The Journey of Eternity
Trace 19 - The Revealed.
After dinner together, Mr. Harto had to go out because there was some business outside. He went out and left the house only the two of them were still eating in the dining room.
Arlo, who had finished his meal, had already yawned and sat in the main room seat alone, leaving Eri who had gone to wash the cutlery alone. After a while of waiting, Eri caught up with Arlo who was relaxing in the main room because he had finished washing the cutlery, he approached and asked Arlo something.
“Everything's done, do you want tea.?”
“Sure, I'll wait here”
Eri immediately walked back to the kitchen to prepare the tea that he promised. Arlo still looks lethargic by propping his head and starting to close his eyes. Eri has returned and carries a tray containing two cups of tea and a pack of his favorite bread, sitting next to Arlo who looks comfortable with his backrest.
“Wake up, this is your tea ready.”
“Yah. That bread again?”
“Why? it's my favorite, do you want?”
“It's not healthy Miss, you better start replacing it.” Arlo started sipping his warm tea staring at Eri who looked in disbelief. While Eri just smiled and continued eating without caring about Arlo's words.
“About tomorrow, there's an important thing I'm late to say.”
“What?”
“Perhaps if we go there, most likely I can not return here.”
“Then what about your task here?”
“Are you not worried about yourself?” hearing Arli's words, Eri just smiled again.
Arlo goes back to explaining his condition, “Jeez. Well, that's an old rule from the previous leader but I don't know the truth either”
“Good.I don't care about going anywhere, as long as it's still with you. Because the only thing I have is you currently”
“How about your father?”
“He has given himself to you completely. He already trusts you completely, therefore he left us alone”
Eri approaches Arlo and rests her head on the dear man sitting next to her. Arlo was just silent thinking about this, not feeling, sleepy already controlling it and he unconsciously fell asleep with Eri on the sofa.
A quiet and peaceful night will never be replaced. The two of them involuntarily fell asleep in the chairs together by leaning against each other.
From the outside, the sound of someone knocking on the door and then turning the door and entering the house. None other than Mr. Harto who returned from his business late last night, he just smiled to see his two children sleeping soundly in the chair.
“It looks like he succeeded.”
He approached the two and stood right in front of them both. He called out Eri's name by trying to wake her up. Eri starts to open his eyes and is surprised that his father is standing right in front of him, he is asked to move to their respective rooms rather than sleeping here, it is not healthy.
Eri whispered softly to Arlo and grabbed his arm, “Arlo! We move, it's late.”
“Hah..? alright. Can you get me a pillow and a blanket?. I'll sleep here just”
“Which is possible!, there is one empty room here, you can sleep there!”
“Good.” Arlo wakes up unconscious and walks into the room that Eri told him.
“Goodnight.. Arlo”
“Yes. good night, huohmm” Arlo went into his room and fell asleep.
Eri, who was still standing in front of the sofa, picked up the remaining glass of the tea container and was about to go to the kitchen. His father was silent looking at his daughter with a slight smile on his lips. Eri became misbehaved because of that gaze and her cheeks suddenly red.
“What..?”
“I think you two slept together after hearing your words earlier this afternoon” Eri's father asked with his naughty face to stain his only daughter.
“A.. father what does he mean. I just want him to stay here” Eri's red face immediately ran carrying a tray containing the glass to the kitchen and returned to enter his room. His father was heard laughing outside and turning off the lights and then hard not to hear any sound.
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Inside the dense forest, a man was standing right in front of his two subordinates who lowered their heads and gave a report. The man looked unhappy with the reports of the two of them and slightly scolded them.
“Alright, now your team leader no longer considers you as a team of 10. In addition, with the reports from both of your friends, it has further lowered the trust of members, this is the last warning, you should keep your attitude in carrying out your duties!”
“Good!” they both answered firmly.
The man turned and left his two subordinates. While the two people stood up and stared intently at the man who was walking away.
“It seems better that we just go out and become royal warriors than to deal with such a person.” said the girl clasping her hands firmly. While the man just smiled looking at the girl next to him.
“As you wish, but let's wait for Mr. Arlo, or maybe the Queen has other plans.”
“Alright, you can always smile as a man”
The two of them left the forest and vanished behind the trees in the forest.
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It was a bright morning and the sun was starting to shine on the world again. Arlo who just woke up went out of the room and went straight to the terrace of the house.
There was already Mr. Harto sitting alone on the terrace chair while drinking a cup of warm coffee while reading his old book.
“Good morning.. Ayah” hurriedly Arlo greeted Pak Harto and stood at the door.
“Oh.. have you woken up?. Well.. good morning, want some coffee?”
“No, thank you. So how was your business last night?. I didn't see you come home, I don't think Dad came home last night”
“Nothing good, besides.I'm home and I'm the one who told you to move in the room last night”.
“Ohh..! how could I not be aware huh?”
“That's not important, so how now you're going home”after asking, Mr. Harto stood up without waiting for Arlo's answer, like just trying to remind Arlo.
Then from inside the house, Eri called the two people outside.
“Hei.. breakfast is ready”
Arlo went into the dining room and sat next to his father, he was too serious to think of something in his mind. Eri came by bringing her freshly cooked breakfast in the kitchen. Immediately prepare and sit at the dining table with two people in front of him.
All started eating quietly, while Arlo was still seen daydreaming while eating his breakfast and making Eri anxious.
“Arlo.. does the breakfast not taste good?” Tanya Eri looked worried.
“Ee.. not so, but I only thought about last night.” replied Arlo hesitatingly.
“Indeed last night ad-“ pak Harto who cut off Arlo's talk was cut by Eri.
“No, nothing, isn't it Arlo.?!”
Arlo did not respond to what Eri said due to confusion. Eri looked at the bewildered Arlo with a menacing face.
“Hah? A. yes-yes there is nothing, hehe” replied Arlo a little afraid of the face of Eri's threat.
“This is why..?. Yes I'm done eating, so I'm first.” Mr. Harto hurriedly left the dining table and left the house.
Eri continued to stare warily at the man in front of her with a face full of question marks. Because of that gaze, Arlo finally started to say about what he had been thinking all along.he started with a serious face but there was still doubt inside him.
“so come on Miss, we'll still go to Soul Of Dark and go home to see my parents there today. So if I can't possibly get back here you'll be taken home by my friend in-“
“I think I'll stay there, I'm ready to live there with you. So you should not hesitate to go home to take me”
“But what about your Dad?”
“It doesn't matter Eri you take her anywhere, as long as she's with you I'll never worry.. Young” Pak Harto answered Arlo's questions from the front door and entered the house following his two children.
“So everyone has agreed, then after this we will just leave, Miss.” Arlo smiled looking at the girl in front of him.
In the end, finished cleaning the dinnerware this morning, the two people immediately prepared what would be brought to their destination. Arlo returns to the inn and picks up the item he thinks he should bring with him. At Mr. Harto's house, Eri also prepared and said goodbye to his father, he thought at this time they would no longer meet his father.
