The Tiny Lina Maya

Chapter 48 - Wild Horse

Seeing Wiro rush out of the house, Lina immediately got up and chased after him. As she searched and picked up Wiro, Lina saw him crouching at the entrance of the Cave of Wolves, while facing outside towards the snow.

From the back, Lina could see Wiro's trembling back as well as his shoulders rising and falling.

Lina did not want to approach him, she remained standing there, staring at his back in silence.

Self-esteem is the main thing for Wiro. Right now, he did not want others to see his fragile appearance.

Lina had been waiting for a long time, until finally Wiro's back no longer trembled. Lina began to lift up her numb legs, walked towards him and sat down next to his right.

Now Wiro's expression has returned to what it used to be. If not for the red corner of her eyes, which revealed a trace of her crying, maybe Lina would have thought she was just sitting here enjoying the snow.

Wiro still continued to hold the Wolf tooth necklace in his hand, and looked towards the several ice sculptures lined up outside the cave. He himself did not know what he was thinking either.

All the bodies of the Orcs of the Wolf Tribe who were killed in the massacre yesterday, were placed at the entrance of the cave. Snow fell on the bodies, freezing all the bodies into ice sculptures.

It's hard to know who is who.

Even after a few days, the bodies showed no signs of decay.

The body of Sito Gering, also among the statues.

After a long time, Wiro finally began to break the silence between them.

"My father died since I was a child. The woman who gave birth to me, she only knows how to enjoy her life. I had to follow the adults to learn to hunt. However, due to lack of experience, my leg was accidentally bitten by an animal. I was brought back home by them, but, when I got home, the female did not even look at me in the slightest. He's still having fun. I could only hide in my room, looking at my wounds that were festering day by day, like my father's body after his death.."

At this point, he suddenly stopped talking and laughed at himself.

"Haha!"

His dark green eyes that were like layers of ice, now looked as if they were lifeless.

Lina was already used to the arrogant Wiro and had always been proud of herself. When she first saw this look of her despairing eyes, Lina felt as if Wiro's heart was covered by something.

Then Lina held his hand.

Sensing a gentle touch from someone, Wiro soon awakens from his dark memories. He saw the little girl looking at him anxiously, which made his heart now feel warm. Immediately, his cold and gloomy mood was dispelled just like that.

Wiro extended his right hand behind Lina's back and hugged her waist, also giving a kiss on her forehead and white face. Then he continued.

"I was wounded and could not go hunting anymore. I could only finish off all the food left at home. At that time, I was just waiting to die of starvation."

Lina who was still looking into Wiro's eyes, had her left hand stretched out to hug his neck and her right hand rubbed his chin. Like a Rabbit comforting a Wolf.

Wiro rubbed the little girl's chin back with his left hand as he continued.

"Then the old Shaman found out about my wounds. He healed my wounds, gave me food and also taught me how to hunt. He was like my own teacher and father. My life has changed a lot because of him, I respect him a lot. I've also made a decision. When he is too old to walk, I will take good care of him. But what I didn't expect, he left first ..."

In the end, Wiro could not help his reddened eyes anymore. He lowered his head and buried his face in Lina's neck.

Lina felt her neck was now wet.

He stroked Wiro's back gently, as if he was touching a large wounded Dog.

...........

Wiro and the Orcs from the Stone Wolf clan, were discussing their plan to deal with the Wolf tribe in the Black River, and only returned late at night.

"Not too good." Answer Wiro.

Either way, the results remain not as expected. The Black River tribe was three times more numerous than the Stone Wolf tribe. Must be hard to deal with.

Then Lina said, "You ate something first. After that, we'll help you find a way out."

Seeing her beautiful appearance, Wiro then leaned over and immediately kissed her lips.

Without waiting for Lina's reaction, she immediately tensed her face back as usual, pretending nothing had happened and quickly turned around.

Lina who was looking towards Wiro's back as she ran away, couldn't help but laugh, "Why is this person so awkward?"

After dinner, Wiro was ready to return and continue discussing precautions.

But immediately, Lina stood up and blocked her path, with her two little hands stretching out to the right and left, as her face looked up at Wiro.

"Where are you going? Didn't you just say that we're going to discuss strategy together?"

Wiro just stood still and his head half looked up at the ceiling of the cave, as both of his hands hugged himself and one of his legs tapped on the rhythmic floor.

Wiro did not intend to allow Lina's participation in the matter. He has not recovered from his serious illness and needs a good rest. The girl should not have too many thoughts and fatigue. 

Still with his haughty founding style, then Wiro said, "Fighting is a men's affair, a little girl like you just needs to have fun at home."

Before Lina could reply to Wiro, Uriel quickly opened her mouth first, to participate a little.

"Actually, you won't lose this game. Although the Black River tribe had an advantage in numbers, they were numerous and diverse. As long as they split, they could also kill each other."

Wiro immediately looked at him and said, "Then, what's next to do?"

"Sit down and let's talk about it." Uriel invites Wiro to discuss strategy.

Uriel never wanted to interfere in the affairs of the Stone Wolf tribe, but, this time the Black River tribe had gone too far. If Lina had not acted intelligently, she would have already been taken away by the Black River tribe Orcs.

After all, if anyone dared to hurt Lina, she would definitely not forgive him.

After Wiro and Lina sat down, Uriel began to resume her speech.

"The Black River tribe consists of 14 tribes with different numbers. Among them, the two most powerful were the Black Water Wolf tribe and the Mustang tribe. As far as I know, there is constant friction between the Mustang tribe and the Black Water Wolf tribe and the relationship between them also remains mediocre. If we can unite with the Mustang tribe to fight against the Black Water Wolf tribe, the chances of success will be much higher."

Lina muttered in a low voice, "Flesh-eating, grass-eating, both of them are natural enemies. It would be weird if their relationship would be okay."

Uriel rubbed the head of her little girl sitting next to her, smilingly looking at her and continuing.

"Last spring, the Mustangs gave birth to their children. As a result, a dozen of their children were kidnapped by the voracious Orc Wolf. There was a fierce fight between the two sides. Unfortunately, their strength is balanced. After fighting for a long time, the result was still that no one won and no one lost. In the end, the people from the Mustang tribe could only contain their hatred."

Uriel went on to say, "The winter is coming to an end and the Mustangs will have another child. Do you think they wouldn't worry in case the Black Water Wolf Orcs would repeat their old tricks again, by kidnapping children?"

Of course, the Mustang tribe would not allow the wolf clan to approach their children.

Wiro thought for a moment, then he said with a puzzled expression.

"The strategy you're saying is very good. But there's a problem, how can we get the Mustangs to agree to cooperate with us?"

Although the Mustang tribe hated the Black Water Wolf, they might as well not trust the Stone Wolf. After all, the Stone Wolf was also a Wolf. In the view of the Orcs of the Mustang tribe, wolves are predators that they currently hate.