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"Hun, enough with the questions…" Her head returned in the middle, watching the boy. "We must"
"Please, I must know who you are!" Hun lifted his posture. "I can't accept that after so many years, you still refuse to even tell me your name!"
"I revealed my face to you… next time, I will tell you my name." The woman frowned a bit, as her eyes closed. "Now"
"But why?" His eyebrows went up. "I don't understand… you are helping me a lot and in exchange, I barely do anything for you. Why you are helping me this much, in the first place?"
"… sigh… another day where you want answers at all costs…" Her left hand went over a cup of tea, picking it up and carrying it near her mouth. "Hun, I know you remember what I always told you about those questions…" Her mouth grabbed the cup's edge as she took a slow slip. "… and that answer is the reason why I ignore your questions."
"You said that the time hasn't come yet… when it will?" His hands went on his legs.
"Someday… I promise." The woman nodded. "Hun, I want you to listen to my plan…"
"I can fight with my Squid abilities, you know." Hun nodded. "I defeated several enemies"
"Monsters aren't the only thing present in that temple…" The woman sighed. "Traps, bottomless pits and rooms full of water are as common as the terrible creatures you will find."
"And how do you know that for sure?" Hun's eyes squeezed a bit.
"I read it all in a book, a long time ago!" The woman bended forward, as her eyebrows went up. "I just wanted to check the temple's entrance and see if the voices were true…"
Hun's mouth flattened for a moment.
"… what you saw exactly?"
"Those monsters who tried to splat me." The woman took another sip from her teacup. "I escaped just in time, before the door would close down. I had the courage to check if I could still open it… no luck."
"Well, I wouldn't mind trying that…" Hun stands up. "I'm going in."
"Don't be a fool!" The woman frowned. "Not only the dangers are much bigger than your expectations, but there isn't a clear way to gain access into it."
"Why?" Hun's mouth opened a bit.
"It's because of this world… I already told you how unstable it is." Her eyelids lowered to the middle, as her irises went to her right. "Rumors claim that even the temple changes its rooms every time you see it… it's just not worth it." Her head shook, as her irises pointed at the boy. "Instead, we can trick the monster with a fake weapon… I can create one, since I possess the images of the original weapon."
"Oh… so, what's the weapon in question?" Hun's hands moved around a bit.
"It's a sword… it's said to be trapped inside a whale." Her eyes closed. "Only a strong, brave warrior can face the challenges of the temple, retrieve the sword and use it for justice… I'm afraid you aren't ready to even find the temple in the first place." Her eyes opened, as her mouth downturned. "You don't know much about this world… in fact, almost always you pay a visit to me."
"You took me to your house, the first times I was young…" Hun's head lowered. "You immediately began working against this memory problem I got… while I manage to escape your home, every time."
"Sigh… if only this world would stop being so unpredictable." Her left hand put the teacup on the small table. "I would love to take a long walk… but the dangers are too imposing. Who knows where I would end up… and the same thing can be said to you, Hun."
"Hmm… I don't see to have much of a choice." Hun nodded. "Although, there is one more thing I need to know: will the monster tell that such weapon is fake? He might know said weapon could be"
"If the monster knows the legend as much as I do, then yes… but I'll add some features which will make him think that the weapon ran out of energy." The woman stands up. "… follow me upstairs: I'll show you how I'm going to re-create the weapon."
"Ah! Sure!" Hun stands up, as his mouth opened a bit.
"… Hun, relax." The woman smiled a bit, as her eyelids lowered to the middle. "This is nothing special… in fact, I was thinking if I should give you a book to read in the meantime." She turned behind.
"Why?" Hun walked around the small table, reaching the woman. "Wasn't I supposed to watch you recreating the weapon?"
"Yes, but the process requires a lot of time…" Her eyes closed, as she began walking forward. "You might start getting too bored of this… perhaps, you prefer reading a short book?" Her right foot touched the first stair step. "Or something more intriguing like a Mystery novel?"
"Ehm… maybe I wouldn't get bored…" A sweat drop appears on Hun's right side of his head, as his eyes closed. "I mean, I'm about to see something new… it can't get old that fast, right?"
"I don't think your interest will be kept high… instead, I can definitively see you reading a Fantasy book for hours." The woman giggled. "While I'm working on the weapon, you could read Squid Stories: it's a book translated in your language"
"Not to be rude or anything… but why are you so interested in seeing me reading books?" Hun sighed. "This happens every time, actually… only now I have the courage to ask about it."
"I see you as a smart Squid, Hun." The woman nodded. "Smart beings are often curious, which is something you keep proving to me… even to this day, your inquisitive urges get the best of you. Despite the fact I don't like receiving all those questions… at the same time, I'm glad to see how smart you appear."
"I don't know about that… I'm asking questions, just because you keep denying any answers…" Hun's eyebrows went up. "Usually, I don't get to ask too many questions…"
"I don't think you will remain silent… once you begin to see the first processes, you will ask me some questions before trying to find something new to learn, instead of watching the same thing you already saw." The woman stops in front of the door, as her shoulders turned to her left. "I know you for a long time, Hun… you are definitively an intelligent Squid." She smiled widely. "I could bet my entire set of teacups on that!" She giggled.
"Sigh… I wonder why she wants me to read as many books as she does. Will I ever know the reason…?" Hun smiled slightly.