𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂

— ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

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𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅.

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘.

𝑼𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆.

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ᴛᴇʀᴇʏᴀ ʜɪʀᴀᴛᴀ

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

@NitenSlayer —regardless; they don’t want to attract the attention of. . . Him.

“. . . Y-Yes, alright, I will. Please. . . Follow me.” Tereya steps to the side, and moves around the girl, and begins walking down the village’s dirt main street; the stranger expected to accompany.

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

@NitenSlayer Tereya leans back further, trying to avoid this woman’s closeness. Her mouth twitches, her pale face contorting to show a mixture of reluctance and discomfort. What else can she do? She. . . Will need to oblige. Such a rowdy character should probably be kept under supervision, —

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

hope that pot of tea and that biscuit were good

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

unfortunately it happens when you’re waiting on the main hero to come and do his hero thing but he’s on break

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

definitely a childhood friend

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

but their death can be used to fuel my main character growth, right?

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

okay i guess we can sacrifice like one more girl while we wait

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

please I’ll give you (1) wife

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

pstpstpstpst save my village

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

@fluidhunt —month he requests a new maid to come to his home, b-but. . . They’re not seen again. “

A pause, her throat becoming tight. “ 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. I know, I know I didn’t imagine it. 𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯. “

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

@fluidhunt —shrine. The village is beyond it, and she is quick to try and bring a saviour to them.

“ Mr. Kokatsu - he came to the village three years ago. “ Tereya explains. “ He. . . He. . . He bought most of the land and businesses in the village, he’s, very wealthy. But every—

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

@NitenSlayer —of nerve!

“ I— What!? No! That’s... Y-You can’t just ask someone you don’t know to do that! “

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

@NitenSlayer — show the stranger where the teahouse is - well, until she asks Tereya herself to pay for the meal.

“ Wha— What!? “ Such brazen rudeness actually seems to snap the maiden out of her distant attitude towards outsiders. This pink-haired, sword-wielding weirdo sure has a lot—

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

@fluidhunt —arm, enveloping it in her own and clutching it close to her chest. Her arms shake, and her eyes search for his. There’s desperation in her eyes - and fear.

“ Please. Please, help us.

[𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒂 @EtherealLumen]

@fluidhunt —He killed it. He knew what to do.

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵.

She stumbles forward suddenly, her feet unsteady as she attempts to close the distance between herself and the stranger.

𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘰.

Her hands reach out, and grasp ahold of the male’s left—