"Narvel!" the children cried, rushing over to him excitedly. Narvel chuckled to himself and walked further into the brush.
"You've been so busy lately we scantly have a chance to see you!" Lian exclaimed.
"That's right. But in that situation, why are you here?" asked Sion.
Narvel scratched the back of his blonde head uneasily. The truth was that he had known about the children's presence since they started their quarrel. But when he noticed the dark and mysterious man watching them, he decided to investigate. The man seemed to know something...that piece of paper...
"Hey, are you paying attention? Town to Narvel!" Lian said impatiently.
Suddenly shifted out of his reverie, Narvel puts his hands on either of their heads and knocked them together.
"Nothing you two lovebirds would want to know about," he said mockingly.
"Take that back before I hurl!" retorted Sion.
"Yeah! You're so mean to us, Narvel!" shouted Lian.
"Shhh...If we're not careful, we'll all get caught. The ceremony's going to begin soon you know. You two better get back to town before the others going looking for you."
"But no one cares!" they shouted in unison.
"Liars. What about the other orphans? We all have to stick together!"
Narvel, though he was a guard, had also grown up on the streets of the town. He understood what it was like to go hungry for days upon end, with no refuge and no certain chance of survival. Town life was most difficult for those who could not support themselves.
But he was lucky. A nice family saw what kind of virtuous boy he was and decided to take him in. They nourished him and took excellent care of him. It was because of them he even had a current occupation. Because of the great favor they had done for him, he paid it forward, specifically towards the orphans in front of him. But then again, he had always contained a soft spot for them.
"Come on, Lian. Narvel's right. If we don't take our leave now, we may never have the chance."
Sion turned to him and looked him in the eyes. They both nodded their heads in agreement and turned back to Lian.
"Come on, we'll both go with you. But I can't stay long," said Narvel.
And so they began forth on their journey back to the town of sorrow and everlasting remorse, only to be faced with an even ruder awakening...
