...Love Him Or Leave Him...

After a long trip, the group finally arrived at The Great Wall of China. It was something beyond their imagination. The wall was built through the green mountains, it was too long that they couldn't see its end. Dylan was very surprised to see such an enormous wall being built by weak humans.

- So, That's The Great Wall of China

- Yes, that's it. I visited it three times already, and I can't stop being amazed by this view.

- I understand now, why Tarou insisted on traveling all around the world. Humans never cease to amaze me with their achievements. They deserve all respect.

Laila was extremely happy that she finally could see it with her bare eyes.

- WOW! HOW BEAUTIFUL!

Dylan couldn't take his eyes off her despite the beautiful scenery in front of him.

- Yeah, it is very beautiful.

Then he looked away:

- Come on, let's take a walk, the wall is very long.

- But we don't have the clue! It will take a very long time to examine all of it.

- Sarra, wasn't Tarou interested in a specific place?

- I remember that we walked all along the wall, we didn't miss a single spot.

- Was he looking for something?

- I don't know, he was examining the symbols on the walls.

- There are symbols?

- Yeah, there are a lot of symbols in the Chinese ancient language. I wasn't interested because I didn't understand what they meant.

- Let's go see what is engraved on the wall.

Dylan tried to forget about Laila and focus on the wall instead. His desire to touch her kept increasing every time he saw her bright eyes.

" I shouldn't let her presence distract me this much. I must control myself and focus on finding the next clue and saving Tarou. Maybe after that, I will be able to reach her when she gets rid of the sense of guilt. "

As Sarra said, there were a lot of symbols engraved on both sides of the wall. No one there was able to understand them because they were in Chinese.

- This is very hard. We only walked for a bit and yet we found ten different symbols that we don't have any idea about them.

- Should we keep walking?

- We will finish this area then we will go find a hotel and a guide. We need someone to explain this to us. It is beyond my knowledge.

- Alright, let's go.

Dylan was very frustrated, he felt that he was lost. At that moment, he looked at the sky:

" Aaron where are you? I can't believe that I'm saying this, but I can't do this alone. Please come back. I'm weak, I can't afford to look for two lost monsters. "

Sarra noticed that Dylan was depressed. Aaron's absence made things worse for him. She approached Laila and whispered to her.

- Dylan is in a very bad mood

- Yeah, I noticed that.

- Can't you help him?

- Me? How?

- You know that he loves you, right? You heard everything that night.

Laila became surprised:

- YOU KNOW?

- I could sense your presence. I'm a witch after all.

- But...But he has been ignoring me since then. I think he already hates me for what I did.

- What about you? Do you hate him?

Laila yelled out of sudden:

- NO, OF COURSE, NOT. HOW COULD I?

She remembered how he was treating her gently and how he kept smiling at her.

- He...He is a wonderful man.

Sarra held her hand while smiling:

- If you love him too, you must let him know. Won't you regret it if you walk away without even trying?

Laila's face turned red. She never imagined herself confessing her love to a man.

- I...I can't do it. I'm leaving after finding the treasure.

- You know, Dylan suffered a lot because of his previous love. He lost himself and he went mad. Fortunately, he managed to get back to his senses after nearly killing everyone around him.

- He told me that.

- He did?

- Yes...

- After that incident, he never talked about it for ten years. Yet, he opened up to you.

- I'm...I'm...not good for him.

- To be honest, me and Aaron are against this relationship after that we knew the truth about you. He is suffering and I don't want to see him going through such a hard time again. So, if you are not considering being with him, please refuse him properly so he can move on.

Laila's heart ached after hearing that, she could barely hold her tears from falling while looking at him.

- I...I will do it....for Dylan...