The journey back through the nature

I wake up in a great room in the castle.
I have a bag full of money and am wearing new noble clothes.

The last night was amazing.
I would really like to stay at a place like this.
But I feel a strong urge to go back home.

No time to relax anymore. I really want to be back at home, where Sina is waiting for me.
And my next mission should be waiting there as well.
I just can't stay here any longer. It's where the amulet is dragging me.

I get up and immediately run through the corridors until I find the exit of this castle.

On my way back through the town, I go to the market place once more, where I meet the owner of that shop again.

Hey, I'd like to have another one of your delicious buns. And here you also get your money back. And a little tip!

What happened? I thought you were a poor adventurer...

It's too difficult to explain. I don't have time. So can I have one?

Okay, sure...
Here you are!

He hands me another one of his meat buns and it's just as delicious as the day before.
I will really miss it.

Then I leave the town, walk along the path, cross the bridge and enter the forest again.

After walking through the forest for some hours it's already getting late again, so I look for the settlement.
It should be very close.

Soon I reach the destroyed settlement.
A bunch of people are already back, including Water and her parents.
And even that boy from the other settlement is there.

Water and some of her friends are sitting on these rocks.
The boy is playing the flute Water was playing some days ago.

And some men are currently repairing their little shacks.
Most of the evil plants have already been destroyed by now.
Maybe I could sleep at this place. It's already getting late.

I think about saying hello to Water, but I decide against it.
She didn't notice me yet, so I'll just leave this place.
Another farewell only a few days later would be too hard for her.

So instead I decide to go to the nearby settlement.
There I look for the old home of Water. As expected it's still empty. So I just get inside and sleep there.

The next day I get up early in the morning, ready to continue my journey.
Just before I leave the settlement, Bog appears.
He seems kind of sad.

Hey, what happened?

I don't see Pira anywhere around.

Where is Pira?
Did she already leave again?

Yeah! She just left me!
She didn't even say a single word...

I guess, that's just how she is.
When I came to this place, I thought we were a couple.
But when she met you, she almost didn't care for me anymore.
At least not in that way.

Oh, really?
So this means when we were in the woods together, I must have been the guy who took away your girlfriend...
I'm really sorry about that.
I really didn't know. Why haven't you told me?

He really seems upset. He looks as if he's just about to cry.
That's very weird for such a strong guy.

It's okay. But still thanks for telling me. You really seem okay.
When we were out in the forest together, it was difficult to ignore that you were the new partner of my girlfriend.
But it wasn't your fault after all. So no need to feel bad for it.

You're a good friend. Would you let me accompany you?

Accompany me?
Sure. Having a strong guy like you as a partner shouldn't be such a bad thing.

Nah, maybe I'm physically strong. But you are the one who saved my home.

A little support still comes handy.
Walking around alone all the time gets kind of boring.

Thanks, I'm so glad.
Then let's go!

Does he even know where I'm going?
But who cares, it will be fine.

Letting me accompany you is really cute of you.
And you're also kind of cute.
Even more so than most girls.

Uhm...
You really think so?

Yeah, if you were a girl...
Oh, I'm sorry. Now I sound weird.

It's okay. My sword fighting master was much worse in this regard.

Oh, uhm, cool...

So I have to go now. Are you ready to go already?

Sure. There's nothing that holds me in this place. I wanted to explore the world anyway.

Then let's go!

Together we leave the settlement and continue walking through the deep forest.

We just go straightforward through the forest. No need for any breaks.
Maybe the amulet also helps me regenerate my stamina?

And Bog also doesn't get tired and keeps walking fast.
Once in a while we meet dangerous looking creatures, but usually they don't attack.
They might not know how dangerous swords are, but they recognize a strong guy like Bog.

And even the one time we get attacked, I don't even have to draw my sword.
Bog just punches the monster and it immediately stops moving. I guess it's dead.

When it's getting dark, we finally reach the other side of the nature area.
It's already too late to get a ship now.

But there are still a bunch of shacks standing around.
Maybe we'll be able to sleep there?

So I look around. Bog just follows me.
Soon I spot one of the shacks. It appears to be an inn.
So we go inside and a woman is standing at the counter.

I ask her for a room and pay.
We use a room together, since it's less expensive.
But sadly it turns out we also share a bed.

Bog notices my feelings about that.

Don't worry, I won't hurt you.
This will be fun. A real night for men.
Just me and you.

I just go to bed and try to sleep.
Bog seems a little worried and tries to keep distance to me. Maybe even a little more than he needs to.

Even if I'm turned away from him, I sometimes look back. He just watches me lying there.
He seems a little annoyed. He probably wants to do something fun. But I'm glad he realizes how I don't want to.
And soon he falls asleep even before me.

Not long after he fell asleep, he just comes closer and snuggles up to me, though.
It's pretty annoying if an older guy tries to cuddle me.
Even worse, he almost doesn't wear any clothes.

But there's not much I can do about that now.
Oh, this will be a long night...