Chapter 31. Don't leave

Darkness... for the longest time all I could see was darkness... Was I dead? I couldn't tell... All I could see was black. I tried to move my body but nothing happend. I tried to speak but no voice came. All I could do was look at the darkness around me. Finally the darkness gave way and showed me a small blurry image of a man. I couldn't tell who it was and I couldn't hear what he was saying. He had walked into a store, from the looks of it, it was a clothing store and placed money on the counter. After a little while he left the store and the darkness swallowed me again. A few moments later another image came into view of the same man walking up to a store with a bag. He placed the bag on the table and opened it enough for the clerk to see. I couldn't quite tell what it was. The man said something but all I saw was his lips move and he took the bag. The man dropped a few coins on the counter and walked out. Then after taking a few steps out of the store he stopped moving and disappeared in a black cloud of smoke. The last thing I remember was realizing that the area around him was piltover.

I felt the steady movement of my breathing and realized I was awake. I opened my eyes and I was attacked by the suns rays of light. It stung my eyes and caused me to move my arm over my eyes. After my eyes adjusted I looked around to try to figure out my situation. I was currently in a bed shirtless in a wood room. My coat and sheaths were across from me on the other side of the room and the door was closed. There was also a window wide open beside the bed I was in. I tried to move only to feel a light pain on my chest. Looking down I saw two large lines of stitching across my chest with dried blood bandages. I wasn't sure where I was but perhaps I was taken to a doctor by Que... The fight was foggy, I don't remember much of it other then getting beaten. I slowly got up from the bed and moved to retrive my equipment. I had everything here but my sword and my shirt. My sword was nowhere to be found but in my old shirts place was a plain black shirt. I didn't question it to much, my old shirt was ripped to shreds anyways. My coat was the same way but I could stitch it up since the material was thicker. I put on the shirt along with my sheaths and knives. I took my time to make sure I could move fine before I put my coat on drawing my dagger as quickly as I could at the time to see what I could and couldn't do. In the end I could do just about everything but what I didn't try I suppose. I put of coat on to find everything still in it's place. I was about to move for the window but since I didn't know where I was I thought I should use the door, I wasn't killed while unconscious after all and whoever took care of me should still be here. I sighed and I threw the hood on my coat over my head and walked out the door. I opened the door to see a rather long hallway with two doors on each side of the one I opened as well as two across with a staircase at the end of the hallway. I quickly but quietly closed the door behind me and started to move downstairs. My first thought was that I was at the Inn but the decor and indoors seemed different. I moved towards the stairs and started made sure to looked ahead before climbing down. I reached the floor below and I could hear the sound of someone cooking. Since it was in another room I did my best to stay as quiet as I could, I didn't want to bother anyone and I had to get back to finding myself a assignment. However luck wasn't on my side today as a woman opened a door next to the staircase and looked to see me.

"Oh my, you shouldn't be up yet" the woman said. The woman's tone was very soft, not quiet but still soft. I took a defencive stance and stared at the woman. She seemed to be a normal woman, she had short white hair and strange golden eyes along with a slender figure. She wore a long green dress along with a small frilly white hat. She took a step forwards and I took one back, all she did was shake her head. She mumbled something to herself that I couldn't hear and took a deep breath before looking dead at me.

"Your wound isn't fully healed yet, if you move around your going to tear it open and make it take longer to heal. I'm not here to hurt you I'm the one who fixed you up after all" She ended that with a slight pride filled nod. Not only did I not know where I was I didn't know who had stitched me up or how I got here.

"Who are you" I asked bluntly.

"Me? I'm Sylph Kardessa" She replied with a smile "What about you?".

I tiled my head away slightly before answering "Blade".

"Blade? What about your last name?" She asked.

"I don't know my last name" I said. The Living Shadow had told me my last name but it's best if I stick to my first name, it will make it easier to avoid getting caught doing crimes.

"How did I get here" I followed up.

"If were going to have a conversation can we do it in the kitchen, I only came to see what all the ruckus was about" She said turning around and walking back that way she came in. Ruckus? I was silent though... I sighed at the thought and followed her. Before I was in something like a living room since it had couches and chairs next to a small fireplace. Now I was in a large kitchen with various stations and foods around, I was genuinely impressed.

"Now then" She said to catch my attention "You got here since my daughter brought you here. She said she found you on the street cut up by one of the bandit clans".

"Your daughter?" I asked.

"Lovely girl, a bit single minded but she's honest" she said as she went into a back room "You looked like you were at deaths door once you got here, I'm glad your alright. I'm sure she'll be thrilled to hear your ok as well".

My thoughts drifted for a bit but eventually my mind came back to reality as I could hear the sound of a door opening.

"Mom I'm back" I could hear the voice of a girl coming from the living room. The girls voice sounded like she was still young and just as the thought passed my mind and young girl ran into the kitchen, stopping dead in her tracks when she saw me.

Since she had stopped moving I could get a better look at who ran in. The girl looked 11 maybe 12 and was wearing a long sleeved grey and white shirt along with silver pants. The sleeves on he shirt widened out same with the ends of her pants. She also wore a short blue scarf.

"Ah your back, This is my youngest Rena" Sylph said as she moved. She also said something to the little girl and the expression of fear she had before vanished along with her as she ran from the room.

"I'm sorry, it's a long story but she thought you were from noxus" Sylph said as she returned to her work. I took a breath and decided I had to reason to stay any longer. I was awake now I could just find myself enough darkness and heal myself. I also had no real reason to meet the person that found me.

"I thank you for taking care of me up to this point but I have no intention of owing you anything" I said as I pushed myself off the wall I was leaning against. I took a few steps towards the door before I felt something pull me backwards.

"You can't leave yet, as a doctor it's my job to make sure everyone is healthy and take care of those who are not" She said as she pulled on my arm trying to pull me away from doorway to the living room "Your not really a burden, besides I wouldn't forgive myself if something else happened because you weren't healthy". I stopped and turned to look at her as I pulled her arms off mine. "Go help someone worth your time" I said coldly.

Then from behind me, I could hear the ever so cheery girl behind me. The very person who put me here talk behind me "Didn't I already tell you? There's good in everyone, even those who have given up on themselfs" Que said behind me.