I paused to think, I guess I'll stop here for now.

There are some things I need to take care of before I create the other Guardians.

"Mistress!" Hina came back to the throne room, her expression looked panicked.

"Hina? Is there something the matter?" I asked.

There's no way that she finished her task that quickly.

Something else was up.

"I was setting up the barriers as you have requested, but somehow a human managed to wander inside before that!" Hina said.

"A human, you say? Where are they currently?" I asked.

"They just now made their way into the forest, Mistress." Hina admitted.

"Isn't that a good thing? If they're in there, they are surely going to die." Roman points out.

Hina's expression turned sour, for an elf who hated humans she didn't seem very happy about this fact.

I wonder....

"Hina, what kind of human is it?" I asked. I have a sneaking suspicion that I already knew her answer.

She pressed her fingers together before answering, "it seems to be a child, Mistress." She answers.

I see, that was what I had came in conclusion too.

I sigh and once again used my magic to bring up the veiwing portal.

It's a good thing I didn't have to search for the intruder, the viewing portal immediately guided me to the human child.

"Looks like the child is surrounded by Horned-Dark Wolves." I muttered.

This doesn't look good for the kid. And judging by the situation, if not rescued immediately the child could become a delish meal for these wolves.

I sat back with my arms crossed, I admit that it would be a problem if a human child died in my forest.

My question is, how did it get there?

"Til, please go rescue the child and bring him to the fortress."

Til stood and nods before leaving.

"Thank you so much, Mistress!" Hina says her eyes glazed over with tears.

Jeesh, what will I do with this child?

"I'll make myself clear, Hina. I could care less for that human's life. Be it child or adult, it does not matter to me. But I will not kill unnecessarily, if they provoke me then they die. It does not only pertain to humans, but anything that lives." I tell her.

To think I, who used to be human, would ever say these words.

But I don't regret it.

She bowed her head, "yes, I understand, Mistress." She says.

I stared at the veiwing portal. In this case, though. Killing an innocent child who probably wandered into my forest by mere accident, does not sit well with me.

This is what I wanted to think, in actual fact I was a bit curious. Why on Earth was there such a cute little boy there in my forest in the first place?

Thinking about it, I wonder if it really is an accident.

 

Another's Perspective

 

Inside the forest, one can see a child around six years old running from a pack of horned-dark wolves.

The child's clothes is shredded from the back because of a claw mark that belonged to a wolf.

He trips over a tree root and scrambles behind this same very tree to lean against it.

He could run no more, the pain in his back was unbearable.

The only thing he could do was hope that the wolves didn't find him.

 

Til's Perspective

 

"You're almost there, the kid is hiding behind a tree a few kilometers to the left." Hina says.

Til nods and continues to run quickly through the forest.

Thanks to his use in strengthening ones body, it wasvery easy to breeze past many monsters.

He spotted the wolves near a tree, the sound of a child screaming was enough for Til to understand the situation.

He reached into his medicine pouch and threw something round-like at the wolves.

This should repel them and keep them back for a while.

A thick smoke substance spilled from the round-like object letting off a rachid smell.

Just as he hoped, the wolves scattered to the trees nearby.

A wolve's snout is pretty sensitive after all.

He came upon the boy that trembled on the ground, curled into a ball.

Til squatted down to take a closer look at the child's wounds.

"Looks like he needs medical attention, besides the back wound. Looks like his skin on his leg aws eaten through, I'll have to heal the wounds a bit to stop the bleeding." He spoke.

"Please do, bring the child here once you're done." Hina says.

"Right away." Til answers.

He pulls out a small vile with green liquid and turned the child to his back.

"It hurts." The boy says.

"It'll be alright. Drink this, it should heal your wounds a bit." Til lifts the boy's head a bit and pressed the vile to his lips.

The sound of the boy drinking the liquid was a good sign.

He watched a dim green light glow about the boy's wounds that healed only a bit. It was good enough, since this should stop the rest of the boy from bleeding too much.

Til then lifted the boy into his hold, he didn't have very much time before the repellent clears up. 

 

Another's perspective

 

"Mistress, Til is on his way, he says he'll use the teleportation gate that's hidden in the forest to get here." Hina says.

"Alright then, I'll be sure to reset the gate so that only our people can enter." Reesa says.

She then stands from her throne after resetting the portal, "let's join Til in the medical room." 

"Yes, Mistress." Hina and Roman says.

"As for me, I will go collect resources from the human City, Perphius." Islacc says.

"Oh, while you're doing that, check around for more information about the child. See if his parents are looking for him." Reesa points out.

"Yes, Mistress. I shall return later then." Islacc says disappearing.

"Alright, to the Medical Room. Til and the child awaits." Reesa orders.

Hina and Roman followed behind her, out the doubled-doored entrance and into the halls.