*After they resume their journey*
[scene : Colt ,Luna ,Lea, Luc in the carriage, Colt is obviously irritated, bobbing his foot on the floor, Luna watches him with concern]
Luc : "It's over Dolion, there's no need to be so nervous."
Colt : "I assure you I'm not nervous or scared in the slightest."
Luc : "That's not what your leg's saying."
*Colt stops*
Colt : "Sorry about that."
*Later that night*
[scene : Colt, Luna and Lea in the carriage, Lea is asleep, Colt's eyes are closed, Luc is with the guards outside]
Luna [watching Lea and Colt carefully, activates a soundproof barrier] : "Colt, are you awake?"
Colt [opens his eyes] : "Yes, I can't sleep *notices the barrier* nice, you've gotten good at this."
Luna : "Can we talk?"
Colt : "Sure."
Luna : "You've been irritated all day since that attack, what's bothering you?"
Colt [about to blow] : "Luc is driving me crazy."
Luna : "Why?"
Colt [speaking fast] : "Damn it, first he holds back on those bandits, doesn't kill a single one, his guard gets fatally wounded yet he insists on dragging them along, which isn't just dangerous, it's inefficient since the trip will take five instead of three days now.*breathes heavily*"
Luna : "What other choice does he have? We can't let them roam free."
Colt : "Who said anything about letting them go?"
Luna : "Are you suggesting…"
Colt : "What else?"
Luna : "But they're humans."
Colt : "Are you telling me that after knowing I decimated squads of bandits? Seriously?"
Luna : "It's not you, it's him, he doesn't have it in him."
Colt : "So you're telling me, in this world of magic, swords and monsters, he's never seen someone get killed and he's never killed anyone, really?"
Luna : "That's how I sense it at least, if you hadn't healed that guard he would've been devastated."
Colt [sighs] : "How did they reach 16? I just want to know what's in his head."
Luna : "Can't you just ask?"
Colt : "It's not my place, besides, I'd risk blowing our cover."
Luna : "Colt, you know they're different, and instead of asking why did he keep them alive, ask why is he taking them to his domain, you trust my judgement right?"
Colt [sighs] : "I do, I'll ask tomorrow."
*About 13 hours later*
[scene : They stopped for a break, the bandits have their hands tied, three guards are watching them, two guards are with Luc and the others, five are resting]
He woke up about an hour ago, I'll try asking now.
Colt [pointing at the bandits with his head] : "So, Luc, why drag them along?"
Luc : "It's my duty, I have to take them to our domain, there they'll be handed to my father, then they will be sentenced."
Colt : "And?"
Luc : "They are bandits, so imprisonment, and they'll be put to work."
I can't take it.
Colt : "What if they had actually killed someone? They might have already."
Luc[with a bit of a sad expression] : "Even still, human life is precious, tell me, Dolion.. can you actually take a life? Can you continue on that path?"
[Colt internally laughing hard]
I can barely keep a straight face, he asks ME if I can..
Ah, that's hilarious.. I can't.
[His internal tone shifts to a sinister dark one]
What a naïve fool, what did his parents teach him?
Taking lives in this world is necessary.
The nobles take the lives of elves and commoners, the 20 kingdoms fought many wars until there was only 5 left.
Humans drove beast men to extinction and then he says this??
Colt : "No, I don't think I can."
Luc : "Killing isn't so easy, if nothing else, I feel sorry for those who can, they've lost something that can't be regained."
Colt [trying to hide his amusement] : "Oh? What's that?"
Luc : "Their humanity."
Somebody give him a medal.
The most naïve person on this planet.
Colt : "Have you ever been in a situation where you had the chance to kill someone? Someone who was threatening something you love?"
Luc : "This bandit attack, Lea was on the line, if I had failed.."
Colt : "This time you had guards to help, Lea saved the injured guard, but what if it went differently? What would you have done ?"
Luc : "I don't know.. but you said you couldn't kill anyone either, so why are you asking these questions?"
Crap !! I got carried away !! I couldn't take his naivety silently, Better stop here for now
Colt [smiling] : "It's nothing , just wanted to know your thoughts* goes to the carriage*"
*Later that night*
Soundproof barrier
Luna : "So how did it go?"
Colt : "I can barely understand him, he's naïve , he thinks killing is difficult."
Luna : "Because it is, I've never killed anyone before, and I don't think I can."
Colt : "And I wouldn't want you to, even back on Earth people made a big deal out of killing, and how it changes you, and all this other crap, but I've never had a problem, you know I sleep well at night, so if it actually has an effect on one's soul, you shouldn't do it."
Luna [smiles] : "I thought you said that was naïve."
Colt : "I protect you, Luc protects his family and someday domain, how can he protect anything with this attitude? If a war were to break out, or a power dispute were to occur he'll have to take lives."
Luna : "Why do you always think something terrible will happen?"
Colt : "Considering what I used to do, we assumed the worst case and took precautions, that.. and because something terrible always happens."
Luna : "I think you're way too pessimistic."
Colt : "It'd be great if I was, either way, it's not my problem, and I couldn't care less ,all I want is to live happily with you."
Luna [resting her head on his chest] : "Yes, let's enjoy our lives together."
*Two days later, they reach Luc's mansion*
[scene : Outside of Luc's mansion, the mansion is big as any noble's place should be, it's overlooking the ocean, they walk out of the carriage to find a butler with white hair and grey eyes with two maids]
Luc [seeing the butler, a smile glows on his face] : "Raymond , how have you been? It's been a year since we left"
I'm guessing he's the one who took care of them since they were kids.
Raymond [In a happy yet reserved tone] : "Master Luc, Miss Lea, welcome back home, I'm so happy to see you've arrived safely."
Luc : "We're happy we're back, and we're happy you're in good health, these are the friends we wrote about, Dolion and Laverna."
*Raymond nods, so do Colt and Luna*
Raymond : "Master Luc has a very high opinion of you, we thank you, for saving our master, and for being good friends."
Interesting, I didn't think they'd ignore the social status like this, at least not at first, looks like this trip might actually be good.
Luna [smiling] : "Not at all, we were saved a few times ourselves."
WOW she's good, that's a princess for you, I'm so glad she's with me, I can't interact with people, I don't have a specific target nor do I want to manipulate anybody so…
Luc : "Raymond will show you to your room, rest for a bit then we all go to see my father."
[scene : Colt and Luna have just entered the room guided by Raymond who's waiting outside. The door is open, the room is big, second floor, double bed, the window looks out onto the sea]
Raymond [slight bow] : "Should you require anything, please don't hesitate to ask, I will come by later to escort you to the master."
Colt : "Thank you for your consideration."
*Raymonds slightly bows again and walks away, Colt closes the door, activates a soundproof barrier.*
Luna : "Why the barrier?"
Colt [heading to the bed] : "I wouldn't want anyone to hear us, these walls might be thin *throws himself onto the bed* So this is where we stay for the next few days."
Luna [goes to sit beside him] : "You don't like it?"
Colt : "It's not that, it's great actually, I just never expected their domain to be near the sea though *takes out the tablet from his item box* I want to know exactly where we are*sees the map of the world* interesting."
Luna : "I'm still in awe, this "tablet" of yours was a tremendous help in the plant continent and now this… so what did you find out?"
Colt : "Look*shows her the tablet* It's a straight flight from home to here, their mansion is facing our home across the ocean."
Luna : "And?"
Colt : "I thought it'd be nice to know."
*Door knocks*
*Colt drops the barrier, puts the tablet in his item box .goes to open the door, it's Raymond*
Raymond : "The master would like to meet you now, follow me please."
*Colt and Luna quickly exchange glances*
Colt [to Raymond] : "Kindly lead the way."