Chapter 41

The whole village was busy and in festive mood . This was due to the wedding ceremony that would take place in couple of days . Most of the important people were invited for the wedding . Nick was also one of them . I told Nick that I had my own plans and didn't need his help . I planned to travel to the Gra.s.shill Village alone when Rand and others would leave first with the dowry .

Senty was already living in the Gra.s.shill Village at her fiance place, or so I heard . Rand and others would travel there for couple of days and therefore they would leave tomorrow . I would leave the same day but I would take different path . I didn't want them to know that I left and therefore I would take a much more difficult and dangerous path .

I would arrive earlier than them but that was what I wanted . I didn't worry about finding the right house or the village . I asked Nick about the map and how to get to that village . He supplied a map for me and it covered the areas of about 4 days of horseback traveling in radius . I could see that there were couple of villages in that radius and the Gra.s.shill Village was the biggest of them all .

No wonder people would try to befriend the Horseplain Village now due to the wedding with some kind of young master . I also found out from Nick that this young master was a son to the current chief of the Grashill Village . No wonder Rand was so happy when they proposed the marriage .

It was all nice and great . There was one problem though . That problem was called Nex and no one seemed to realise what I wanted to do . Only Nick knew what would happen but he would of course keep quiet about it .

The next day, Rand and others went out of village and traveled towards the Gra.s.shill Village . Nick told me beforehand that Rand's disciple, the guy who always monitored me . Stayed behind in the village to keep an eye . He said that if I were to leave he would know about this . I didn't care much if he knew and better still I wanted for him to go after me because then he would die .

I returned to my house before I left and said to the turtle "I will be leaving for couple of days, so you have to take care of your meals by yourself . I will drop you off at the river and when I return, I will fetch you back" . The turtle didn't seem to like the idea and pulled on my trousers with its mouth .

I returned to my house before I left and said to the turtle "I will be leaving for couple of days, so you have to take care of your meals by yourself . I will drop you off at the river and when I return, I will fetch you back" . The turtle didn't seem to like the idea and pulled on my trousers with its mouth .

I thought it was concerned that I would leave it, so I said "Don't worry, I will return" . The turtle wasn't having any of that and still pulled on my trousers . I was dumbfounded and thought 'What does it want?' . The turtle made couple of sounds and it looked like it still wanted to follow me .

I asked "You want to go with me?" to which the turtle nodded . I said to it "I need to travel very fast and you will not be able to keep up with me . I can't carry you around either and you are not stealthy . If I brought you to the Gra.s.shill Village, people would know" .

What the turtle did next was out of my expectations . It actually started running around . It wanted to show me that it would keep up with me . The sight was unbelievable 'what kind of turtle is so fast?' I thought . Not only was it intelligent but it was fast . I would understand if it was done in the water but on the land? I looked at the turtle and said in shock "Then fine, you can go with me" .

I didn't know how else to respond and so that was the only thing I could do, say yes . Then I realised something . I always called it turtle or it but we were together for a bit of time now and the turtle seemed to be very attached to me, yet I never tried to give it a name . I said to the turtle "I actually forgot but how about we give you a name?" .

I didn't know how else to respond and so that was the only thing I could do, say yes . Then I realised something . I always called it turtle or it but we were together for a bit of time now and the turtle seemed to be very attached to me, yet I never tried to give it a name . I said to the turtle "I actually forgot but how about we give you a name?" .

The turtle seemed to like the idea and so I proposed couple of names . "How about Tory?" to which the turtle shook its head . It didn't like it apparently . I tried again "Then how about Jack?" to which the turtle repeated the process of shaking its head . I went through many names when finally I asked "Then how about Sh.e.l.ly? It's a good name right? It suits you because you have a sh.e.l.l" . The turtle seemed to like this one and nodded its head in confirmation . I said "Great! From now on you will be known as Sh.e.l.ly!" .

I then said "Alright Sh.e.l.ly, we shall move out now . We will probably meet someone on our way and if we do, he will die" . Sh.e.l.ly seemed to understand my meaning and simply followed after me . When I got out of the village, I ran towards the path I established from the map . It wasn't hard to find a path once you knew how to do it . Nick gave me some lessons as to how to read directions at night but also while it was day . So I knew where the north was and how to stay on my path .

About 30 minutes of running later I could hear noises from behind me . I knew who was following me . I just slowed down a bit to a normal walking pace and awaited the guy behind me to catch up . The guy caught up after a minute or so and shouted "Stop!" .

I stopped and turned around but I didn't bother replying or anything, I just threw 4 daggers at him in an instant . He didn't expect that type of development and so he got hit by all 4 daggers and died the least painful death, I a.s.sumed .

About 30 minutes of running later I could hear noises from behind me . I knew who was following me . I just slowed down a bit to a normal walking pace and awaited the guy behind me to catch up . The guy caught up after a minute or so and shouted "Stop!" .

I stopped and turned around but I didn't bother replying or anything, I just threw 4 daggers at him in an instant . He didn't expect that type of development and so he got hit by all 4 daggers and died the least painful death, I a.s.sumed .

I already was prepared to kill for my revenge and anyone that stood in my way, was my enemy . Like Nick said "The art of hidden weapons is an art of killing . It was not created for self defence or protection or any other bullc.r.a.p! It was an art purely for killing" .

I searched the corpse and found nothing except one tattered book that was on him . I retrieved the book and made some bigger cuts on the body . I wanted for wild animals to eat the corpse and the thicker the stench of blood was the further it would travel . This way some predators will be able to find this corpse .

Before I continued my journey, I looked through the book . It was a copy of the manual that gave Rand and his granddaughter more strength . I was a bit happy about it but I also knew it probably was incomplete . This guy was only some kind of disciple and not blood related, therefore he wouldn't have a full copy on himself .

I put away the book and noticed that Sh.e.l.ly was unperturbed by the death of this human . I said "This was the guest I talked about . I don't think anyone else will follow us . We should go now, there is a long way ahead of us" . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head and followed after me .

The whole village was busy and in festive mood . This was due to the wedding ceremony that would take place in couple of days . Most of the important people were invited for the wedding . Nick was also one of them . I told Nick that I had my own plans and didnt need his help . I planned to travel to the Gra.s.shill Village alone when Rand and others would leave first with the dowry . Senty was already living in the Gra.s.shill Village at her fiance place, or so I heard . Rand and others would travel there for couple of days and therefore they would leave tomorrow . I would leave the same day but I would take different path . I didnt want them to know that I left and therefore I would take a much more difficult and dangerous path . I would arrive earlier than them but that was what I wanted . I didnt worry about finding the right house or the village . I asked Nick about the map and how to get to that village . He supplied a map for me and it covered the areas of about 4 days of horseback traveling in radius . I could see that there were couple of villages in that radius and the Gra.s.shill Village was the biggest of them all . No wonder people would try to befriend the Horseplain Village now due to the wedding with some kind of young master . I also found out from Nick that this young master was a son to the current chief of the Grashill Village . No wonder Rand was so happy when they proposed the marriage . It was all nice and great . There was one problem though . That problem was called Nex and no one seemed to realise what I wanted to do . Only Nick knew what would happen but he would of course keep quiet about it . The next day, Rand and others went out of village and traveled towards the Gra.s.shill Village . Nick told me beforehand that Rands disciple, the guy who always monitored me . Stayed behind in the village to keep an eye . He said that if I were to leave he would know about this . I didnt care much if he knew and better still I wanted for him to go after me because then he would die . I returned to my house before I left and said to the turtle I will be leaving for couple of days, so you have to take care of your meals by yourself . I will drop you off at the river and when I return, I will fetch you back . The turtle didnt seem to like the idea and pulled on my trousers with its mouth . I thought it was concerned that I would leave it, so I said Dont worry, I will return . The turtle wasnt having any of that and still pulled on my trousers . I was dumbfounded and thought What does it want? . The turtle made couple of sounds and it looked like it still wanted to follow me . I asked You want to go with me? to which the turtle nodded . I said to it I need to travel very fast and you will not be able to keep up with me . I cant carry you around either and you are not stealthy . If I brought you to the Gra.s.shill Village, people would know . What the turtle did next was out of my expectations . It actually started running around . It wanted to show me that it would keep up with me . The sight was unbelievable what kind of turtle is so fast? I thought . Not only was it intelligent but it was fast . I would understand if it was done in the water but on the land? I looked at the turtle and said in shock Then fine, you can go with me . I didnt know how else to respond and so that was the only thing I could do, say yes . Then I realised something . I always called it turtle or it but we were together for a bit of time now and the turtle seemed to be very attached to me, yet I never tried to give it a name . I said to the turtle I actually forgot but how about we give you a name? . The turtle seemed to like the idea and so I proposed couple of names . How about Tory? to which the turtle shook its head . It didnt like it apparently . I tried again Then how about Jack? to which the turtle repeated the process of shaking its head . I went through many names when finally I asked Then how about Sh.e.l.ly? Its a good name right? It suits you because you have a sh.e.l.l . The turtle seemed to like this one and nodded its head in confirmation . I said Great! From now on you will be known as Sh.e.l.ly! . I then said Alright Sh.e.l.ly, we shall move out now . We will probably meet someone on our way and if we do, he will die . Sh.e.l.ly seemed to understand my meaning and simply followed after me . When I got out of the village, I ran towards the path I established from the map . It wasnt hard to find a path once you knew how to do it . Nick gave me some lessons as to how to read directions at night but also while it was day . So I knew where the north was and how to stay on my path . About 30 minutes of running later I could hear noises from behind me . I knew who was following me . I just slowed down a bit to a normal walking pace and awaited the guy behind me to catch up . The guy caught up after a minute or so and shouted Stop! . I stopped and turned around but I didnt bother replying or anything, I just threw 4 daggers at him in an instant . He didnt expect that type of development and so he got hit by all 4 daggers and died the least painful death, I a.s.sumed . I already was prepared to kill for my revenge and anyone that stood in my way, was my enemy . Like Nick said The art of hidden weapons is an art of killing . It was not created for self defence or protection or any other bullc.r.a.p! It was an art purely for killing . I searched the corpse and found nothing except one tattered book that was on him . I retrieved the book and made some bigger cuts on the body . I wanted for wild animals to eat the corpse and the thicker the stench of blood was the further it would travel . This way some predators will be able to find this corpse . Before I continued my journey, I looked through the book . It was a copy of the manual that gave Rand and his granddaughter more strength . I was a bit happy about it but I also knew it probably was incomplete . This guy was only some kind of disciple and not blood related, therefore he wouldnt have a full copy on himself . I put away the book and noticed that Sh.e.l.ly was unperturbed by the death of this human . I said This was the guest I talked about . I dont think anyone else will follow us . We should go now, there is a long way ahead of us . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head and followed after me .