In the Hostess of Fertility, all was quiet. The last of the lunch rush now leaving the establishment. Paying their coin for the service and drinks they downed. Leaving the girls to clean up and prepare for later on tonight.
Though, by the pub doors standing with broom in hand. As she shifted it to push away the dust. This girl couldn't help but look at the doors in waiting. Hoping someone would come through, rather, a particular someone hoping to arrive to see her again.
"Missing white hair already nya? Jeez Syr nyou miss a few days from seeing him and already you're missing him like a meyowwied wife waitin for her husb-NYAAAA!" Anya began before her tail was being pulled harshly by Ryu to prevent any further teasing.
"It would be best to avoid slacking on your work Anya. Unless you want to suffer Mama's wrath?"
"Eep!"
"Though she does bring a point Syr. You've been sweeping and catering to customers more frequent to the doors than usual. I understand you miss Mr. Cranel's company and couldn't attend last night's reservation with his familia. But he'll come back." Ryu stated as she rested a hand on Syr's shoulder.
"Hmmmm...easy for you to say Ryu. From what I heard from Mama, you've been serving Mr. Bell more than the others." She said with a pout on her face as Ryu looked stunned. Taking her eyes off her friend and looking at the side with her ears drooping.
"W-Well, come now Syr, would you trust Anya or Chloe to serve Mr. Cranel without potentially sexual harrasing him."
"You knyow that's not true! I wouldn't hyarass white hair's cute butt!" Anya stated as she pointed at Ryu in accusation.
Both Syr and Ryu stared at the cat woman with dull eyes. Anya flinched as she saw they were staring at her so intently. Judging her about her actions and her claim to defend herself. She felt sweat beginning to form on her forehead and falling down on her face.
"I see your point Ryu. But still...you aren't trying to steal Mr. Bell away from me are you?~" She asked with a pout on her face as she leaned forward with her hands resting on the broom handle.
"N-No I have no intentions in perusing Mr. Cranel Syr! I-I'm just-"
"Jeez Ryu. You need to learn when I'm only teasing." Syr stated as she smiled. Seeing her friend becoming so flustered and flailing her hands to defend herself. Her head then lifted up as the sounds of footsteps were coming closer.
The pub doors opening and chattering soon followed suit. Causing the girls to blink in surprise and now standing in attention. Seeing the large amount of people hurrying to a table or at the bar or booths. Cuasing the three to be curious as to why so many people were coming in now when the lunch rush had just ended.
"Excuse me! A round of ale over here!"
"Orders of fried chicken and beer if you mind!"
"A barrel of your finest wine! In honor of our savior!"
"To the savior!"
"To the boy with the biggest set of balls in all of Orario to go against the sadist!"
"What's all the commotion out her? WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU BARDGING INTO MY PUB AFTER LUNCH HOURS!" Mia shouted as she came back up from the basement of the pub. Carrying sacks of flour and potatoes in hand. And having to restrain herself from throwing them at the idiots that barged in.
"YOU BETTER TIP WELL YOU MISERABLE INGRATES!"
"DAMN RIGHT WE'LL TIP!" The entire pub yelled back at the dwarven woman. Causing her to step back in surprise and blink twice at the sound of them agreeing to tip handsomely.
"We need to drink! We heard about it and saw it happen at the guild! Someone had the balls to stand up against that sadist of a half-elf woman!" A man with a buzzed haircut with a grizzled face and eye patch said with a happy tear falling from his eyes.
"He sacrificed his soul to bring us salvation from her torment! A god, he must be a god sent from the heavens! I'd follow him and join if I wasn't committed to my own god! Yet I praise him, Praise the Sun upon that child!" A man in a tunic with a yellow sun on it said as he stood tall with his hands stretched outward in the air.
"After years of suffering from her. The sadness we saw when seeing new members walking into Hell's Gates when joining for the first time. Finally, someone had the balls to say what we all thought about that sadist's rules!" A short man wearing a spandex suit underneath a heavy armor set. His hair large and spiked upward as he shot up and all saw it now shined a bright yellow.
"We honor that young warrior to face such an opponent! Whether it be for his own pride, for those before us that failed. Should he live through her suffering or perish, we shall never forget his face or name!" He roared as it appeared as though golden flames sparked from his body.
"Dwarf Woman! Bring us all the ale and booze you have! For we celebrate to the night, in honor of that boy! The mightiest warrior BELL CRANEL!"
"TO BELL CRANEL!"
"To the rabbit boy!"
"The Sadist Slayer!"
"For the fireman!"
The girls were in shock and awe to see many veteran adventurers come in and to celebrate a common goal. More so to even accept Mia's threat to tip well. They even thought they would willingly pay them double with how happy they looked.
To Syr, she was surprised and amazed even more. Barely halfway into the day and already hearing about Bell. It filled her heat with joy as she held onto the broom even tighter. Though it wasn't just for her joy. The mentions of him facing against some sadist woman and them comparing to Hell's Gates had her on nerves.
"Syr come on nyow! We gotta move!" Anya said as she was already grabbing Syr's hand and returning back to the kitchen. Then coming back out with mugs of beer and ale to start handing out to the customers.
Ryu immediately bringing a notepad and pencil and started writing down orders. With Chloe following her lead soon after. And Mia with Lunoire in the kitchen starting up the ovens and stoves.
The pub became a literal battleground for the girls. Serving beers and ales. Delivering roasted chicken, steaks and whatever else they desired. They were already starting to sweat and feel some numbness in their arms. As Mia's kitchen grew hotter with the amount they were cooking, so did the sacks of Valis they were giving to them for more drinks.
"H-Hey! EVERYONE! This is big!" A young man with orange hair, wearing a green coat and black pants. His face donning a pair of blue tinted glasses that reflected into white as he barged into the pub. All looked at the tired young man as he was out of breath and on one knee in the pub.
"S-Sir! What happened? Here' quickly drink this and calm yourself!" Ryu said as she and Syr kneeled before the man. Ryu handing the man a mug of ale as Syr patted the man's back to attempt to calm his nerves.
All seeing him drink the mug down and let out a breath of relief. Wiping away the ale's foam from his lips as he got back up. Having one hand on the door to the pub to support himself as he swallowed a lump of saliva in his throat.
"Well, come on and tell us Lokaey? What's the news!?" A random adventure called as now the atmosphere was in suspense.
"I just came back from the Guild. The Sadist's Lessons were finished about an hour ago!" Lokaye spoke as that caused many adventurers to choke on their foods and drinks. Many now standing from their seats and looked at him more.
"H-He's alive! Word has it from the staff the boy survived Hade's Gate! He a-actually did it! HE LIVES!" Lokaey cried out as he covered his eyes with his arm. The tears now falling from his face as the cheers errupted in thunderous applause. Many of them even crying or collapsing to the floor and praying to the skies above.
"A-And..*SNIFF* T-That's not even the best part..*HICK* H-he...that boy, did the impossible man..." Lokaey said as he collapsed to the floor on his knees. His hands now on the floor as he looked up to see all of them.
"Bell Cranel, he's saved us and many future generations from suffering! HE'S CONQUORED THE SADIST HALF-ELF!!!" He cried again, a waterfall of tears flowing on the floor as even snot escaped from Lokaey's nose.
"HE DID!?"
"IT'S A MIRACLE THERE IS A GOD AMONG GODS!"
"DEAR LORD PRAISE HIM WITH YOUR MAJESTIC RAYS! PRAISE HIM AS I PRAISE THE SUN!!!"
"ARE YOU FOR REAL!? YOU'RE NOT LYING!!? THAT'S SO AWESOME!"
"Bell...he's okay! Please, tell me what happened? Is he injured? Is he at the hospital?" Syr said in a panic as she shook the shaking Lokaey's attention. Grabbing a napkin and wiping away his snot he looked to Syr.
"I-I'm not sure. I heard that the party with him was healing him as they finished with the guild. Word had it they were off to Babel's mid and lower-level shops for something. And one of the staff overheard that they would stop by here once they were done." He answered her as Syr's face brightened at the fact Bell would come to the Hostess.
"Mama! I'll be in the kitchen to make Bell's food!"
"Get your ass back to work and serving the last few mugs then get to cooking for your little crush!" Mia yelled in a demonic tone as Syr soon shot up to her feet and ran around the tables serving and refilling beer.
"Mister Lokaey, if I could trouble you for a favor, but perhaps you could seek and report back to us when Mister Cranel will arrive." Ryu asked after seeing her friend run in a hurry to finish her task.
"Well, consider it done then miss elf. You did give me that pint. No worries I'll be back before you know it." Lokaey said as he stood back off. Rubbing his eyes to dry his tears as he opened the pub doors and stepped outside. Runing to the left of the pub as Ryu saw him dashing away.
Before she could even step back inside the pub. The scraping of dirt and footsteps came back to the pub's direction as Lokaey looked at her and inside the pub.
"He's coming! The slayer of Sadist is on his way here!" He yelled as Syr smiled and served the whole tray at the first table in front of her. Zooming into the kitchen as the pub was in a frenzy at the sudden announcement of their god.
"A-Are you sure Mister Lokaey?"
"I saw his party as described and what I saw earlier. One of the White and Black Knights, Hildrsleif. The Goddess's Attendant. Loki's Crusher. And that boy, white hair and red eyes looking like a rabbit. Though...by the looks of it, the suffrage he endured pales to what we could even imagine." He said in a somber tone as that got the pub to be in whispers while Syr cooked away.
"D-Did he look that bad?" Ryu asked as the growing concern for Bell was now making her worried to her stomach.
"Believe me. Whatever that sadist did to him...left marks. I saw part of his face red, and glowing like it burned him. His right eye was covered with his hair, but it looked like it was nearly clawed out." He began as the veterans shivered at the telling of what Bell endured.
"The Attendant was still healing him as they walked. He was walking with a limp as the Crusher acted partly as his crutch. The way she was holding him, he was likely stabbed or nearly impaled by that half-elf in the stomach. And his neck also had red markings."
The adventurers and the staff girls inside shivered at the idea of the beating Bell must have taken. Anya instinctively had a hand to her neck, almost as though wanting to protect herself but shivered even from the faintest touch of her neck.
Ryu could only cover her mouth and hold back her tears. Not wanting to believe one of her kind could act so violently to someone such as Bell. But she sensed no falsehood in the man's word. In her worry, she passed a glance back at Syr, preparing Bell's meal with much tender love and care into it, despite most likely being inedible.
The sounds of heavy footsteps and bags filled with items were feint, as those with sensitive ears heard it immediately. Silencing others and all staring at the door with waited breaths. The items rattling more and more. The heavy scrapings of dirt growing closer.
The first to arrive inside, was Hedin as he looked at them all with a neutral stare at them. Looking at the bar section, seeing some adventurers in where Bell had seat before. Nudged his head to the right, signaling those seating there to move, to which they did.
Coming inside and holding the door wide, as Helun came slowly behind. Her palms hovering over the arm of another. As to the other side of the door, as it was opened by Tiona with her arm around now a battered Bell Cranel.
The pub's patrons and staff's eyes widened in awe. Some looking away from the pain they could see the boy in or closing their eyes in respect of his endured suffering. They could hear his breath growing heavily. Noticing the injuries Lokaey mentioned, slowly being healed by Helun as she and Tiona helped Bell to the bar.
They noticed their supplies being dragged by Tiona in a backpack and Hedin assisting in guiding the party to rest at the counter. Helping Bell up in his seat as Helun and him sat on Bell's sides while Tiona took a place next to Helun.
"Hedin...is it true that-"
"Indeed Mia. Eina truly was a sadist. But he brought honor to our Lady."
"Oh! Mr. Hedin I didn't see you come in. Is Bell with-ah BELL! Just in time! I heard you were coming so I made an extra special meal for-" Syr was saying as she was walking out the kitchen door. With tray in hand filled with noodles and sandwiches. To then drop it and have her hands covering her mouth.
Mia couldn't even stop her from dropping the food, or even care about the broken plates and bowls. For once, she would allow this. Or rather, forced to allow it as she couldn't blame Syr's reaction to the state Bell was in. The girl was already in tears after coming around the bar and seeing how bad his face was.
Running over as Hedin was pushed slightly aside as Syr had her hands on Bell's face. Slowly yet tenderly turning his head to her. His ragged breath sent shivers as she could feel it on her hands. The burning sensation of his left side tingling it as well. And his tears trickling down on her fingers.
"B-Bell...are you-please say something. Anything please. What did this sadist woman do to you!? How could the guild allow such a woman to harm their members! Bell, please say anything! It's me, its Syr!" She said as now she couldn't stop her crying.
She wanted to shake him. To get his attention. Even if it was just a glance at her she wanted it! She wanted a sign, anything to know if Bell was even conscious and remembered her. The dull look in his ruby eyes bringing her to tears, as if there was nothing in them at all.
The scene brought many in the pub to tears and worried. Ryu clenching her arm to fight the tears forming in her eyes. Forced to look away from her friend and Bell. Anya burying her head into her knees as she collapsed on the floor. The adventurers holding choked sobs and some offering their silent prayers to the heavens.
"Miss Syr..He just needs some rest is all. We've suffered hell with him. But he was her primary target." Helun said in a ragged voice, though it was muted in Syr's ears. Hedin and Tiona however didn't worry too much for him, for the moment they left out of that room and the Guild Hall, they saw what strength Bell had in conviction and tenacity against Eina.
Even after checking on his injuries and healing them. Despite not fully healed they knew what kind of man he was: He was not a man to die on his friends. And would protect those he could call a comrade, a friend, perhaps even a lover, or even family to him.
Syr's vision became more blurred as she couldn't stop her tears. Her hands still on his face, trying to soothe his pain as gently as possible without harming him. Coming closer and closer to try and see if he could speak.
"nNchg..hn..rrergh Syr..."
His moaned voice caused her to widen her eyes. Blinking away the tears built up as she came in closer to hear him. The others noticed this as they turned silent. All leaning in to hear the boy.
"Sso...sooo hngry. H-haven't eaten...in hell." Bell said as he blinked. Looking at Syr with small tears in his eyes. Biting his lip a little as he slowly lifted his hand up and pointed to the floor where Syr dropped her food.
"fFfood..."
Before Syr could hurry back into the kitchen, the sound of a plate being set before him was heard. Filled to the brim with sandwiches and meats. Fried chicken and steaks leaking grease and juices.
'This is what I was preparing for him to eat.' Syr thought as she looked up to see Mia with closed eyes and setting more plates for him and practically a barrel of water for him.
"Eat up kid. After the hell I've heard you went through. Consider it free of charge, but only this one time." Mia said as the girls were slacked jawed at her generosity. While the men saw the boy now converting Mia to give a free meal for his torment, he was truly their god.
"Syr worked hard when she heard about you coming in soon. Even did her job proper and once done she went straight to work to cook you a big meal. So eat hearty."
"M-Mama! Y-You didn't-"
Before Syr could tell Mia to stay quiet, the sounds of slurping and beastly chewing echoed the pub. Like a starved man being offered food after weeks without eating, Bell began to devour what was before him.
One by one, meal after the other as he ripped the innards of each dish and swallowed them. Not even bothering to use utensils as he ripped apart several steaks in his hands and ate some whole. All watching with baffling eyes as he ate such large portions without stopping. And Mia continuing to serve him.
After now twenty dishes, he finally stopped. Hopping off his stool and stumbling to the other side of the bar. His hands resting on top of the barrel's lid as his body hunched over it. Bringing both his hands, he smashed the lid in two and tossed them out of the way.
Gripping on the barrel's sides he lifted it up towards his head. Bringing the edge closer to his lips as the liquid touched his tounge. Drink after drink he took. Not even choosing to stop as now the pub was in cheers for him to chug down the contents. And within two minutes, he slammed the barrel back down, empty and Bell having some water dripping from his chin.
"*Inhale* HHHHAAAAAAA! I BEAT THAT SADIST!" Bell roared after a breath of fresh air and roared from his core. A smile now forming on his face as he looked up to the ceiling. The applause and cheers falling deaf to him as all that mattered to him, was relief from his pain and exhaustion.
Though soon after his cry, pain spread back to his body as he felt the world turning on him. Thinking at first, his head was getting dizzy after eating so much at a time. He still found himself looking at the ceiling, though could feel his chest heavy and felt wet spots on him.'
"*Hic* Y-You dummy! Don't ever scare me like that again!" Syr cried as Bell looked down at her. Now on top of him as she straddled him while sitting on his legs. She pulled him up and hugged him tightly as she buried herself in the crook of his neck.
"Sorry...I'll try not to scare you again."
"You better, or you'll see me really mad." She muttered as Bell hesitantly had a hand now wrapped around her. Lightly petting her head as he felt relief and a bit scared at the thought of a mad Syr. Something telling him that would be alot worse than Eina.
"Save the hugging after he's recovered Little Syr. Though, I'll admit this is a first that anyone's ever beaten the sadist at her own game." Hedin said as he picked up Bell using his staff to pick him by the back of his shirt and raised both of them up.
"These two won't tell me anything. But, what I heard from that door. The yelling and screaming and slapping I heard. Dying down and then becoming silent for a whole five minutes. And when you three came out, there inside the room was Eina. Looking so lost and practically questioning about something with that look in her eyes." Hedin stated as now he was staring at Bell with a amused smirk on his face.
"I have to know, what did you do to beat the rookie crushing spirit sadist?" Hedin asked as Bell smiled at him like there wasn't a care in the world. Letting go of Syr and setting her aside, smiling at her to show that things will be alright. He walked over to Hedin and motioned his hand to come closer.
Hedin leaning to the side to get closer to him as he felt Bell cover his ear with both hands as he leaned in closer. That smile never fell from Bell's face as those around the two of them could only hear the smallest voices of muttering. To Mia, she could only widen her eyes as she faintly was able to see Bell's lips a few moments as they talked and saw Hedin's reaction.
For only thirty seconds did Bell wisper to Hedin. Then after they parted, with Bell still smiling and looking at Hedin as his glasses reflected the glare of the lighting inside the pub. A minute soon passed before, Hedin's shoulders started to shake. Until finally, he laughed and bangned on the bar table.
His breath soon running ragged and hoarsed as from laughing so long. Pushing his glasses up several times as they nearly fell off his face from his laughs. Looking over again at Bell, a proud smile was on his face as he had Bell in a headlock with one arm and ruffled his head madly.
"THAT'S FUCKING BRILLIANT! Ohohoh I wish I could've seen her face when you said that. Ahahaha! I am so fucking proud of you, you rabbit idiot!" Hedin said as he felt Bell trying to escape his grasp as now the adventurers around were in murmurs or cheers from the now confirmation of the battle Bell faced.
"Don't call me a rabbit damnit!"
"Don't care! It's eather I call you idiot kid, dumbass, moronic brat-"
"Son?" Helun said with a small smirk on her lips as Mia, Anya and Tiona nearly choked on their own spit and had to hold in their snickering or laughs. With Mia and TIona, they had to knaw on their fist to stop them from giving it away.
"Son. Almira-WAIT!" Hedin said as he noticed the slip just now and turned to glare at Helun. Who was now smiling as she stuck out her tongue to him.
"Wait a minute, no that is not what I was about to say! Ignore that! Forget that, forget that right now-" Hedin said before he was now in a headlock from Bell. Though rather it was more of a bonecrushing hug as he was shaken back and forth. To make it worse, Tiona joined in with Helun.
"AHA! You said it pops! You said it! Group hugs all around!"
"Hahaha! You called him your son~"
"And you kept denying it? Again resemblence is uncanny~"
The three of them taunted each other as Hedin was now wresting them and trying to strangle Bell. His mad cries to them to forget about his slip up and denial of ever calling him that drowned in the laughters and chattering of the patrons of the pub.
"So brat, tell me. Why did it take you forever with Eina. Usually, her lessons are done short and simple for rookies. I take it that bag of yours is what kept you from coming sooner?" Mia asked as Bell was stopped from biting on Hedin's arm.
Tiona having her body wrapped around on Hedin's arm and acting as though to strangle it. Helun only able to pull on his long hair, as Hedin himself was having Helun in a hedlock and pulling on her hair as well. The four of them turning to Mia as they got off one another and walked back to the bar.
"Well, my used knives and what can be called armor wasn't suited for Pop's standards. Maybe for upper levels at least. But with how I want to adventure he said that I'd be buck naked instead." Bell pointed out as he went over and pulled the bag up and opened it.
Pulling out some pieces of an armor set, colored with white and red linings. Shuffling them back in and taking out a small single piece hatchet axe and a new sharp dagger with a half circle near the tip's backside.
"Originally he wanted a new set of knives and maybe a sword, but I kinda felt like it wouldn't hurt him to be practical with other weapons suited to his style. So, I helped pick out a bunch I saw could be useful for him!" Tiona chimed in as Bell kept pulling out some weapons and shuffling them back in.
"I even had this one get some armor or at least some utilities to at least assist in the dungeon with the idiots." Hedin said as Bell then brought a rolled carrier of throwing knives and small bags and pouches and placed them in front of Helun as she looked away in embarrassment.
"I can tell Eina will be stressing her head out now that you're stuck with her as her advisee. But still, it's good you got new gear. Though be sure to at least learn how to use them well before going off doing who knows what down there."
"Heh, don't worry I will. Pops won't let me go down any lower than Floor 5 until he and Ottar gave me approval." Bell said as he returned the weapons he was shuffling and taking out back in the bag.
"So guess for the next few days till then, I'm stuck with learning as I go along and making the best of what I can do." Bell said as he slumped back in his seat with a shrug of his shoulders and smiled.
"Then for the time being, you're gonna be visiting here till you start having your own adventures." Syr said as she popped next to his side. Startling Helun and Tiona at how fast she appeared and had a scary look on her face.
"Hmm?"
"You come in here, scaring me half to death with how battered and beaten you were in. Not to mention so starved and hungry that I worried you weren't properly eating right. Scaring me and made me waist the nice meal I worked so hard and fast to prepare for you." Syr said as now the air in the pub was heavy with malice and cold fury.
"I think me asking for you to come every day, even if it's for a drink or a visit, is the LEAST you should do to try and make it up to me. Isn't that right?" She said to him with a sickening dark smile facing Bell as the boy simply looked at her as though he hadn't done anything wrong and blinked.
'S-S-She's even scarier than that Sadist!?' All thought as the only exception one unphased by Syr's little "request" was Hedin, who simply smiled as he took a sip on his drink and looked over at Bell, then back to Helun.
"...Y'know. You don't have to try and force me to visit you if that's what you want Syr." Bell said with a soft smile as it instantly killed the harsh tense air around everyone. Even making Syr blink in confusion as to why he wasn't immediately shaking in fear to say "Yes" to her little "suggestion".
"If you want me to visit and see you off before I leave. Or even come here and eat your cooking after a long day, even if it wasn't spent on the dungeon, I'll do it." Bell said as he patted her head, making the girl blush red as Mia smirked at the sight of the devious child getting a taste of her own medicine.
"Sound fair enough? I visit you, and you see me more often."
"...Fine. But you better eat and enjoy whatever I make you alright?"
"Hehe! Alright. So does this start now or..." Bell asked as Syr's attitude changed completely as she skipped her way back into the kitchen with what appeared to be flowers coming off of her. The patrons of the pub could only blink before looking at Bell as he casually waited for another meal to be made and drinking out of his mug handed by Mia.
"Could you tell what she was feeling Helun?" Hedin asked as Helun had a finger to her lip as she looked down at the counter. Passing a glance at Bell and Tiona chatting away with Ryu and Anya as they waited for their food.
"There's no doubt that she was worried when he came in like that. Yet, oddly she felt pride and satisfaction in what he did today with Eina."
"She must have had the brothers follow us in the shadows. Nothing ever seems to slip by her."
"Perhaps. But when she saw Bell looking over the supplies we got from Babel, something else was turning in that head of hers. I don't know the specifics as to what, I can never truly see or hear what she's thinking. All I can feel is her own emotions." Helun said as now plates were set before them piled with food.
"Remember back then, if any of us ever accomplished something grand aside from Leveling Up, what would our goddess bestow upon us as a reward." Hedin said snapping Helun's train of thought to a halt.
"Reward...well there would be request we would have. Depending on the person. Vacation away from Orario. And...you don't think-" Helun soon realized what Hedin was saying and immediately pieced it together. Her eyes widened as she looked at Bell now fighting Tiona for some food.
"Come now, you received those knives you have in your room because you were the newest to join. And yet, haven't even put them to practice. With this idiot, not only did he survive Allen's Baptism. Along with his stats when he joined yesterday. And now knowing he's beaten Eina at her own game, is it honestly any surprise at all." He listed as she could only look up to him and passed a glance at Syr.
Who looked back into her eyes and gave her a wink and stuck her tongue out.
"See? Though in this case. It will be a while till he could receive her gift."
"Right...the God's Banquet will be held soon by Ganesha. And then the Monsterphilia later down in a few weeks' time. Though the bigger question now is, from who would she ask, to make such a gift for him." Helun asked as she tried to imagine who would Freya even ask to create a gift for Bell.
"It's not the who you should be concerned about Helun. But something far beyond imaginable you should really think about." Hedin said as he looked down at the reflection of himself in the mug.
"Ignoring the who, this is rather the bigger question we should be asking. What kind of gift would Lady Freya give, to a Wild Child such as Bell?"