The Guardian: The Elementalist

Alesse is gone III

This morning Gord woke up in bed, he had no clothes to wear. Finally he came out of the room with his blanket.

"Pe... excuse me, are there any clothes that fit me here?" ask Gord. "Oh? H.. wait a minute! Let me look," said Hendra, he seemed nervous about dealing with strangers in his own house.

After getting the right clothes on his body, Gord went to the kitchen to have breakfast with the family. Of course the atmosphere felt very awkward because he did not recognize the two.

"Excuse me, can I know what your name is?" ask Hendra. Gord was surprised, he did not think that the couple had realized that he was not Alesse.

Between discomfort, surprise, and embarrassment, he dropped the spoon and fork he was holding. "Ma. My name is Gord, a.. I don't mean, he immediately returned the side dishes he had just picked up and moved from his chair. Hendra and Andin finally realize that the existence of Alesse is not a falsehood.

"No need to return. Eat up! Take as you please, you must be hungry, right?" asked Hendra, he brought the side dish back.

Unfortunately, Gord became seemingly unfeeling, he did not expect that the couple realized that he was a stranger.

In the end Gord only took a little food because he felt uncomfortable. Hendra and Andin did not dwell, if they offered more, it was likely that Gord would refuse to eat with them.

After he finished eating, Gord got out of his chair and thanked him. What an unusual atmosphere. Hendra regretted asking her name.

"Ehm.I will eat in the room. Ka... if you mind. I'll hunt in the woods" said Gord.

Andin and Hendra did not think about what the man had just said. "Hunting? Why hunt?" ask Andin. "Because I don't have any money. I can only eat by hunting wild animals" said Gord.

Finally Andin and Hendra understood how primitive the man's mind was. "No need! You can eat here every day" Andin said. "But can I eat in my room? I don't think I deserve to sit here. I have no appetite" said Gord.

"Well if that's what you want. Make yourself comfortable" said Hendra. Once again Gord thanked him, he even bowed before turning around to leave them.

"Gord," Hendra tried calling. The man also looked. "Are you talking to other souls?" ask Hendra.

"Yes, but not all. There are only two people I can talk to while the other two don't, " replied Gord.

"Then, can you keep this a secret from them? I think it's better they don't know that we're aware of your whereabouts" Hendra said.

"Alright," Gord said with a friendly smile then returned to the room.

"Didn't he look like Alex? Could Alex be like that when he grows up?" ask Andin. "His shady eyes, he even reminded me of my own father" said Hendra.

After entering the room, Gord did not know what to do. An empty room, it was incompatible with his wandering and belligerent personality.

Finally he decided to leave the house. "Where are you going?" ask Hendra. "I'll go hunting to help you prepare food" he said. Hendra laughed too.

"You don't have to do that! We have enough food! There are no forests here. The wild forest is still very far south" Hendra said.

"Although I don't want to burden you two. A man should be able to find his own food" Gord said. Hendra could not prevent it anymore after he brought up the question of a man's self-esteem.

Hearing those words made Hendra even more sad. "Alesse, where are you really?" ask Hendra to worry.

Until noon, Gord did not return home. Andin had just finished his cooking, but he did not find Gord in the room.

"Where did the man go?" ask Andin. "She said she was hunting. I can't prevent it" Hendra said. "What's? A hunt? Why did you let him do that stupid thing? What to hunt in a place like this? Young High School girls? You kidding?" ask Andin annoyed.

"I can't stop it, baby! He seemed so determined. At least let it be an excuse for him to stay. If he gets shelter and food for free, he'll run away from here" Hendra said.

"Foolish he was about to run away or not! When that happens, we just need to tie it up or lock it up! What if he really went to the forest and Alesse went back inside? What are you gonna do?" ask Andin.

"Stranquilo, baby! Let's wait a minute! Please! Give him this one chance!" Hendra.

In the end they both waited for the man until dusk arrived, but the trunk of his nose was still not visible.

"I thought it wouldn't work! I'll call the police to report a missing person" Andin said. "Ja.. don't! Just wait a minute!" persuade Hendra.

Finally, Gord came in tattered clothes. He came and raised a wild cow and a partridge.

Andin was completely dumbfounded to see it while Hendra could only laugh while shaking his head in disbelief that Gord was actually carrying the hunted animals.

"Sa.. This cow is too big! How are we going to keep all the meat? I haven't dissected a whole cow like this!" andin. "I never killed a cow either." Hendra.

"Just calm down, I'll dissect it" said Gord, taking the lightning rod that was on his back. The wand instantly turned into a huge blade.

"Whoa? How did it turn into a knife? Where did that thing come from?" ask Hendra. "This? I don't really understand it, but Alesse uses it a lot. He said it was cutting-edge technology, but I don't know what that means, myself" Gord said, slashing the cow's neck to draw its blood.

"Don't be here!" can you just take him to the field? It will cause a bad smell!" andin.

"yes too. I always do this when I am camping. It's impossible to do in a fixed place yes" Gord said, then lifting the cow to his back.

"A senseless force! How can a cow of that size lift himself?" asked Hendra astonished. "He does look like Alex, lifting weights without thinking about how much weight he will carry" Andin said.

After Gord finished dissecting and cutting parts of the cow, Hendra washed them. Some of it is stored in the freezer and some of it is distributed to neighbors.

"Finally tonight we eat excessive meat" said Andin, unfortunately Gord without hesitation to take the pile of meat.

"You're seriously gonna eat so much?" ask hendra. "It's this big that I eat every day" Gord said.

After he finished eating, he went into the room and lay down satisfied. After an exhausting day, he was able to enjoy his sleep.

"Sleeping after hunting is best" he said, then began to snore.