The Adventure of the Light-Bearer

CH. 20 - A Perilous Place

Levin looked at the young man's silent face. He could read his face filled with worry and anxiety, knowing that the person had realized something, which he should have realized from the very beginning.

"Ti.. Not likely. By God please tell me that this is a lie! A.. Alisa's.. He said that he was going to Fertrance.. Te.. That spot.. Ahh no, help us Hartlova, for god's sake please.." the bespectacled young man sat down and wept bitterly. He looked towards his girlfriend named Alisa with a pitiful expression. He then went towards her and held her hand, he stroked her, the woman's hard hand trying to harm her. Levin approached the young man.

"Say, what really happened to him? Can he be helped?" levin asked in a soft tone, he held onto the shoulder of the young man who was crying softly.

"A.. Alisa's. He said he would go to Fertrance, a place filled with dangerous creatures. At.. He promised me not to go too deep and approach the mountain there, which is considered a dangerous mountain because of the many trolls and other terrible creatures. L'm.. Still don't know what happened to him. A.. I'm sure he kept his promise. I'm sure he didn't go to that mountain, because if he went there, maybe the troll was tearing him to pieces now" said the bespectacled young man trying to speak to Levin.

"You don't have any idea what really happened to Alisa? I need a clue, could there be a certain poisonous plant that would make someone lose their mind like this?" levin asked expectantly. The young man then stood up spontaneously, his face was again drenched in inspiration, he realized something was back.

"That's it! Oh stupidly I just realized it now! I remembered Alisa's story yesterday, after she came home from Ferrance. He brought the plants he was looking for and kept them upstairs. Yesterday at sundown we sat in the living room for tea. Alisa told me that she met a grandmother in the swamp when she returned from Ferrance. Alisa said she thought she was a lost person, and asked her. And the grandmother said that she was not lost, and she also said that she lived in a hut around the dark swamp. Alisa offers herself to help the granny to find her hut. But the grandmother refused it. The grandmother said that she was indeed looking for Alisa, she said that Alisa should return her luggage back to Fertrance, because otherwise a heartbreaking fate would happen to her. A.. I'm sure that grandma is a witch! He had bewitched Alisa into this... I'm sure he did!" shouted the young man while tugging at his trouser cloth in annoyance.

"Then, I'll look for that granny in the air. I hope you have a clue about that place, a map or whatever. You know, I don't actually want to do this and harm myself. But you have no choice but me. Now, go to the medic and bring her here to try to treat Alisa" Levin told the young man. While the young man narrowed his eyes and let out a small sigh.

"After all, I don't have a map to show you where the swamp is and you can't ask people around, they will only ban you and it will be difficult to find people in this remote place who know where it is. A.. I don't think there's any other choice but me to point it out directly to you" said the young man, looking down, Levin, then thought for a moment, he thought about the best choices he could make. He agreed with the young man.

"I think that's the only option we have. I need you to calm Alisa down. We can't leave him here in this situation. I know, it will definitely take some time for you to do that, but do it as quickly as you can, I also have to meet people who are important to me myself" Levin said as he moved closer to Alisa, and sat tightening the binding cloth that tied the woman to the bed.

"A.. I'll try my best. Alisa once taught me to make tranquilizing potions and sleeping fluids. O.. Oh yeah, what's your name, that's.. Mister?" ask the young man with glasses. She had a weak body, her unpatched white skin showed that she rarely went out of the house. His posture was not very firm, he also often lowered his head and tried to avoid eye contact due to his disbelief. Levin then stood up.

"My name is Awaru Levin, son of Ramon Awaru, I am an adventurer tasked with saving the continent from a curse. Then what's your name, nerd master?" levin said with a smile flicking the young man's glasses.

"A.. L'm.. My name is Arnold Grenlait, sir, nice to meet you. I think I should prepare the potion now, excuse me." said the young man named Arnold as he stepped into the upper room.

end of Chapter :)