Chapter 15: Parting
Days went by as if nothing happened and Yuna also puts all the bad memory at the back of her head. She was good at ignoring things she didn't like.
Whatever it may be, life always has to go on.
"Take care of this"
Zahia place the moonlit orchid at the table.
Yuna look down at the flower that was supposed to be white but now is in deep red colour as if it was soak and nurtured in blood. Indeed, it was nurtured as such after it blooms.
With a twitching lips Yuna asked "What kind of flower is this?" it does not look anything good!
"Hmm….. what kind…maybe mutated Moonlit orchid?"
Zahia ponder.
"I don't want it"
Yuna gave a resolute reply.
Recalling the twisting worm like roots that drills inside the body of human and sucking their blood dry, Yuna could not pierce the psychological barrier of the deep disgust she has of the flower.
"It's a gift from a master to her disciple, just nurture it" Zahia said unabhased.
Who gift this kind of thing to their disciple? Master, stop joking!
"With what?" Yuna asked.
"…..uhh….maybe blood?" Zahia said, her voice unsure.
"Are you serious?"
Yuna open her eyes wide in exasperated disbelief.
Seriously, the person before her is the most careless and nonchalant person ever! Who used to give their disciple such kind of horrendous gift? Who? Who?
"Uhh…. It will be a shame to just destroy it because I don't want this thing"
Zahia said innocently, her old fake face righteous.
"And it is justified for me to take something you don't like? Am I a trash bag!!!???"
"….Well, the Arryn family would love it but I don't want to benefit them, as a disciple, it is your duty to shoulder some responsibility of your master"
"You! Shameless!" Flaring her nostril, Yuna walk out of the room not wanting to engage in a conversation with her master. Where is the promised leaving good things for their disciple before leaving? Where? Where?
"Hmm…?"
Yuna who storm out pause in her steps, there are many strong build individuals standing outside the apothecary store but instead of them, the most eye-catching persons will be the two children surrounded in the middle of the red clothes individuals.
Two children, one male and one female— The male child have a straight silky red hair while the female child have a curly hair.
Both of them have an almost identical face.
Even as a child who will be around Yuna age, their appearance is already outstanding. Strikingly outstanding.
'The Arryn siblings, speak of the devil'
Yuna remember this important character only because of their striking appearance.
The characters in the novel
The illustration which was done is a surrealistic art style and the real person before her eyes have little differences. The adult appearance down to their childhood appearance is illustrated and Yuna also marvel at their beauty even though she does not engage much with the novel itself.
The two children look at her with their unique blood red eyes.
The male, Alaster Arryn withdraw his gaze as if founding her uninteresting while the female, Enyo Arryn at least look her up and down albeit somewhat condescendingly before withdrawing her gaze just like her brother, finding her uninteresting.
She didn't seem to exist in their eyes or that she is not worth their attention. Like their noble eyes should not be taint with filth.
'I really want to smack them, cocky children deserve beating'
Yuna wonders how the main character could befriend them, ugh… no wait, since Austin is the main character, of course he can tame and befriend them.
As an unimportant character that does not even have a single appearance, Yuna decide to back down and not care about this character whose arrogance and cockiness pierced the skies.
They mutually don't care each other.
Yuna took a step back and enter the store once again.
"Sensei, many red clothes individuals are standing outside"
Zahia came out while levitating Louis in the air with mana.
"I am going to leave with them now, a new apothecary will come to take over the store. You can use the cauldrons and herbs anytime you want even if I am not there, go and read the notes I left behind"
Yuna choke "The heck! You are leaving now?"
It was so abrupt! Can her master be any more reliable? What did she mean by leave with them now?! Even Grida was sent back silently such that Yuna was not even aware of the kid departure until a week later when she finally visit the apothecary store to review her learning as well as to play with the kid!
"No need to feel reluctant, we will meet again after three years"
Zahia said, patting Yuna head
'That's not the point master!'
"Don't do anything reckless, Yuna" Zahia eyes cast down, her eyes lingering on Yuna head.
Under Yuna speechless eyes, she walks out calmly and hand over Louis to the red cloth individuals. The people pause a bit seeing the word written on Louis face, discreetly looking at Yuna when her master points her fingers at her.
'You tattler! No sense of comradie!'
Yuna naturally avert her eyes but before she look back again, the people who stand before the store all vanish.
'Teleportation scroll or either someone with teleportation ability'
Yuna is more inclined to believe that the people used teleportation scroll which is stinky expensive that it can even buy half a small country.
As for a person with teleportation ability, Lalrem Empire have not borne someone with that ability for the past hundred years.
Yuna walk back at the back room and saw a note as her master said.
The note reads
• Learn all the books before three years passed, also take good care of the mutated…thingy.
Short, concise and unfeeling.
Beside the note, there is a 20 to 30 thick book and the mutated Moonlit Orchid.
"Can't I have a normal Master, shouldn't she leave me with money instead?"
With tears streaming down her face, Yuna with a pile of heavy book walks back home.
She don't feel sentimental about her master parting at all, not even a single bit!