25.Protector

"Bonnie's friend? But I haven't seen you." The middle-aged woman sounded skeptical.

"Heh ..." Glenn gave a harmless smile, "My name is Glenn, ma'am, you can ask Bonnie, she should know me."

"Just a moment." The middle-aged woman said politely and closed the door.

Glenn waited patiently for a few moments before the door opened again, this time to the gluttonous little girl, Bonnie.

"Mr. Glenn?"

The little girl had obviously lost a lot of weight compared to last time, and that lively and cheerful air was gone, as if she had been sick.

"I heard about you and Leila, I'm worried about you guys, so I came over to take a look ..." Glenn's voice slightly stuttered, "Can we go in and talk?"

"Well ... please come in." Bonnie looked like she had just woken up and immediately stepped aside.

Walking into this house which was slightly better compared to the other folk's houses, Glenn just swept a general glance in order not to be rude, and then withdrew his gaze.

He placed the cloth bag he had been holding in his hand on the table, and at that moment, he also noticed the food on the table.

A staple food that was very common in civilian families ... The thought flashed through Glenn's mind.

"You guys talk, I'm going to go get the laundry done." Bonnie's mom knew to leave room for the youngsters to talk and took the initiative to speak up and leave.

Although she knew it was not right to let her daughter stay with a member of the opposite sex who was not that far apart in age, she preferred that this so-called friend could put her daughter in a better mood.

"Yes, ma'am." Glenn smiled.

When Bonnie's mom walked out, Bonnie instantly felt a little overwhelmed, after all, she and Glenn had only just met, and the other person was a male, so the awkwardness of staying in a space like this could be imagined.

"Freaked out the other day, huh?" Glenn spoke first, making Bonnie, whose face was growing red, feel better.

She was silent, not knowing how to answer.

However Glenn continued to speak:

"I know roughly what happened that day, and I really feel sorry that that happened, it has my responsibility, I know."

"Please don't say that Mr. Glenn, no one expects what's going to happen next." Bonnie waved her hand when she heard the remorse in Glenn's tone.

Glenn smiled noncommittally, it did have him to blame, no one else knew, he knew it in his own heart.

"You don't look like you're in good shape, that's an indisputable fact, didn't eat well, did you?" Glenn pointed at the little girl's face.

Bonnie blushed and lowered her head.

"You're worrying your mom like that, you know? I understand it's not surprising that facing a situation like that for the first time would cast a shadow, but please don't get down on yourself yet, closing yourself off like that won't make things better."

Glenn's voice was gentle, like an elder counseling a child.

"I know, but ...," Bonnie pursed her lips and clasped her fingers together.

"Don't be afraid, Bonnie, there are actually guardians protecting you all the time."

Glenn uttered an inexplicable phrase in the same tone, leaving Bonnie stunned.

She looked up quizzically, "Guardians?"

"Yes, Guardian." Glenn met Bonnie at eye level, his tone light and sure, "Have you forgotten what saved you and Leila that day?"

Bonnie followed the lead of Glenn's words and recalled a scene from that day she didn't want to recall.

A few rough burly men dragged her along, she struggled desperately but to no avail, just as her heart was getting more and more fearful and desperate, a few burly men suddenly let go of them with a cry of alarm, the burly men exclaimed what they couldn't remember, but it must have been something that frightened them very much.

If it was according to Glenn, the few strong men were scared away by the so-called guardians!

"Mr. Glenn, what do you mean ..."

"Shhh ..." Bonnie was just about to exclaim out in shock when Glenn interrupted her with a shush and winked at her mysteriously.

"Oh my God!" Bonnie covered her mouth in surprise, an inexplicable excitement welling up inside her.

Watching the little girl sweep away the dismay she had just felt, Glenn was particularly pleased.

Young boys and girls of such an age had an abnormal desire to explore unknown and mysterious things, which led them to be more daring than adults.

If Geren said this to someone in his thirties, the other person would probably be scared half to death.

Besides, this world had unnatural phenomena like magic, people knew about it, and it was normal to accept the settings that Gren made up.

"So ... then, Mr. Glenn, what exactly is a Guardian?" Bonnie clenched her small fists in front of her chest like a secret agent joint and asked Glenn.

Glenn deliberately looked around, which then came close to the little girl and whispered, "Actually, the guardian is a super big dog ..."

At this time, a certain super big dog that was napping moved its nose and suddenly sneezed loudly ...

"Superdog?" Bonnie's eyes widened.

"Yes, a big dog as big as a horse, a dog of punishment that specializes in punishing the wicked, that day it was the one that had been protecting you on the road, and when it saw that there were bad people bullying you, it showed up, and those wicked people were scared out of their wits and fled after seeing it."

"That's ... that's really ..." Bonnie breathed heavily, momentarily unable to find the right words to describe what she was feeling right now.

"This is really cool, isn't it." Glenn said a novel word for her.

"Cool?"

"Yeah, cool." Glenn affirmed.

"Yup! Just cool, that's very cool!" Bonnie was flushed with excitement.

Perhaps it was too loud, Bonnie's mom suddenly pushed the door open, "Bonnie what's wrong with you ..."

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly saw a huge smile on her daughter's face.

"Bonnie! You're finally smiling! Oh, I thought I'd never see you smile like that again."

As a mother, Bonnie's mom was undoubtedly qualified, and her tears of relief at the moment said it all.

"I'm okay, Mom." Bonnie stepped forward to wipe away her own mom's tears.

"I know, I know ...," Bonnie's mom nudged her daughter, "You guys keep talking, I still have laundry to finish."

With that said, she closed the door behind her, once again leaving Bonnie and Glenn both in the room.

"My mom really cares about me too much, that's why ..."

"That's why I was moved to tears, it's so enviable, it's a blessing to have a mom who loves you so much." Glenn exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

The words left Bonnie at a loss for words, she couldn't help but wonder: did Mr. Glenn say that because he didn't care for his mom? Yes, or else he wouldn't be living alone in a remote place like that, he must have lost all his relatives.

Noticing that the other party's eyes suddenly looked at him with a much gentler look, as if he knew what was on the little girl's mind, Glenn said, "Don't think about it too much, it's just a feeling."

Bonnie nodded, noncommittal, as she turned the conversation to the so-called Guardian.

"Can I see it? The guardian, I mean, I'd like to thank it in person."

"Of course, it's near my house, and as long as you're near there, it'll protect you all from the shadows, and I can make it show itself."

"Great." Bonnie jumped gently in place in excitement.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr~

A strange sound suddenly floated through the room, and the excited Bonnie's movements froze, her face reddening a few more points, even her ears.