In one of the cold winter night in Holy City of Arteria a just newly appointed bishop was out getting a bunch of research and historical books relating to the ancient zemuria before the great collapse, the books relating to the ancient zemuria was really hard to find especially the one's dating back before the great collapse as there are barely or even any surviving records for that era.

As the bishop takes a turn to the alleyway for a shortcut back he saw a little boy hunch over and hugging both of his legs, hiding the little boy identity.

He approached the boy checking if he wasn't dead from hypothermia yet, he hoping the boy wasn't dead yet it be very unfortunate for someone so young to lost their life so early but... There's the question, where are the boy's guardian?

"Hey there, are you alright?" He speaks up to the boy but getting no reaction from him

"Really this isn't a good weather to sit out at night alone in the alleyway child" he continues but still no reaction

He crouch down to the boy level "why are you alone here? Where are your guardian child?" He asked the boy and there's a slight tense he could see from the quite child

'A reaction!' he couldn't help bit smiled slightly at least the boy wasn't dead but he should get him somewhere warm and maybe get the child some soup he looks like he hadn't had many meal or even any in days? week's? That's definitely very concerning.

"... Get... ost..." a weak voice was suddenly heard from the boy

'This is bad the child is barely holding his conciseness awake' he grimace when he heard the weak voice of the boy, concerned he would offered the child a place to stay until he found the boy guardian's

"Staying here isn't good for you, I can offered you a place to stay until your guardian arrived" he told the child "how about it?" He offered his hand out and give the boy a warm welcoming smile

The child raised his head up to him and he was not expecting a child to have that eyes, the eyes that empty full of hopelessness and despair. He didn't know what that child had experience to have those eyes but that is a question for another day he needs to get this boy to warm place.

"I said get lost" the boy said with an edge to his voice "Just leave me alone" he continue "... Please..." He weakly added before buried his face again

The bishop can only sigh at the child insistent 'if this boy doesn't want to be help there's only one way to get him the help he needed' he thought

"!?"

"Wh- What are you doing?!?" The boy scream when he suddenly realized that he was being carried by the older man "Put me down!!" The child demand

The bishop sighed again "Since you're being a stubborn child I decided to just bring you back with me, with or without you're cooperation" he told the boy

"Are you kidnapping me?!" The child accused him

"Well yes!" He said cheerfully "...Of course not! I am just trying to get you to a warm place" the bishop told the boy "Honestly child, I don't want to see you crippled yourself"

The child flailing his arms and legs "I don't want your help!" The boy said "Just put me down! Leave me alone!" He continue

The older man just gave him a smile "forgive me child but I cannot do that" the older man said before he look at the boy with a stern face "You shouldn't turned down when there's a genuine people who want to help you child"

At that the boy was silent and did not look at him for a while, nearing the great cathedral is when the child started to make a fuss again.

"It doesn't matter just put me down!" The boy shouted

"I said before I can't do that child" the older man sighed and repeat his words from before

"Help! I'm being kidnapped by this suspicious man!" The boy suddenly said

"How dare you! As you know I am a respectable-"

"Bishop? Why are you out so late?"

The two who were bickering was now directed their attention to the new voice and see a Sister on the wide staircase to the great cathedral.

"... Bishop Weissmann, why is there a kid with you?" The sister asked

"Ah Sister Rufina, I can explain in time but at the moment--"

The boy look at him and look at the sister then look back at him "What!!!???!!! You're a bishop?!" the child scream in disbelief "... Hard to believe it..." He added quietly

"What does you mean by that child?" The bishop question, slightly irritated with the boy claim

"..." The boy stay quiet and doesn't even look at him before suddenly say something to him "... I mean you doesn't give nice aura..."

"Now just a minute child" the bishop said with authority in his voice before continues "What do you mean by that? I may not look nice but I assured you that I am" he tells the child

The boy snickered at him before returning to the empty expression "Like I'm going to believe your words"

"Bishop" the sister called him tearing his attention away from the child "you haven't give me your explanation as to why you're bringing a child"

"I just wanted to help him" the bishop said to the sister "I found him sitting in the snow alone when I was returning from collecting historical books, he is incredibly cold and malnourished" he explain to her the boy predicament

Sister Rufina was surprised to hear about the child poor predicament and both adults run into the great cathedral. Once inside sister Rufina sit the boy near an open fireplace and wrapped him in warm fluffy blanket, meanwhile the bishop was preparing a hot chocolate and a soup for the boy.

A little girl was walking towards the boy with curiosity in her eyes "Who are you? I've never seen you around here before, are you new here?" She asked

The boy did not answer and only stare at her, the little girl suddenly apologies "oh I apologies, it is rude of me to not mention one's name to a new face" she said "My name is Ries Argent and the sister that give you the blanket was my older sister Rufina Argent" she introduced herself and the sister that was looking at the two children

Even after Ries introduced herself the boy still wasn't willing to talk to her, he was only thinking when would these people leave him alone.

The bishop return with a bowl of soup and a glass of hot chocolate then putting it in the table beside the quiet boy "Here is your food child eat your food fast or it will get cold soon" he told the boy

The child doesn't make a move or even attempt to eat at all, the bishop sighed once again he tried to feed the child but the boy is being a hassle to do so.

"Child, you must eat. Just please open you're mouth and eat the soup" the bishop said with the soup and spoon in hand trying to feed the boy

Rufina watching this had an idea how to make the child reacting to them and willing to eat himself, she walked to the trio and take the glass of hot chocolate blow the steam from the cup to cool it down.

"Big sister Rufina?" Ries look at her big sister confused about what she's doing

The sister then do the unthinkable she drink the hot chocolate and it surprised both Ries and the bishop.

"Why are you drinking it? That was for the boy" the bishop told Rufina putting aside the soup that was in his hand

Rufina putting down the cup then suddenly do another unthinkable thing, she kissed the boy!

"Big sister Rufina?!"

"Rufina?!"

Both Ries and the bishop was shock to seeing this in front of them but the one that was shocked the most was the boy.

"!!"

"@*!•#?%π!?!"

"... Ngh..." Gulps

After the boy drank down the hot chocolate Rufina let go of him but the child was shocked beyond belief, the sister sighed in relief when he digest the drink.

The boy snapped out of his initial shock and look at the sister angrily "Wh- wh- wh- What the hell was THAT for!?" he said aloud

"Haha, looks like that did the trick" Rufina only smile at the boy despite his angers towards the sister "See, I knew that hot chocolate will perk you right up!" She said

The child shake his head "that wasn't the hot chocolate, that was YOU being a maniac!" He said looking at the sister "who the hell do that to the kid they just met! A- are you some kinda p- pedophiles or something?!"

"Oh, is the curriculum for the Sunday School has change from the time I went there? I mean, where else did you and Ries learn this fancy words I wonder" The sister said to the boy genuine confusion on her face albeit it look a little playful

"I don't think that's really the problem Rufina..." The bishop said

"Ye- yeah! What he said!" The boy said agreeing with the bishop

Now with the boy fully aware of his surrounding, he looks confused as to where the hell is he "Wait, where am I?" The child blurted out suddenly

"You are in the great cathedral staff room, I brought you here to get you warm up" the bishop told him and take the bowl of soup once more "are you ready to eat now child or should I just do what the sister just did if you won't eat" he said

"No! I'm good, I can eat it myself" the boy exclaimed and takes the food from the bishop hand at that the older man feel relief that the child was now willing to eat

"..." The boy look at his bowl with a sad look in his eyes "... Thank you..." He said quietly as to not be heard by them

When the bishop almost about to left returning to his research and studies he had almost forgotten to introduce himself and asking for the child's name

"Oh. I almost forgotten to introduce myself" he blurt out but quickly recompose himself "My name is Georg Weissmann and what is yours child?" He give the boy a welcoming smile