Chapter 5 A familiar encounter

Meiku didn't feel the need to return to his home town, after all he had left that place for a reason ( basically he felt bored and it wasn't the same as it uses too) so there was no point going back there. He figured might as well take the chance to explore and the first place he wanted to go was the capital. This was because, though he had been there many times he only when to go with the general's to give a report to the higher ups. So he never really had a chance to explore the capital.

The first thing he wanted to do was eat some food since he had come all that way and it was about lunch time. He decided to go see a place where there was a lot of people waiting in line. He figured that if there was such a huge crowd for this place it would be worth eating there. There was a lot of chartering in the cue back meiku remained silent while he waited to be served. When he got in he was escorted to a table in the corner but cause he was only one person and it was a table of six others joined him. Meiku didn't mind though.

These people where very big men, they had huge muscles it seemed like they wanted to show them off a lot because it was easy to see how tight their clothes where around those parts. By the time the conversation between the big muscular men had gotten interesting to meiku , the food finally came. The servant placed down the food and left while meiku started to eat he tried to not make it oblivious that he was trying to listen in to there conversation.

"so you know that poor ally that everyone's talking about" said Big guy 1.

"I heard something such as it sells some really good stuff for being the lower part of this city" said Big guy 3.

"I only just heard about it from you guys" said Big guy 4.

" well , one person that sells stuff there made there son go join the army but ever since he came back he wasn't the same. Or that is what I heard. " said Big guy 1.

Before they spoke any further meiku jumped up accidentally knowing his glass on the floor and he asked " Do you know where that place you guys were talking about, is?"

Big guy 2 responded " oh yeah it is just straight along this road take a right then, take a second right take then, the first left and you should be there."

Meiku didn't wait any longer he wanted to know why he didn't come back the same. He placed a bag off money on the table and left. Meiku did exactly what that guy told him and found him self in a shaded alley, looked very dirty but stalls where set up. So he went to go look at them.

Meiku was looking at some items when he found a ruby necklace that caught his eye. He figured this would be the right time to ask about the child. Meiku said " Excuse me , how much for this necklace."

A lady responded " it would be 1 gold, please ". Meiku pulled out a bag that hold 50 gold in and gave it to the lady. " This is too much sir".

" no it is fine" meiku responded. Try to figure out a way to ask about the child.

" well at least come to my house and have some tea then but don't mind my son ever since he came back from the army he is just not the same." she led meiku to her house.

meiku decided to ask " if you don't mind could I see your son. I am a doctor and maybe I may be able to help."

" well sure if you want to". The last said happily.

Once she got there she called his son out and left them alone. When she left meiku ask for his name. Which the son responded " Chino". That name too meiku seemed familiar but why does it? 'Could it be that we met before but where maybe the army... that is the only place I could think of.'