we leave tomorrow

"Eyyy, how is that even possible, she is just an animal". It kinda made sense when she said Jagi understood her, it was like they had some sort of connection.

"Hey Joo Ah, let's bring her along with us". She paused for a while and looked at me and suddenly, she started laughing so hard I thought all the wild animals would hear us.

"Hey, why are you laughing? I don't think I said anything funny did I?"

"Take her where? Can't you see how big she is? I guess not every civilized person is smart haha".

"You should really stop talking down on me besides, I was being very serious. As long as you can truly control her, we can take her with us".

"Fine, let's say we take her with us which is impossible because we can't just walk along the road saying hey, I have a tiger pet. But if just if we happen to take her past all that, where will she live? In the zoo?"

The way she was sounding almost made me feel I was actually making a fool of myself but I was 100 percent sure she could take her along, we just needed to strategize. I don't know if Lu Jinho will take me back in but if he does, he has a forest-like garden in his home. Though I've never been there, I know Jagi can live there without any problems.

But in the worst possible scenario, all I have to do is get my things from the Lu's mansion and get myself a comfortable place. With the amount I have in my name, I can do that with ease. Come what may, I'm not leaving Joo Ah here, never.

"We are taking her with us and we leave tomorrow".

I said this and stood up going towards the very tiny opening of the cave. I wasn't looking at anything, in particular, I was just standing there, thinking about how exactly I was going to travel with a tiger.

Joo Ah kept looking at Shin Suri from behind. After a while, she smiled and looked at Jagi. For some reason, she just didn't know what to say, instead, she was trying so hard not to cry.

"Seems we are actually leaving this place Jagi. I know what she is saying is crazy but I really want to try. I want to find him no matter what. I have to find him, dead or alive".

Determination could be seen in her eyes and if one looked closely, it would almost look like Jagi just smiled.

The next morning, they woke up pretty early, or to be more specific, none of them could actually sleep except one big white tiger.

"Good morning ehhhm accept my apology, but I don't know your name".

"What a great savior you are, it's now you deemed it fit to ask for my name?"

She smiled and I had to admit anytime I saw her smile like that I had to constantly remind myself that I was straight.

"Well, I would have remembered to ask you if you didn't talk too much". She said as she offered me her hand which I took so I could stand up more easily.

"Shin Suri, my name is Shin Suri".

"You have a very pretty name. Okay, let's get ready to set out. Jagi and I know a pretty safe track. It's not completely safe but the animals aren't much and it's a bit faster to the mainland".

We ate the remaining meat from yesterday, packed almost nothing but weapons, and set off. Jagi was at the front Joo Ah was at the back while I was at the middle of course. I almost died three times already, I'm not ready for another near death experience that too by animals, haaa never.

'Okay Shin Suri, if anything happens, just run away. Yes, leave the hunting to them. You know nothing about animals'.

We kept going and I was actually really happy that we hadn't come across any animal yet but my happiness didn't last long because it was getting dark and I was hearing creepy sounds.

"Don't you think we should find shelter huh? It's scary right now".

"We can't. If we stay here overnight, they would have sensed us before morning for sure. You don't want to be surrounded by wild animals do you?"

"Why are you even asking me that? Of course not but how will we make it past the night huh? Plus it looks like it's about to rain".

"Then start praying that it doesn't rain if not, I can definitely not assure we'll survive tonight".

She definitely knew how to make me feel more scared than I already was. Jagi abruptly stopped which made me bump into her. She growled and looked at me, I could almost swear I could read her impression. It was like

'There she goes again the clumsy looking bitch'.

"Hehehe sorry Jagi, but why did you suddenly stop".

"Shhhh, she sensed something, something really big".

"Wait what, shouldn't we be running away?"

Just then, I saw it, I saw the animal that was hunting us. It was a fu*cking lion. I don't know much about animals and I've really never cared but I know lions were the strongest animals to ever exist. How exactly are we going to kill that?

"We have to go, let's run".

"Shushhh, you'll get us killed" she said in a whisper and there it was, it charged towards us like it hadn't eaten for years.

Jagi and Joo Ah were fighting it with all they had but that thing was just too strong. I couldn't do anything, I was too scared. I noticed Jagi had been really injured and Joo Ah was also really hurt. If I don't do anything right now, we'll all die here.

My eye kept searching around till I actually saw something that could kill the lion in seconds. A poisonous spider. I used it to kill a man once when I was still an assassin. It was creepy but I managed.

"Alright Shin Suri, all you have to do is make sure it doesn't sting you".

It was pretty easy to catch it, just like other spiders and then I went close enough to throw it at the lion but just then, it sensed my presence and left both Joo Ah and Jagi and came after me. I didn't even think I just screamed and threw the spider. I didn't even know if it got to the lion or not.

"Shin Suri!!!" It was Joo Ah who screamed. The lion was already on me but it had gone numb. It wasn't dead but it was definitely paralyzed. The venom from the spider walked really fast because the lion was at full speed so all of his muscles were very active which made its veins pop way faster.

I got away from its grip and stood up while cleaning myself up.

"Uhh, that thing is definitely too big for an animal".

I started feeling really weak and could feel a sting on my hand. When I checked it, there it was, the spider stung me before the lion.

Shin Suri passed out immediately.