{this story is fiction do not believe in it}
"Here you go, as promised"
Malvis handed the little coin bag which contained 1000 gold coins. Kyoko excitedly took it from him.
"Thank you so much"
"No, I should be thanking you guys. You all did a great job"
"So, how's the interrogation going?" Dermis asked
"They are currently questioning the demon, and also they wanna thank you"
"Hmm?"
Two golems appeared from behind Malvis. I recognized the golems, they were the ones that the demons captured.
From the hollow triangle, the two blue dots turned green. It was the colour that indicated that they were happy.
"Thank you so much again for saving our lives"
"No, it's alright" I smiled
"How long will you stay here?" Malvis interrupted.
"A week at most"
"Is it because of that child"
Malvis pointed towards the frail little boy who was still holding onto my cloth from the side. He's been following us everywhere.
Dermis came near the boy and knelt down to his level. The boy stumbled back a bit and Dermis placed his hand on his tiny shoulder.
"Where are you from kid?" He asked softly
However, the boy didn't reply. He just stared at Dermis's face.
The cloth he wore indicated, he was a slave. The boy's ragged clothes didn't cover much of his body.
I could see many cuts and burn marks. I frowned in pity and spoke.
"He must had a hard time...."
"Yeah....to think a child this small survived so long without anyone."
"Malvis, is there any orphanage nearby"
"No dear, there isn't. This town does not have human kids at all"
We all looked down at the little boy and as we were about to ask him another question, his tummy interrupted.
'growl'
We all looked at each other and smiled.
***
The boy gulped down all the food in the table as if it would run away.
I had forgotten that a human must eat three times a day. He seemed the same age as Dorro and Rosa back home. They also had giant appetites.
"Aw, look at him eat"
" I didn't expect you would follow us till here Malvis"
" How can I leave this cute child alone"
"Malvis, is there any city nearby?" I asked and Malvis pondered for a minute before replying.
" There is one, not so far from here. It will take a month to reach there. Not to mention, it's a large kingdom made by humans."
"Oh! If it's made by humans, then there would be an orphanage"
"Do we really need to take him there?"
Tremious annoyingly said.
"Yes"
Dermis sternly replied.
I pat the boy's head and he kept gulping down all the food next to me.
"I really want to mention something here"
"What is it Kyoko?"
" In this fight and also the other, I realized something..... We all are terrible fighters."
I sighed nervously. Kyoko was right. We all had zero fighting skills. The magnificent Starlight's tomb seemed useless when I welded it.
"If you want to learn swordmen ship then, it's best if you visit that kingdom"
"Why so?"
"Dwarves live in that kingdom, they are natural fighters"
"Oh if it is dwarves, then we can collect some magic stone."
It is a big irony in this world on how the roles of a golem and dwarves were completely switched. Golems were made of mana and had a large capacity in handling magic. They could have made magic stones. Not to mention, dwarves didn't have such high amount of mana and would have been more suited to make weapons. But somehow, their roles were changed drastically.
"Then we should visit that kingdom"
"How will we get there?" I asked Dermis who again made immediate decisions.
"We can just use the portal gem"
"The portal gem is broken"
"What!!?"
"What do you mean Tremious"
"I accidentally supplied too much mana to the gem and it shattered into pieces"
"No.....my family heirloom..."
Dermis said depressingly and he rested his head on the table, like if all the life had drained out of him.
"I can supply you a map"
"Really! Malvis, you are a life saver" Dermos jumped up and shook Malvis's hand in delight.
***
"It suits him well"
I said, while looking at the little boy wearing new clothes that we bought from the shops nearby. It was a simple attire that many boys his age wore. A simple brown shirt and a black pant, with a light sleeveless black jacket.
"We will be traveling for a whole month, let's buy enough supplies before setting out"
Kyoko exclaimed and we started buying some necessities from the shops.
"You have been looking at that for a while"
I said to the little boy, since he kept staring at a mini blue dagger in Malvis's pocket.
"Oh, do you want this?"
The boy didn't reply and just kept looking at the big figure Infront of him.
"You can take it, keep it as a reminder of me kiddo"
The little boy excepted the mini dagger and bowed his head towards Malvis. Malvis bursted out laughing and the blue dots turned to green.
"Haha, you are a cute kid"
"Malvis, I have been meaning to ask. Does your eyes change color depending on your emotions?"
"You got that right Miss"
"Then what color does it become when you're sad or feel love?"
"Red for sad...as for love, figure it out yourself Miss"
"Are you flirting now?"
"No, I wouldn't dare to hit on an old lady"
"Oww"
I smacked him in the head.
***
The day came sooner than expected. It was the day we departed. I looked at Malvis and asked him with a soft smile.
"How old are you now?"
"600 years old, why do you ask?"
"I still have 400 years to meet you, I promise my friend. I will come see you again"
Suddenly the blue dots of his disappeared and I figured out the answer to my question earlier.
"I will wait for you guys to return then, my friends. And most of all, never forget who gifted you those shining weapons" Malvis fussed.
The dots still didn't appear and expect Tremious, we all softly smiled at Malvis's gesture.
"See you again, Malvis"
***