?”

“I think I would.”

“Hmm….. would you please stay in Da’ghal?”

Gray asked again,

“What do you mean, Eiolin?”

“I want you to help Rashid. He really needs the one
like you. I cannot teach him everything. He needs you and he also feels you are
like his brother.”

Gray thought for a while,

“Can’t you?”

“Well, I cannot give you the answer right now. I will
take little more time to think about your suggestion. Now we have to find
Rashid first!”

“Yes, Let’s go!”

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