Everything was peaceful. It was so peaceful to the point of making Ian yawn in boredom."Why is nothing happening?"He wondered as he looked up at the mountain ahead of him. They have been patrolling the area for a few days now but there were no changes at all. "Maybe we should leave?"Ash suggested from the side. Ian looked back at the kid and pondered for a moment. He wasn't wrong. If the organisation had no plan of attacking these tigers then they were simply wasting their time right now. In the meantime, it was totally possible for some other village to be under attack.It was entirely possible that they were peacefully wasting their time here while people that actually needed their help was dying somewhere else. "Maybe we should.."Seeing Ian agree with his suggestion, Ash had a look of satisfaction on his face. He had already taken care of what needed to be behind Ian's back, so there really wasn't any need for them to stay here any longer."Alright.. let's stay here for one

"Whoa! What is that smell?!"Rick abruptly sat up in his bed as he was woken up by the smell of something amazing being cooked.It was early morning and they all decided to sleep more than usual since they had to fight the scorpions yesterday. Ian said that they had to be in their peak condition."I don't think I'll be able to sleep after smelling something so delicious."He decided to get up from bed and check for himself what Ian was cooking outside. As he went out rubbing his eyes, he could see smoke. And there, beside the smoke, Ian with his three kids were crouching down staring at the fire. The four of them looked funny like they were doing some sort of weird ritual by the way they were sitting around the fire. "Ah-what? I thought I was the first one to be awake~"Rick whined as he got closer to the fire. The closer he got, the clearer the smell became. And even before taking a look at the food, he could guess what they were cooking now-"Hmm.. lobster? Are we having seafood t

"Oh wow.." An honest expression of astonishment was plastered on Ian's face as he stared ahead in a daze. It was bright. And shiny. And loud. There was a party. Or maybe this was their regular schedule. He didn't know. There was a huge bonfire in the middle of a wide open space. The hundreds of thousands of stars blinked in harmony with the fire dancing in the wind. But they weren't the only ones dancing. There were a couple dozen people surrounding the fire that were dancing in harmony with the rest of them. Almost the whole tribe was there. They were a small tribe. Small in number, barely a hundred of them. The dozens of dancers circling the fire were probably the warriors of the tribe. Anyone would be able to tell, just by their body figures. Then again, they weren't bulky or full of musles either. Their bodies were toned, slim, delicate-looking yet tough and full of dense muscles. Both the men and women were adorned with gold ornaments that shined against the fire's lig

Both Ash and the tiger tribe member in front of him were momentarily lost in their thought after they came face to face with each other. But the silence only lasted for a second before the two of them came back to reality at the same time, looking at each other and asking what they were curious about."Who the hell are you?!""What did those people say?!"Both the tiger and Ash asked simultaneously, over-voicing each other. As one party tried to understand the words of another, they paused again, although only for a second. "Whatcha talking about brat? They who?"The tiger tribesman asked first, pretending to have no clue. Ash wondered what was the right thing to do at that moment, what would be the most appropriate answer. But then again, he wasn't a genius when it came to making instant excuses either. So the only thing he could do was tell the truth."The people that came before me. The ones you mistook me with.""Who were they? What was their motive?"He asked honestly without

'I didn't do anything bad, right?'Ash thought to himself as he replayed the events of his visit at the Tiger's den a few days ago. He considered it to be a secret visit since he went there after confirming that Ian was asleep. He only wanted to lessen some of Ian's burdens so he went to check if everything was okay or if there really was an issue.If there was, then Ash planned on solving it before Ian woke up or at least before he started realising what was happening. After he was done with his visit, meaning after confirming that there was nothing wrong yet, and giving the tiger tribe member a fair warning, he left the mountain and went down to where Ian was again.Seeing how peacefully Ian was sleeping, he was happy and also a little relieved. He didn't make any more sudden or unannounced movements for the next 3/4 days that they stayed there and just enjoyed their peaceful and quiet days with Ian. That's why, although he got caught, Ash didn't think too much about it. He was r