is it not true (7)

With messy clothes, Vann were laying on the ground as he was blankly looking at the bright blue sky. He felt that something important had happened to him earlier, and looking at the condition of his messy clothes, with his armor at the side as if thrown  away, his soldier inner clothes were all unbuttoned, even his pants too. "..."

The thing is, he apparently could not remember what had just happen. A little Vann appear next to him, it sat close to him as it cries sadly while hugging the left side of Vann cheek. "...? Hey, why are you crying...?" He ask as he turn around.

Hearing that, his guide looked at him as more tears comes down like a small waterfall, however he did not speak as he put his small face to Vann cheek.

Sighing, Vann reached and buttoned all his clothes first, and next he pick up his little guide, sat up, and put it on his head, letting this little guy cry on top of his head. Based in already high up sun in the sky, he had spend more than an hour at this spot, so he probably were already left behind by that group of soldier.

He went around and pick up his armor and wore then one by one, but his movement slowed by half as he felt his back and buttock feels a slight pain and discomfort. "..."

For now, as he was already left behind, he decided to head to the nearest town and took a rest there before heading to the same direction as those soldier. Luckily for him, when he went back to the campsite, the captain had leave him his backpack and a letter to tell him their next stop.

So Vann only need to head to that place as soon as he could. Hopefully that town he was currently going to have a horse or something. Walking with his current state would definitely make him late by 2 or 3 times as compared to his normal speed.

Opening up the map he found in his backpack, he then walk to the nearest town marked in the map, with a slow and steady walk despite the pain and discomfort. Luckily he had trained his physical so this will not be a bother for him.

His so called guide, the little Vann, looked at him from the top of his head, his hand reached out and patted Vann forehead as he tried to comfort Vann.

"I'm fine, though I don't really remember... I think I'm fine." Vann also reached and patted him with one of his finger lightly. He can head a sniffle as the little Vann tried not to cry again. "Ok don't cry, you have me, and I have you, we'll be ok."

It snuggled to Vann hair and nodded his head, he wiped his tears and look ahead for the mission that Vann has to complete. Other things, Vann probably will not use it to delay the mission, so it put it's hand on its own chest and give his trust to Vann.

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It took them 3 hours to finally reach the town, although it looked small, it still seemed to have a few available inn when they reached there.

Though the guard were really laid-back as they just scanned the Id that Vann shown before they let him in. Nevertheless this works for him as he could not help but want to hurry to find an inn to rest.

Looking at the available inn, Vann choose the best one, where this inn even have a small courtyard for it's most expensive room, which cost a measly 500 silver per night. Little Vann shook his head as he thought that Vann common sense was probably affected by his own after he came to this world.

With a wide smile, the inn staff come and lead the way for Vann after Vann paid the deposit for 2 nights of staying here.

As they walk to the room, Vann simply ask that staff of where he could get a horse and some simple dry food supply for his travel.

"This sir soldier, you can go to the edge most of this town, just not far from the gate. Over there, there is a place you can get a horse, though I would say the price is astounding..." He said with a cough, "but sir soldier can say my name, and tell the owner that I recommended you there... He'll probably give a small discount then."

"Ah, ok. Is there a market here that sell dry food?" Vann asked the next question as he noted down this staff name.

"You can try check at the stall near the city hall, I can't really say if there's any dry food there, but if not, sir soldier can check at the shop around that area." The staff said after he thought about it. "Anyway here is the room and the key." He unlock the door to a blue door, and then hand over the key to Vann with a smile.

Vann give him some tips for answering his questions before he went in and get ready for taking a rest.

He went to the bathroom in the room, took off his clothes and paused his movement when he looked at the mirror. Frowning, he looked closer and squinted his eyes, "? What with these red marks? Mosquito bites?" He muttered and touched it, "ehh, but it was not itchy..." He showed a puzzled expression.

"Whatever then" he shook his head and went to take a bath, cleaning up his sweat and so on, feeling refreshed, he wear a casual clothes and then come out before he flopped on the bed with a comfortable sigh.

Little Vann also flopped down and patted Vann head while he watches over him. Vann close his eyes and soon fall asleep.

An hour later, the window opened a bit and something come in through the window and came to stand by the bed side. It bend down and with a grin it leaned and kissed Vann.

After the kiss break, it leave the room and close the window slowly, returning back the quietness to the room.

-tbc-