"My ear's itchy.."Ian said looking back, wondering who was talking about him now. Right now they were a few miles away from their next destination. It was a mountain. Multiple mountain's actually.They were currently trying to check out the area where the tigers lived. And since they were territorial animals, they each had their own mountain that they ruled over.Ian knew this, and so did everyonr else there. It was a commonly known fact. That's why they decided to stay away and observe instead of mindlessly approaching them.Part of the reason was because Ian was a little scared of pissing them off, and the other reason had to do with not wanting to bother someone's peace over something that may or may not have happened yet."You have many people that think about you, brother."Ash spoke in a low voice from behind. They were currently divided into groups of two as each group was in charge of checking out different mountains.Till now, there weren't anything unusual that Ian found a
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
"Saved Ice"The desert that Ian made for his kids and the rest. The expression on their faces were one of admiration and respect as they looked at Ian after finishing their bowl. It was as if he had just accomplished something major. It made Ian realise once again just how much this world lacked when it came to sweetness and snacks. If even sometimes made him wonder if the original author wasn't a big fan of sweets or something. "Go to sleep now. It's late."He said to the kids as he pointed towards their tent. It looked like the kids were eager to taste a bit more of the desert, but Ian didn't want them to catch a cold or get a sugar rush. They sulkily yet obediently followed Ian's words and went back to their tent, to Ian's tent to be more accurate. It looked like they were all planning on sleeping with him.Ian waved his hand and moved everything in front of him inside the ring once more and was about to join the kids when he suddenly heard a certain noise. It was very faint,
"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
"How do people live in the desert?"It was a harmless question asked by a kid who was being carried by Ian in his arms as they were on their way towards their next destination. "Hm?"Ian couldn't hear properly since the wind was brushing past his ear too fast while carrying away the words of the child. "HOW DO THEY LIVE IN THIS HEAT?!"Ria shouted on the top of her lungs so Ian could hear her this time. She hated not being heard of after staying and calling and screaming for help inside that cave for days. "Oh.. the heat.. Are you feeling hot? Is it uncomfortable?"Ian asked as he took a glance at Ria. The kid did look a little pale compared to usual. She was born and raised in a village surrounded by trees and grass, and flowers. This type of scenery, not a glimpse of trees or grass, or life, anywhere in sight, topping off with the fact that the sun was scorching hot, it was bound to make a kid feel uncomfortable. Lucas, Henry and the rest were fine since they had received train
"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
"What do you wanna do? Stay? Or leave?"Rick asked while munching on a beef jerky. They decided to distance themselves for the time being after Ian accidentally let revealed his presence a while ago. Right now, there were a few miles away from the tribal village. Everyone had already stopped concealing their presence and was just freely walking around. They weren't particular doing anything, since there wasn't any order from Ian, neither did he say anything about setting up a tent. It wasn't that Ian was being indecisive, more like he was out of it.The somewhat dazed expression on his face was evidence enough that his mind was somewhere else. "Stay? Or leave?"Rick nudged him from the side again, waiting for an answer. This time, Ian finally came out of his daze and looked to the side. "Let's... stay the night.. just to make sure.. ""Alright. So we're setting up the tent?"Rick nodded his head hearing Ian's decision like it was obvious. And asked something which also had a quite
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