ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ : ᴛᴏʀᴇ
What was sealed inside? And why ? Rhydal’s questions helped Yuuta compose himself from the initial shock, stabilising his own CE to prevent it from resonating with the sudden disorderly mana flow. Meanwhile, from the hold on his forearm Yuuta could feel Rhydal’s pulse quickening at the tremors and seemingly the howls, while he confirmed the emotions Yuuta felt from the tremors. The movements of his hands were a bit erratic, unlike when he usually “spoke” calmly to him. Right. For someone with ears it must have been unsettling. Yuuta gave his arm a little squeeze. [It’s okay, Fox. The barrier is intact.], He reassured letting go of his arm. [For now, at least.], He added, a little grimly.
Yuuta blinked at the look of disbelief on Rhydal’s face. “Why would you break it? Do you want to face its wrath?” Rhydal had asked him and he began to ponder. He was foolish to think this shadowy creature trapped in the lake could be an innocent kid. Now that his head was clear, the barrier seemed a deliberate attempt of someone to keep something inside. Though, he wondered why the mana flow in the air ran amok all of a sudden. The creature must have detected the presence of the outsiders and cried out for help. Or did they unconsciously trigger anything? Yeah, maybe, it would be best to leave it at that. Yuuta should not put both of them in danger just because of a baseless hunch.
‘𝕳𝖒𝖒…𝕾𝖊𝖊𝖒𝖘 𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖌 𝖊𝖓𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍. 𝕽𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖜𝖆𝖞? 𝖂𝖔𝖓’𝖙 𝖜𝖊 𝖋𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖎𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖍 𝖍𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖞?’
‘No. And don’t disturb me when I’m at work.’
Yuuta shook his as a response to Rhydal’s question. [I mistook the emotions I felt as a cry for help. A misjudgment on my part.],he replied. From his days as a guard must have dulled his rationalisation and made him eager to jump at any given opportunity for action. He should control that.
There was a change of mana in the air, a new distinct trail subduing the lingering mana of the lake in the air. Following its probable source Yuuta discerned that it was coming from the woods they were facing . This new mana seemed much more welcoming than the lake. It was kind of calming in a way, in comparison to the lake’s mana. Yuuta pointed at the direction. [There’s a new trail.], he declared, but Rhydal must have felt its conspicuous presence too. [Should we head that way?], he asked, still on guard, keeping his hand on the hilt of Katana.
