Omen: 12, 15

  Adam remained deep in thought as he stared at the ceiling. For once, his finger was not under Lanarot’s whims. Instead, somehow, the girl had mao climb on top of his chest.

  ‘Well, shit.’

  He remained uhe girl, his chest causio rise and fall slowly on top of him.

  ‘There’s no point in making the best on ever,’ he thought. He had rolled quite well yesterday, and today was fairly det too. As long as his totals were above 20, he was fident he’d made a det magical on which would sell well.

  Adam remairapped until Lanarot soiled herself, g and squirming, before her mother took her away to ge and her.

  Adam stared at the ceiling as he remained alone in the house. “I know I’m your favourite brother, but how could you poop on me?”

  As he stepped out, he saw Citool preparing the ingredients for their breakfast.

  “Do you need any help?” Adam asked.

  “I do not need any help,” Citool said, but she noted Adam’s lost look. “If you wish to help me, it would be appreciated.”

  Adam assisted her in cooking, cutting the vegetables to grill. He recalled their tastes aures, familiar tastes, familiar textures, but fn binations. He had been slowly adding to his recipe book, and helping Citool cook was helping him remember certain foods he missed from home.

  Soon they were all eating, though Adam was deep in thought about what he could do iure. He had quite a bit of mohough he still o ent another on for Entalia, he wasn’t sure what he should do iure.

  ‘It’s still Duskval, so I could go out and quest, or I could keep enting ons. With all that money, I could do so many things, but what should I do?’ He gnced over to Brittany. ‘Right, I Nobby too. Should I i in his uy fees?’ Adam chuckled at his own joke.

  Brittany gnced away from him, unsure as to why he was chug as he stared at her. ‘Should I be gd that we’re leaving?’

  Mana: 10 -> 8Enting CheckD20 + 7 = 24 (17)

  The rain and thunder kept Adam pany as he ented the greatsword which had been hao him. It was such a beautiful bde, and the attern glowed slightly due to all the runes which had stuck to them.

  He returned back to the estate in the evening, eager to eat food. This evening meal tter of mixed vegetables, fruit, and some more fish.

  “Where are Jurot and the others?” Adam asked. Jurot didn’t usually miss the evening meal, and seeing that the others hadn’t e back, which wasn’t something he had seen before.

  “They are gone,” Sonarot said, pg down a small pea for her daughter, who picked it up and put it into her mouth, swallowing it.

  “Gone?” Adam asked. “Where have they gone?”

  “To quest.”

  “What?” Adam blinked rapidly. “They’ve goo quest? Adventure?”

  “Yes.”

  “When? Why?” Adam hadn’t expected to hear that they had gone.

  Gone.

  Without him.

  “They left earlier in the day,” Sonarot said, frowning slightly. She had sent Jurot away just when he had bee closer with his little sister, but she trusted Adam to assist in building their retionship. “They will plete a few quests before returning.”

  “I didn’t realise they were leaving.”

  “I had sent them away. They will return before Nightval.”

  “You sent them away?” Adam asked, staring at the woman.

  “Yes.”

  “You didn’t ask me to leave?”

  “You are needed here, Adam.”

  “I am?”

  “For me.”

  Adam flushed slightly. It felt weird to say he was needed. “Well… I mean…. Jurot…”

  “Have faith in them, Adam.”

  Adam wasn’t sure how he felt about Sonarot telling the others to leave without him. He ched his fists tight, his body full of worry. Didn’t she uand how difficult it was for him t Jurot alive back to her?

  ‘No,’ Adam thought, staring up at the woman. ‘Did she do it because…’

  “You remind me of Lanarot,” Sonarot said. “She cries so much when she separates from me. Will you ow that Jurot is gone?”

  Adam tried to think of a day without Jurot since he had arrived in this world. He couldn’t recalled one, and he realised what she had done and why.

  “I just don’t want him to die.”

  “Trust in him, Adam. He will return to us, for he has said so.”

  “Okay.”

  “Are you angry?” Sonarot asked, reag over to rub his arm gently.

  “No,” Adam grumbled. “I do feel a little betrayed that you did it behind my back though.”

  “I am sorry for betraying you.”

  Adam closed his eyes, feeling somethi at his stomach. “No. You haven’t betrayed me. If you think that’s what was hen I ’t really argue against you.”

  Sonarot smiled, returning to Lanarot, who had thrown aea and frowned, having wao eat it.

  ‘If I worry about Jurot, doesn’t that mean I don’t respect him?’

  “You may spend your days enting and pying with our little Lana,” she said, causing the girl to look up at her.

  “Yes, Aunt.”

  Sonarot leaned down to kiss her daughter’s forehead. “It is a shame that Jurot had to leave. He was so close to uanding what it meant to have a little sister.”

  “He is a little dense,” Adam said, nodding his head. “I’m sure he’ll uand Lanarot’s charms once he isn’t able to see her cute little face.” He pihe girl’s cheeks gently, smiling down at her.

  She stared up at him, feeling his strong hands against her cheek. She smiled and giggled up at her brother, reag up with her slimy hands, spping his arms with joy.

  “Don’t worry, Jurot will be back soon, then he make you all kinds of things with his wo.”

  Adam returo his meal, keeping to himself. Without the others he didn’t really have ao talk to.

  ‘I need more friends.’

  It was te at night, not long after he had written notes down about various recipes, that he y awake, staring at the ceiling.

  Lanarot slept peacefully beside him, her breath low, her chest moving with every tiny breath she took. As always, her hand clutched at his finger, like a bde to ward off nightmares.

  Adam’s gut ed.

  His body was cold.

  A cold sweat ran along his forehead.

  ‘Everything will be okay, right?’

  Lanarot squeezed his fiight before letting it go.

  Adam smiled. ‘Yeah, it’ll be okay.’

  Omen: 5, 6

  “That doesn’t bode well,” Adam said, frowning.

  “What is the matter?” Sonarot asked.

  “I’m very unlucky today.”

  “You have taken the misfortune from the others then,” Sonarot said.

  Adam smiled. “Yeah.”

  He pyed with the children in the m, before returning for breakfast, which e and fruit.

  “This reminds me of home,” Adam said, tasting the pin pe, though he cut up some of the fruit into it.

  “You ate pe?” Sonarot asked.

  “Sometimes. Usually it would be toast with eggs, or scrambled eggs with a protein shake if I was feeling like a good boy.”

  “A good boy?” Sonarot asked.

  “Nothing,” Adam said, chug. “So Brittany and Jooo? I didn’t expect they would be goher, though I should have noticed yesterday.”

  “They have left,” Sonarot said. “It would be good for Brittany to train in the field as well.”

  “I guess,” Adam replied, before finishing his meal.

  He had nothing to do.

  “Oo!” Lanarot called, stag a cube on another.

  Adam decided he may as well take the day off and worry about nothing.

  ‘I guess this is what Sonarot waoo.’

  Lanarot crawled around, expl the house as she always did, before she returned back to the pillows and she climbed over them repeatedly.

  “You know, Lanarot,” Adam said, causing the girl to look over at him. “This life feels so different.” He reached up to tickle her hair, causio squeal and crawl away from him.

  “I’m gd Jurot is alive so that you have two big brothers who will look after you, but I ’t help but think of the other you. You have two brothers, and she has none.” Adam watched as Lanarot crawled around, before she crawled over to him to crawl across his p.

  He picked her up and stared up into her eyes. “I’m sorry for not keeping my promise st time.”

  Lanarot cpped her hands together and giggled wildly, squirming in his hands, kig out her feet. He let her down before ying on his back, c his face with his arm.

  He couldn’t help but feel so guilty.

  He had been the reason Jurot had died in his first life, and he had tried to raise the girl well, only to end up dying fod, the same God who had taken away his life to save his sister.

  Lanarot crawled on top of him and stared down at his hidden face, reag to grab his arm to move it.

  He raised it up, staring at the ceiling. ‘I hope you two are safe.’

  Lanarot looked up towards the hand and then to the ceiling, rolling over to look up at it. She reached up towards it too. “Oo?”

  Adam smiled. “This time I’m going to make sure you live the best life.” He brushed her soft wispy hair and leaned down to kiss her forehead.

  She giggled and stopped as she let out a toot, staring up at Adam in shock, befhing again.

  “Seriously? When we’re having a moment?” He picked up her and coughed, looking away from her for some fresh air. “You’re lucky I’m saving up for the level.”

  The level was the most important level. It would provide him with 3rd Gate spells and two attacks per round. Once he had mao bee an Expert, as they called it, he would be able to feel safe.

  ‘Safe?’

  Adam thought about the Knight of Death, the King’s Sword, and Sir Robert, the Mountain, who would have cut him down if it wasn’t for the Iyrmen at his side.

  “I o be stronger…”

  Lanarot stared up at him. “Oo?”

  “What kind of question is that?” Adam asked, pulling her in close for a hug, kissing her forehead. “Of course it’s for you.”

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