A traveling circus

By morning Asahel was able to see the crowd better and also realised this wasn't a merchant group but some sort of circus.

Asahel sat on the tree branch and watched as some packed up their tents, some went to wash up and some were practicing stunts.

"Say....Fairy I think we joined a circus group"

"Hmmmm.....I think so too...should we stay for a while or keep moving?"

Asahel was silent for a while, this was because apart from the space there was no other place she knew she could go and so she spoke up

"Let's stay for some time....besides I've never seen a circus group up close before"

Fairy nodded and agreed with its master

Back at the orphanage twice a year the head madam would take the children out as some sort of excursion, the smaller ones would go on a different month while the older ones would also go on a different month.

The orphanage wasn't a rich one but the head madam had once invested in a company when she was younger and the benefits were what she used on the children.

It wasn't like people didn't donate to the orphanage but to take the children outting and some minor stuff like skill acquisition for the older ones, surpassed what people donated,

but still the head madam was able to cover all this expenses.

The only thing she didn't need to worry about was paying the workers, because when she started she didn't employ anyone instead some came of their own free will while some needed shelter and used the opportunity to help out in order to get accommodation

As for where the children would go to have fun it was picked like a game among the children, they would each write down were they wanted to go without the other knowing but of course some still grouped together to agree to write the same thing so as to get a higher vote.

Then their request would be counted and whom so ever had the highest count that would be the place they would all go and it was always fun but this was only for the older children

As for the younger ones which were six years and below the head madam would pick, places like play ground, toddler's pool, bouncing castle and many others for the little ones.

Asahel had gone on one of those trips when she was little but she didn't remember them anymore and by the time she turned seven she had followed the older children on one of their excursions but that was the last she was ever allowed to go, this was because something terrible happened.

But as for Asahel she didn't remember in fact she had no memory before she turned eight which was something she would come to realise soon enough.

Asahel was looking forward to watch this circus group since she had only heard of them from the other children back at orphanage and with that the two stuck close to the group but didn't engage in any conversation with anyone neither did anyone approach them,

well except for the woman called Dana who gave Asahel some food last night and this morning.

As for what happened back at the space, Fairy didn't mention it to Asahel, but all in all he became very dedicated and didn't fall asleep as often as he always did.

Days passed and Asahel and Fairy still continued with the group, so far they had seen them entertain some passersby, small settlements and even among themselves especially at night

It was really fun to watch and Asahel felt a little bit relaxed

Still she didn't engage in any conversation not even with Dana who kept bringing her some food as for were she slept it was always on a tree branch and if there was none around the area they camped then she would ask Fairy to bring a piece of cloth and she would lay on the floor some distance away from them and slept

As for the group of entertainers they were actually surprised but since they had been given rules to follow no one said a word about it but kept it to themselves

"She's an interesting child... Dana were did she join us from"

"Father....I didn't notice her when we left the crook village because I didn't see any child like her who watched us when we performed so I believe it's either from the northern woods or from the merchant town"

"I see, alright then just keep doing what you're doing....I believe she'll come around soon"

"Yes Father"

As soon as Dana left a woman spoke up

"You don't think she's a spy right.....?"