BLAMELESS SORROWS

31.Unsolved

Vann's Point of View.

Ax: Okay let's sleep.

Wait what?

I thought he will refute and we will work a bit more, although we are clearly going nowhere with our thinking.

Vann: Yeah, you are unwell anyway. You should rest.

Yes, I said that. She need to rest first and we can do the figuring out by ourself.

Ax: Okay then goodnight.

And he stand up, ready to leave while I look at him in disbelieve. I now have doubts on whether he was waiting for Tilbe to say, let's sleep.

Vann: Wait, won't we be working a little bit more?

He shake his head in a no.

Axel: Whenever the person is close to any kind of a forest or a garden or tree that Tilbe blessed, then she can feel their whereabouts. So we need to wait for that.

Oh!Wait!

Vann: Then why wasn't I told of this from before and also what am I doing here if we are doing nothing.

And he even act like he is all serious when I suggest some ways before. Tch!

I mean he or she have to be caught if what Ax is saying is true. I mean crops and tree that are blessed by Tilbe are like everywhere in Iklu, like everywhere!

Axel: You are here to go and confront them if she feel them tonight, cause I can't go out and Iam afraid of sending Tilbe out alone although there will be guards. And besides Iam very tired of carrying this heavy little gift all night long, I need sleep.

Hmm, that make sense. But what is with the thing of him not able to go out, he clearly come to our home didn't he? Or is it inconvenient because of his eye, mainly when we are after someone.

Nonetheless I didn't question it this time, already aware of their discomfort for the subject.

While Tilbe smile lazily at the information.

Tilbe: See, I told you I have grown bigger didn't I?

Both of us shake our head listening to her words, she definitely haven't grown any taller or bigger for that concern.

So I stand up and take his hand while he look my way startled by the touch.

Vann(awkwardly) : Let me lead you till your room, you might fall again.

And I cough awkwardly, this kind of contact make me awkward. Besides Iam not the best at getting close to anyone , let alone the person I met for a first time today.

Anyway he nod at my suggestion in agreement and we indeed went towards where I hope is his room.

We reach a door after ten eleven step, and I open the door for him while he step inside and I stand outside and was about to go away, when he call me back.

Axel: Please take care of Tilbe for me when you guys go out later. It might be dangerous.

Vann: Don't worry about it, I'll make sure she is alright.

And I mean it, I'll protect her with my life, she is the most precious thing I have in my life.

Axel: And also, take care of yourself!

I look back at him surprised while he directly shut the door at my face, making me stare at the door blankly for a while.

I went away with a sigh after that and went back to where Tilbe is, only to come back to the sight of her peacefully sleeping with no care in the world.

She look much better now. The paleness and the dryness is gone now, and her cheeks and lips are once again filled with the red hue of life making me sigh in relieve.

No one knows how sacred I was when Heri woke me up saying Tilbe is critically unwell and that she is crying in pain.

The fear that I feel seeing the always smiling and laughing girl, crying and groaning in pain make my heart dropped.

I shivered as I try to find out what is wrong with her, and the fear consumed me that I may not be able to make her alright.

Sweat covered me as I think that my ability might not work on her anymore. And an unknown fear is still there in my heart, that this pain might repeat again. It have reoccur once, there is no saying that it won't happen again.

I have to study and pratice more about this. I should ask Heri if she know anything about such occurence and if any record is left behind.

Cause this is first time that I have experienced something I have healed being open up again. And it scared me to the very core. Maybe because the patient Iam dealing with is none other than my beloved.

I sit down while clearing away the hair that is caught on her mouth and just sit there looking at her for a while.

Time really do fly.

It was just yesterday when we were playing by our front yard, running around and giggling at every little thing.

Now look at us all grown up and working in things all of us have to do, may that be something we want to do or not.

As an adult Iam jealous of the carefree joy a child has!

As I was thinking by myself, Tilbe stir a bit, uncomfortable with her sleeping posture.

So taking it as a chance, I slightly shake her trying to wake her up.

Vann: Tilbe, wake up for a bit. Your neck will hurt if you sleep this way, lets go sleep properly at your bed alright?

She stir in complain at the disturbance and tried to went back to sleep again, while I shake her more this time making her get up with a super hard glare while I grin at her.

Vann: Okay, okay stop with the glaring. I was wrong alright? I will have carry you to bed, but I don't know where your room is.

She stop her glaring, just because she yawn. But she sure tried to do both at the same time, believe me.

Tilbe: It's that one in the corner.

She point to it while I look at where she is pointing and nod my head, now knowing where it is.

I look back at her, while she look up at me as if expecting something.

Vann: What?

She look at me unimpressed when I said that, while I look at her confusedly.

Tilbe: You said you will carry me to my room, and didn't cause you don't know where my room is right?

I nod my head.

Tilbe: Well now, you know where it is. So...

And she look at me with her eye largenning dramatically while I chuckled at her drama and lift her up.

She squeal in giddiness as I do that, she always does no matter how many times I carry her.

I carry her to her room, which wall are in off white colour. Its in a bit on a smaller side, with wooden shelf in warm brown colour which is in pair with the table and the bed. The shelf has some book and variety of colourful and beautiful flowers.

Her bed is full of pillows with a fluffy blanket and the floor is carpeted with soft furry garments.

There is a smll lamp on the table and some more plants in small pot.

While one side of the room is a huge window like door which open to the front porch and is shaded with a pale blue screen. Overall the place is very much like Tilbe.

I lay her in the bed and tuck her in with a kiss goodnight while she give me a small smile and instantly fall asleep again.

While I tiptoe outof the room not willing to disturb her. I close the door as soft as I can and sigh in relieve as I make no sound with it.

But as soon as I finished that and realise myself standing there, I wonder to myself.

Vann: Wait, where do I sleep?

I can't believe those two. I put them both to their bed, and they are not even concerned about where I sleep.

So I quickly slip in Tilbe's room again and take a blanket from her bed and went out silently once again.

I take the blanket and settle on the couch where we have been sitting on before.I munch on the leftover fruits left by Tilbe and like that fell asleep as well.

The next time I wake up is to the sound of something boiling heavily while two hands cover my ears.

I open up my eyes confusedly only to see Tilbe looking at me intently. I raise my eye in confusion.

Vann: What are you doing?

Instead of me being shocked, she got shocked instead and jump back in fright, making me look at her on disbelieve.

Tilbe: Since when were you awake?

Vann: Just about now.

She sigh, while uncovering my ears.

Tilbe: Well, I was hungry so I came for a snack but there was cooked mushroom. So I got too tempted, so I warm it up. But unexpectedly the boiling sound is much louder than I expected, so I tried to cover your ears not to wake you up but to no avail.

And she points at me as if to tell me to look at it myself, while I sigh at her love for mushrooms.

Vann: Well since Iam awake, go eat to your heart contend little one.

She clap like a seal and stand up to eat but turn back again in confusion.

Tilbe: But why are you sleeping here anyway?

I look at her in disbelieve while she look at me keenly, as if expecting to quench her thirst.

I sigh looking at her innocent curiousity.

Vann: Just go and eat.

She shrug at my answer and went to the kitchen. And there she come back with two bowl of mushroom soup and two bowl of rice.

Vann: Am I eating too?

Tilbe: Aren't you?

Well I guess Iam eating then, so with that I dig in along with her. And damn the mushroom was so good .

Vann: Wow this is good!

Tilbe smile with a mouthful, while her grin largened by each second.

Tilbe: Right? Ax made the best mushroom dish, I tell you.

Vann: The cooking seems so familiar somehow.

And it truly do, I mean this is the first time I have eat it, but it seems I have eat it a thousand time somehow.

Tilbe: Well that's because, the food I always bring for you are cooked by Ax.

Vann: No wonder.

I chuckled as I eat more and more. And like that after our dinner we went back to sleep and somehow even this time, I end up in the couch one more time. Really!! This people!!