Rosie's Games

Chapter 212: Elias and Valentin

Elias "The Hound" Karos closed his eyes as he leaned against the large trunk of a tree. His long, flamboyantly red hair danced as the cold wind of the North made its presence known.

"Oi Elias!"

Elias looked down, saying nothing. He stared at the man with distinctive blue hair.

"What!?" he glared. "Do you want me to burn you, Valentin?"

"Asshole" Valentin murmured. "The captain is asking for you. He said we will reach the border of Cirid and Lonyth very soon, you need to change your hair color."

"Oh I will do it later."

"Or did you want your father to come here and take you back?"

"Shut your trap!"

Elias jumped down the tree. Almost immediately, his eyes landed on the woman standing behind the blue-haired man.

"What? Do you need something?"

"No, I just the captain is looking for you."

"Did you need to come here to tell me that knowing Valentin is here?"

"Will you stop acting like an ass?" Valentin chided as he turned around. "Stop worrying about him, Lady Sofia. Let the captain chew him out."

"But"

"Can you stop being so kind to people who bully you?"

"Bully?" Elias scoffed. "Do I need to bully someone like her?"

"I" Sofia's face reddened. Before they knew it, two large tears were already on her cheeks. "I apologize. I will not bother you again." Sofia then ran off, frantically wiping her tears away.

"You said that last time too!" Elias yelled behind her.

"Did you have to do that?' Valentin said.

"Do what?"

"You"

"Hey, I was just being myself."

"You really hmph!"

"You will see, Valentin, that woman is trouble." Elias ignored Valentin's mumbled words as he walked towards the only carriage a few meters away from him.

"You looking for me?" he said as he stepped inside the carriage. Without invitation, he sat opposite the large man that almost occupied the whole space.

"There might be some beasts ahead of us," the man said. "Soldiers are fighting against them."

"And?"

"We could stop or choose a different way."

"Are you asking me if I want to fight?" Elias asked.

"No, this isn't about fighting. Lonyth is going through a change and you know that."

"Tsk. I wanted to go to Wugari. Do you think I care which way we take?"

"I knew you would say that. Then"

**AWOOOOOOOOOO**

An ear-shattering howl interrupted their conversation.

"You said, it would be ahead of us," Elias said.

"I did not know they were moving."

"More like running" Elias corrected. Without waiting for their captain, he jumped out of the carriage. The moment his feet landed in the snow, his hair, that was originally red, was now as black as coal.

"Ahhh!" Sofia's voice immediately made Elias aware that they were accompanying someone like that woman. He rolled his eyes. "What is that?"

"Lady Sofia, please calm yourself. They are here to help us. We will be safe."

"But those are those are"

"Shut your mouth lady or you will die," Elias snarled. He was already holding his sword. "What are you waiting for Valentin? Do you need me to order you around?" Elias glared at Valentin, whose once blue hair was now brown.

Hearing his voice, Valentin said nothing. Instead, he removed his bow and arrows and followed behind Elias.

"You are really being mean to the lady without any rhyme or reason," Valentin accused.

"She almost got us killed," Elias retorted as he trotted towards the soldiers that were running their way. By now, they could already see the creature that was chasing them. It was a wolf a large red wolf.

To be more precise, wolves. Many wolves.

"That should be enough reason for you to avoid her," Elias said.

"She did not mean to do that. She was just scared."

"Are you telling me that a woman from Cirid, who had been fighting against monsters for years, is scared of seeing one?"

"You"

"She's pretending. She's clearly not from Cirid."

"But"

"Shut up and fight!" Elias said as he started moving his sword against the wolf that lunged towards them.

*THWACK*

Just as he started slicing the wolves as if they were nothing, Valentin started using his bow, targeting the few wolves that tried to attack Elias. Then, he would use a short sword to fight other wolves that would jump his way.

"There are too many of them" Valentin uttered. However, he was almost certain that his friend was not listening to his words. Hearing Elias's cheering as he killed the wolves one by one, Valentin shook his head inwardly. The number of wolves might be too much for him, but not for Elias. The man was just a beast when it came to fighting.

Not long after, the wolves started retreating. They must have sensed Elias' penchant for killing them.

"Take care of them will you?"

He heard Elias say before he started chasing the wolves.

Valentin could only sigh. There were about twenty

Hm?

Valentin frowned when he realized something.

Wolves don't just run away without the wolf king.

But where is the Wolf King? Usually, the wolf king would stand behind all of the wolves.

Something seemed amiss.

"Sir Valentin?" he heard Sofia's voice. "What What are those?"

"Please stay right where you are, Lady. I need to find Elias."

"But, Sir "

This time, Valentin did not let Sofia finish her words as he started running toward Elias. Valentin could not shake the feeling that something was wrong with this. The wolves seemed to be disorganized.

Wolves were meticulous creatures especially the ones in big packs. Moreover, they would always use their number to their advantage. Meaning, if they encountered an enemy, they would immediately surround it.

This was the reason why getting rid of them could be very troublesome. However, the wolves earlier carelessly revealed themselves and were running they were running as if to run away from something.

Valentin's eyes widened as he came to a full stop. He stared at Elias who was standing not too far away from him.

The two of them were staring at two large Wolf Kings fighting against two people. A man and a woman and what looked like a little white tiger.

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