A/N:
I will update two chapters a time!
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They were surprised when Naruto stopped crying and went to retrieve a set of a weirdly bright orange outfits from behind the trees that she dropped not far from the camp. It turns out that, by the way it is still wet, the girl washed the clothes because of the blood.
When Alistair, tried to ask her whose blood it was, the girl's eyes darkened and she simply whispered in broken King's Tongue, 'Monsters. Kill.'
That shut the man up.
She had a run in with the darkspawns already, then.
The questions are still hung in the air, Morrigan knows from the way Alistair keeps looking at Naruto with his eyes conflicted between suspicion and pity. Not so different their leader who still looks like he is trying hard not to look directly at the girl, maybe from embarrassment.
The mysterious being is sitting on the base of the tree where she met Gabriel, hugging her knees close. Her clothes, still wet, is sprawling on the roots of the giant wood. She looks deep in thought, and lost.
Hmm.
Morrigan doesn't trust Naruto. But to be fair, she doesn't trust anyone else in their little group either. She still feels bitter over how her mother ordered her to come with these people against her will.
She follows her order not just because the woman is her mother. Morrigan knows that the witch never does anything without any good reasons. She might still not be able to see benefits for this little act of heroism right now, however, surely there must be reasons why she is sent on this mission. Maybe she would discover the so-called reasons in the future. She is at least sure of that.
So far, though, she is not impressed with them.
But at least, the Cousland is respectful.
"We'll drop Naruto off at Lothering." It is Gabriel who breaks the silence, and Naruto perks up the moment her name is mentioned. And the former noble sends her a small hesitated smile.
She beams.
Morrigan thinks the girl doesn't really know what he tells her at the moment, but smiles anyway. Just to show everyone that she is okay. Such behavior seems pointless to Morrigan. Why would anyone tries to act like they are okay when they are not?
If pained, snap at others. That's the easiest way to relieve annoyance the witch learned from her mother. Why would anyone care about what others would think about their obvious discomfort?
Such weak creature.
"Hn."
For some reasons, Naruto coughs.