See You Soon

I saw the fox's eyes suddenly opened in my mind. ''Ah, by the way, don't give everyone your real name. There are people who gain influence by knowing only one's name.''

Trying not to look like I was a maniac listening to the voices in her head, I smiled and reached out my hand to the beautiful black woman. ''Do you think this is a good time to talk about this?'' I said to the fox.

''You always complain for not warning you so I'm telling it now,'' the fox said. The woman glanced at my hand and smiled as if to say I know you have secrets. She hesitated about touching me for a second, but still held my hand in the end.

''But why are you saying this now? Do you think this woman is one of those people? People who know the secrets of names?'' The fox didn't answer and frowned.

I focused on the woman's hand. I almost expected her skin to be from real obsidian, but it wasn't. It was a normal, soft human hand. Touching someone was increasing my powers, and I was touching her, but for some reason, I could not understand what she desires.

''I guess I should thank you for the ring.'' I could say 'thank you' simply but if she can add power to the words as the fox implies, and I thank her, I might find myself tied up with a debt. I've never met anyone who could actually do this, but I've heard stories.

''No need to thank,'' she said and let go of my hand. Her fingers were full of rings. ''The stronger you are, the better for me. I'm glad you know me, wasting time convincing you would be bad. Our time is limited. I'd like to invite you to tea, but I have to go soon.'' She looked around, searching for someone or something.

I repeated her move, but I did not see anyone but me, her, and Adele. ''What would you going to convince me about?''

''People often don't believe that I can see the future. Even if they do believe it, they don't trust me easily. I knew you will come here back eventually, but I wasn't sure the exact time when you would come, so I waited for you a few days. I didn't like how things work here,'' she looked at Adele, ''I helped to change a few things.''

Adele approached and took her arm like a lover. The smile on her face made her look younger again. Or maybe she was young, but I thought she was older than because she always frowned and wrinkled her forehead.

''Is there a situation that requires me to trust you?'' I asked.

The woman stroked Adele's arm, it was like a natural behavior for them. I noticed she didn't tell me her name or asked for mine. ''Not really. Events will proceed without our will and we'll not have a say until critical moments. But there is something you should know.''

''What is that?''

She looked into my eyes with black eyes with no pupils. ''You have to distract the wolf until the inheritance is transferred. The details were not shown to me, but remember that the piece always wanted to be whole.''

''I don't understand a single word. Is that all?''

She sent me a nice but cold smile. ''When you need to understand, you will and yeah, that's all.''

Sighing, ''Unfortunately, I can't say you are helpful,'' I said.

''Do you know that how humans found the dimensional gate to the sky dungeon?'' She asked. I shook my head.

''Something, from the future or the past, possibly another world, contacted me. Their world will be destroyed and there is no way to prevent it. Nevertheless, they opened doors to other dimensions in order to for their inheritance to continue their existence in some way.''

I had almost no experience with other dimensions, and there was no way I could be sure of what she said is the truth. So I simply nodded and assumed what she said was true, for now. ''What kind of inheritance?''

''The heritages to be transferred are the most precious treasures of an entire dimension. There are more than one, but I don't know exactly what they are. I have to go now but we will meet again soon. Though I wouldn't tell you all this because we won't be alone.''

I looked at Adele, but before I could say we're not alone now she frowned, ''I have to go now. Take care.'' She said the last part while kissing Adele's cheek. She was gone before I could find anything else to say.

Adele sighed as we watched her back. ''I know she'll be gone soon but I am grateful for the time we spent together.''

''What happened here?'' I asked with sincere curiosity.

She laughed. ''Long story. But I can say briefly that we rebelled. The prostitutes street has become a power recognized by other gangs. The women of the street no longer have pimps. We're free.''

It was a shocking change in such a short time, but I guess that was exactly what a rebellion is. ''Now you're free. What do you plan to do?''

She laughed again, but it wasn't a happy one. ''Since I was fifteen, there's only one thing I've known how to do. Things were never this good before, though. Now I live with an old nobleman whose wife died years ago and has no heir. He's kind, never hits me. He says everything he has can be mine after he's gone. He says he only needs a friend to accompany him in his last days.''

I thought she was trying to convince herself that she was happy, but I didn't say anything. It was something I had no say. Then, she smiled and I thought that it was a real smile.

''Maybe, I should try to find my baby. There's no way my baby is still a baby, though. My baby probably won't accept me as a mother.''

I suddenly realized that I was witnessing the worries and hopes that lie deep in a person's heart. What should someone say in such situations? I had no idea. ''To find out, you need to find your baby first,'' I said.

''Yeah, I should find my baby,'' this time she said in a more determined voice.

I heard the fox's voice in my mind. ''You suck at comforting people.''