A few days later, and they were still at the place which Dion brought them in while treating the young girl as she wasn't woking up, thus they called a doctor to visit two days after the young lad was brought in to check the girl, then the doctor told them that the young girl was fine and just needs some more rest.
And after Fanies woke up, they went back on the village again where the massacred took place to investigate further on what really happened but there's none. Henceforth, the council then concluded the massacred was cause by the practicer who was trying to accomplish something.
Whist, the investigation was carried out finished. The council head then ordered to burn the bodies as no one could claim them by their relatives because of the bodies state which was already decaying, and the smells was becoming stronger as the days passed and as for the village, the elders of the court council along with the head council said that the decision on what to be done about the land was still at hold as they're waiting on the decision of the duke who owns the property.
However, the council members who was investigating there didn't even notice that the childrens of the villagers aren't there and were missing because of the body's state.
Thus, when the aid woke up, he immediately distance himself from Dion and the girls so did the other people on the place, and still convincing the Prince to get out there and never to trust Dion ever. But Prince Chervil just ignored his aid whist he said, he has his own understanding with Dion and that he shouldn't bother himself on continuing to convinced him as it will be in vain because he would not listen.
Therefore, the event that took place the night when they first got on, the things about the flowers being poisonous, and the thing that Dion did to cured Fanies wounds are being discussed and explained to Prince Chervil that very morning, but as Dion planned, he never said anything further aside the important things as he decided to just kept it with himself of what he discovered about the Prince aid as it's not the time yet.
Chervil on the other hand was surprised to see how many childrens were there that very morning because it was night when they arrived, and therefore, he doesn't have a chance to meet all the childrens that was taking shelter there.
Though the children were all humans, they don't seem that afraid of Chervil and his aid who was a vampires, because the children would asked them and even wants to play with them, hence, when they come to play with the aid, Fanies would distanced himself right away that very noon when his aid woke up and all good, afraid that the children would attacked him. He was traumatized.
Thus, that very morning up until now, Chervil still couldn't believe how prepossessing the environment Dion brought them in, it more likely they were in another land where fantasy and reality meets. He looked through the window while the view of a birds chirping on the trees and flying in the sky from the room where the young lad were.
"No, please don't go! Mother... Father... Big...brother..."
He turned after hearing the girl calling out her family, tears falling down on her pillow whilst she was still on her sleep. He then walked toward the bed and sat on the side, pulled the girl in his arms and stroke her head softly.
"No! Mother, Big brother don't go... Don't leave me alone!"
"It just a nightmare.", whispered Chervil softly cuddling the girl on his arms as it looks like she was dreaming. "You're not alone. It was just a dream."
However, he knew it wasn't a dream nor a nightmare, whist he could only hope the girl could survive where fate may leads her.
"Don't leave me alone...", said the young girl still hasn't open her eyes.
When she stopped sobbing and opened her eyes with tears that continuesly falling, she looked at the one who hold her and stared at the man who stared back at her, then the event that took place was starting to flow on what happened to her family and the village folks that early night.
The girl stared at him trembling while she sobbed continuesly.
He could sence the girl was scared at him, thus hearing the way the girl's heart was beating, Chervil said tenderly, "I'm not going to hurt you. No one will."
"They're gone... They helped me escaped... My mother and father... so did my big brother... and my friends.", said the young girl as she recollect the past events that took placed on her village which made her trembling in fear. "They're all gone because of me."
He hugged the girl when he noticed she began trembling, "Don't blame yourself over what happened. It's not your fault.", he whispered softly and weep her tears. He then decided to change the subject, "Let's fix yourself and go down to have breakfast, is that okay? I'm sure your hungry now. And beside, your parents wants you to be healthy too."
The young girl looked at him contemplating the words and nodded. She knows that when her parents were still alive they won't want to see her like this, after all her parent taught her how to be an independent girl, so all she could do for now was to helped herself but blaming her own self won't go away.
She went down the moment Chervil release her and guided her to the bath to tidy up herself; though, she still felt weak while she walked and her body felt sore she declined when he asked her if she needs some help so that he could called up his companion to help her wash. She's about to enter the bathroom when she saw a light pink dress hanging inside, she stopped then turn her head at the man who guided her.
"My friends choose that for you to wear. And so does the shoes over here. So go ahead and wash. I'll be downstairs.", Chervil said tenderly letting go of the girl's hand and went towards the door giving the little one some privacy. "I will be waiting for you outside."
After Chervil left the room, the girl went on the tub that was already filled with hot water and submerge herself, her thoughts brought her back again to what transpired on her village.
She cry in silent, hugging herself as remembering what happened and after sometimes of reminiscing, she washed up herself, robbed her hair with the towel she found beside the hanging mirror then wore the dress that almost reached her feet. She went to the side to looked at her own reflection on the mirror; and when she did, she saw: a young girl staring back with a sad expression and swollen eyes, who had an eye color of hazel-brown and a straight shoulder length acorn-brown hair, the dress was an elbow sleeves length that has a light pink on it waist to make a ribbon, thus she tied it up ineptly.
When she's done, she went out of the bathroom and wore the pair of light pink shoes then slowly got out of the room. While walking out down the stairs she looked at the place that's so peculiar to her, and half down the stairs she saw Chervil was there waiting while leaning himself on the railing.
Chervil stood and stretched his arm for the young girl to hold to which she took his hand reluctantly, and helped her down halfway.
"Come, let's have morning meal together.", said Chervil guiding her to the kitchen, and started introducing himself and explaining, "I'm Chervil. This place is owned by my friend's family relatives named Dion, and his a human too just like you... We were the ones who found you at the cave behind the waterfall. Anyway, could you tell me, what's your name and how old are you?"
He knows the girl was crying when he left her as he deliberately went out to have the girl adjust on her own, whist he was just outside the door leaning. And he heard her sobbing after he leave her alone inside the bathroom.
The girl look up at him and look down right away when she saw the man was already looking down at her with curious dark red eyes, waiting for her to answer.
"I... I'm seven years old...", she said softly and in a whisper way, "My name's Ellvinah."
Chervil looked down at the girl whose looking on the ground as she walked like it was a very interesting thing to look at. Thus, a gentle smile appeared and was tugging on his lips. he didn't say anything and just lead the way holding the girl's hand.
When they entered the kitchen which no one was present, but there's food already prepared at the table, and it made the little girl's mouth watered at the sight.
Then, the back door suddenly opened, they turned their heads to see a man almost as tall as Chervil entering the kitchen while a bright smile appeared after seeing them.
"Oh! Top of the morning to you two.", greeted the man who wore a white long sleeve shirt with buttons that was half opened revealing his firm chest and a crimson red long pants. He looked at the girl then bowed while greeting her dramatically. "A very good beautiful morning to you, my fair maiden.", in which Chervil rolled his eyes.
"Done your breakfast?", asked Chervil, ignoring the greetings. He guided little Ellvinah to the table and made her sat on his side whist the girl was still looking at the man who was smiling while walking towards them at the table.
"Stop grinning at her already. You're creeping her out.", added Chervil when he noticed Dion's playful self and decided to asked and to averted the attention as he could hear little Ellvinah's heartbeats which was pumping faster, "So... How's Fanies doing at the palace, Dion?"
"I am more gorgeous to creep her out.", Dion replied sarcastically.
Prince Chervil decided to sent his aid back to the palace the other day as their're done with the investigation on the village whist also to sent a letter to the Arch-King as a report; also, his aid has so much things to be ready and done as once he got back because his aid was responsible of the arrangements and other things that needed his attentions.
"Missed his nagging over things about me to you? I know why.", said Dion pulling out a chair opposite to them and sat which made Chervil narrowed his eyes and looked up at his friend who was looking at the foods. "I think, I know exactly the reason why you sent him off."
The crown Prince stared at him with his dark red eyes questioningly as if challenging Dion over his knowledge about the situation.
His friend felt the stared and looked up, putting his index finger on his lips and smiled mischievously as he says, "Fill you up later... I knew you don't want him to cause any trouble like what happened last time. However, isn't it too much? He's your aid. He should be by your side all the time and yet you sent him off."
He then put some food on the girl's plate who lower down her head looking at her plate as he said tenderly, "And I know you're hungry, so eat it up! Or do you want something else?"
Chervil could only shook his head and looked at little Ellvinah who was sitting on his side, then he heard a small sobbed again like whisper in the air, "Don't you like the foods, Ellah?"
"I want my Mama..."
They heard her said it while sobbing and they looked at each others, one has a troubled expression while the other has a sympathy for the girl.
"Grief won't bring them back to life but instead it only brings more pain unto you... However, it's okay to cry.
Ellvinah looked front after hearing the words while tears continuesly falling. She saw him stood up and walked to where she was, crouching down and held her cheeks, weeping her tears tenderly.
"Just don't blame yourself. Blaming yourself won't bring your family nor your friends to peace nether does it to yourself. Do you want them to worry about you?"
Looking at the man who has a tenderness on his face, she shook her head softly to which she saw the man giving her an encouraging smile.
"Then, you must live and remember them. Don't let those who died- dies within you. You shared with their life now, so live your life for them and also for your self. Remember them as you journeys to what's fate may hold tomorrow. Remember them and always be thankful of the memories good or bad that they've gave and shared with you because no one can now but you only.", said Dion softly staring at Ellvinah's hazel-brown eyes and giving her a hug.
She then wail and hugged him back. A comfort of the hug which gave her warmth and a sense care like her big brother used to gave her, a warmth which would stay on her memory now that her big brother was no longer here with her.
Chervil pat her back after sometimes which she finally calm down and asked her to continue with her meal and take a rest after, which the girl nodded her head as her eyes swollen due to her wailing.