The moon shined brightly through the trees, j creating a almost white glow to cover the patches of grass and moss that covered the forest floor.
I had been running for what felt like 10 minutes now, I have to admit the stamina of a vampire is nothing to sneeze at!
Looking through the tree aways ahead of me i noticed lights starting to come into view, from what I got from syllia's memories that should be the village coming i to view.
I was about to break through the treeline to enter the village just on the other side when I realized something, looking down seeing syllia sleeping peacefully in my arms then back at the village then back at syllia,
"How the hell am I gonna explain this!"
Just walk up to the first guard i see and be like
"Oh hey here's Syllia back, oh why is she unconscious you ask? I just snacked on her abit she'll be fine don't worry about it"
Like hell they would just let me casually walk back into the woods in the dead of night after that!
At the same time though I don't really have anywhere to go do i...?
Thinking about camping out in the woods with orc's and God knows what sent a shiver down my spine.
"I-I could just say I woke up in the woods with complete memory loss, yeah that could work.. and I just happened to stumble across Syllia? it's not really a lie... Does sound a little too coincidental though.. And As to how i found this village afterwards...well I'll save that for future me, hell maybe they won't even ask"ss
I figured I should act semi-normal so I slowed down to a walk, breaking through the tree line the village came into view.
It wasn't huge by anymeans although it had a decently high wall made of wooden logs surrounding it, at the gate to the town I could see a couple young men in armor standing causally talking to each other, I guess they probably don't get to many visitors this time of night.
Walking towards the gate I found myself on the familiar path I seen through Syllia,when I was within 50 feet of the gate one of the guards finally noticed me.
"Hey you! What are you doing here this time of night?"
I kept my pace walking towards the gate, I would rather him see Syllia first then me tell me i had her I don't know why but that felt right, and just on que he looked at my arms noticing Syllia unconscious, Immediately he perked uprooting his casual stance and getting serious.
"That's Syllia... Where did you find her and what's happened to her?!" He practically yelled while running towards me, catching the attention of the other guard
"I was going through the forest when I happened upon what I only assume was an orc encampment"
His eyes went wide upon hearing this, He quickly looking Syllia over checking for injuries I'm guessing
"Don't worry I was able to help her before anything.... unspeakable happened"
He just stared at me his eyes still wide while slowly nodding, I guess the whole orc situation isn't that uncommon then huh?
"Alright i understand the gist of what happened, come with me I'll take you to her home you can leave her there, on another note I haven't seen you around here, you new to these parts? You have a place to stay?"
I averted my eyes away from him looking to the side
"Actually I don't have a place to stay, if I'm being honest I don't have any memories of anything before today, I remember waking up in the forest and stumbling along until I found her and that is basically it" I replied a bit sheepishly
We had Walked inside the gate abit, passing a few homes, but as I finished speaking he stopped turning to face me with a look of concern.
"If that's the case and you really do have amnesia, it's best you stay here for abit till you can get yourself sorted out, I'm sure no one will mind everyone here loved Syllia and that fact that you brought her back safe will make everyone want to meet you anyways, I'll see if Syllia has room for you if not I believe we have a guest house we let travelers use"
My chest tightened hearing this, on one hand i'm glad everyone here is sounding so welcoming, to be honest i was getting a little nervous about have to figure everything out on my own but then again, i looked down at the still sleeping Syllia, what is she going to do when she wakes up?! She's obviously going to freak out! Some girl she doesn't know saved her from an orc then immediately got all intimate with her an bit her on the neck!
I can't be here when she wakes up.
I can't be...
"Umm would it be possible to use the guest house? I wouldn't want to impose on people i don't really know, also would you be able to take her to her home?"
I extent my arms for him to take Syllia, if i don't have to meet her family that's even better, it'll be easy for me to vanish tomorrow
"After leaving the woods and entering the safety of a village all my fatigue is hitting me all at once"
He looked at me for a second then scooped up Syllia and before turning around to continue walking,I can't explain it but seeing him carry Syllia Iike that.. pissed me off for some reason.
"Yeah that should be fine I can't imagine what you two had went through today considering from your story it sounds like you were the one that killed the orc, I'll lead you to the guest then drop her off it's not far from her places and we will come across it first"
I nodded and followed behind him patiently, finally relaxing a tiny bit i looked around us, it really was just a small villager, I could see a few dozen house's, some still has lights on but most were dark this time of night, there was a couple bigger build closer to us I'm guessing it was a bar or pub? It was still lively for it being this late, glancing at it as we walked by i could see a few people drinking what i assume to be alcohol by how they are acting.
Most of the buildings here had cobblestone foundations with walls made of a dark brown wood giving everything a rustic feel to it, none of the buildings had glass in there windows but instead had simple wooden shutters to close when needed.
We eventually came to a stop infront of a small cottage looking house, capable of fitting 2-3 people at max I'd guess, I won't lie it was kinda cute in it's own way.
"This is you, there is a small well in the back if you need water before morning, someone will come by in the morning to talk to you, now get some sleep you seem like you need it"
Before I could even respond he shot me a genuine smile and wave me off as he kept walking down the path. Not wasting any time I opened the door and stepped inside, I could see little candles that are spread through the house waiting to be lit but with my vampiric eyes I can see clearly in the dark. Taking a few steps further inside I was greeted by a small kitchen set up with a small wood stove and water basin next to it, in the middle of the room was a table with 2 wooden chairs pushed in on the ends. I noticed there was almost no decorations though but this is a guest house so what did I expect? In the back I seen another door, pushing it open i seen a small room with a single bed in the middle. Without another thought I walked in an shut the door behind me quickly stripping my clothes off on leaving on my thin black lace panties and matching black bra, now that I think about it where did I get these clothes?? Ah nevermind i dont realy care, I quickly dove onto the bed, threw the covers over me and let the embrace of sleep take me.