Chapter 790 - Consequence
Thud, thud…
Ralph saw Kumur’s mother groveling at the wizard’s feet, while the other villagers also went to express their thanks, leaving Tulu behind.
This looked so sad.
Tulu was silently keeping his wound pressed without doing anything else in particular. Yet Ralph felt as if Tulu carried a strange semblance that kept everyone away.
There were still a few people staying with him, but they did nothing other than giving him sympathetic looks.
After a long silence, two streams of red tears ran down Tulu’s cheeks.
Yet Tulu was still completely quiet, even when weeping.
Ralph considered and decided to say something at least, “Tulu, you need to patch up that cut, or it’ll become nasty at this rate.”
At the depth of the sea, Jebra held his chin and muttered, “That was pretty close… Guess I shouldn’t do such things too often and risk getting discovered.”
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At the entrance of the village, Angor saw the talkative old man still there.
“Hoi there, traveler! Ah, so you’re a wizard told in the legends! I heard the whole story. Kumur… that little brat! I’ll think of a punishment fo’ him later!”
Again, Angor patiently listened to his rambling since Tulu might need some time to rest.
A while later, a stubbled man, who was supposed to be the old man’s son, came to them and looked at Angor in fear.
“This traveler here is a kind soul,” said the old man as he put a hand on his son’s shoulder. “Make sure you show your hospitality, kid. You take it from here. I’m checking out how Scott’s son is doing.”
The old man gave his son another meaningful look and headed back into the village.
Angor noticed their eye contact and easily understood what the old man was trying to do.
The middle-aged man stammered something and explained that he was the mayor and that he would like to invite Angor to dinner.
Angor simply accepted the offer. He did need a proper meal right now. And since this was a fishermen’s village, they should have a lot of nice treats for Toby.
While on their way, they saw all the houses tightly shut, and the occupants would peek at them through their windows before looking away and pretending nothing happened.
“Ugh. Now I feel like some big villain,” Angor complained.
His original plan was to quietly bring Tulu away as a passing traveler, but that wouldn’t work now.
Likewise, the dinner proceeded in a somewhat awkward manner.
But compared to this, Angor was more annoyed at the food, which was all about unspiced soup that tasted a little… fishy. Even so, Toby didn’t seem to mind the boring dishes at all. The bird even asked Angor to take the Moonlily Fairy out so that they could enjoy the meal together.
Of course, Angor rejected the bad idea since the fairy was mostly a veggie who fed on honey and greens. Eating fish didn’t sound right.