《For I will…》 Prologue Tick¡­ Tock¡­ Tick¡­ Tock¡­ A woman the age of early-twenties sighs, lying completely still on a wooden sofa adorned with an arabesque design, within a room designed in an antique-styled study that can almost be identified as a library. Staring at empty space, or more precisely looks at a phone in front of her. ¡°I¡¯m so sick of this grief. I¡­¡± ¡°I just¡­want to see you¡­again¡­¡± The sound of a water drop can be heard loudly within the quiet room, as tears could be seen from the woman¡¯s mystical face. Looking away from a photo shown from the phone. Quietly flowing her tears as she fell asleep. Singing of birds, sounds of flowing streams, and rustling of leaves can be heard. A blonde boy and a green-haired girl can be seen playing by the stream. Splashing of water can be seen as the two children plays around, when a young maiden with a light yellow-colored hair with the tips being green, called out to the two of them.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. ¡°Ah! You two stop playing around we have to go back home, you know¡± ¡°¡°Yes!¡±¡± The two children stopped playing and approached the maiden, but suddenly the boy tripped on something. ¡°Ow¡± ¡°Are you Okay?¡± ¡°You should¡¯ve been careful¡­eh?¡± The maiden paused as she saw the ¡°something¡± that tripped the boy. Seeing a black-haired woman, wearing a weird (for her) clothes, but the maiden was not drawn to the woman¡¯s attire but was instead enchanted by her face. Albeit being slightly plain it is also not to the point it was unnoticeable, but it carries a somewhat mystifying aura that somehow make you feel as if you are surrounded by a relaxing and calm forest lake. Upon noticing that the woman was still floating on the stream the girl called the two children to help her in pulling the woman out of the stream. ¡°Whoa¡­¡± ¡°So pretty¡­¡± The two kids was also drawn to the woman¡¯s face. The girl thought ¡®she¡¯s wet although not wounded but just to be sure¡¯. The maiden opened her mouth. ¡°[¡ø??, ¡ö¡ø¡ö, ¨‹¡ö?]¡­¡­¡± Glowing bulbs of light surrounded the maiden and the woman as a slightly low but feminine voice, with an incomprehensible words came out of the maiden¡¯s mouth. The slightly wet appearance of the woman immediately becomes dry and stable breathing sound can be heard from her. The Maiden Stood up and gestured for the two children to come near her. The two kids snapped out of their stupor and trotted cheerfully to the maiden. ¡°Help me carry her back to the Temple, Okay?¡± ¡°Mhm¡± ¡±Yes~¡± ¡°Good the two of you will be holding her legs as we go, okay¡± The two cheerfully nodded at the maiden and started carrying her legs. The Maiden also sat down and started to hold the woman¡¯s upper body. They walked towards the forest heading deeper to its domain. Chapter 1 ¡°Ugh¡­¡± Inside a room with only a bed with a desk made from a light-colored wood near it. Sunlight trickles from the opened window found to the left of the room. The smell of grass and a cool breeze can be felt, giving a peaceful embrace to people. The woman slowly opened her White eyes and sat up looking around her. ¡°Where¡­am¡­I?¡± She looked around the room. The smooth looking floor made from some kind of wood, the walls made from a layer of stones for the bottom layer and wood for the upper layer, making her feel familiar due to the aura of antiquity and peacefulness that the room possess. She saw her phone on the desk, but ignored it. She peered through the window, and was greeted with the view of a lake surrounded by slightly dense forest and few mountains and hills. She saw the birds flying at the sky, the fishes swimming within the lake, and few land animals that often strolls around the forest, and she can¡¯t help but feel a sense of incongruity from them. She skims through her memories about this and finally noticed it. ¡°They¡¯re¡­are they¡­new species?¡± Yes, the animals she saw was very different from the animals she knew from Earth. A small shine can be seen from the Birds¡¯ wings as if they are made from gemstones or metal, the fish having a single horn on their head, the deer that can be seen drinking from the lake having green antlers, all of them were not from any of the knowledge that came from Earth that she knows. *Creaak The room¡¯s wooden door opened and a young girl came in. The woman looked at the girl and called out. ¡°Umm¡­¡± The girl froze when she saw the woman was awake. Shocked the girl regained her senses and quickly got out of the room leaving a faint footsteps as she runs away. The woman slowly got up out of the bed and walked to the opened door. She saw that what seemed to be a hallway looked completely the same as the room she came out of, with the exception of the wall being made wholly of layered stones. She quietly walked through the hallway following the direction of the girl¡¯s footsteps. She was awed at the sight she saw. A temple with the interior¡¯s design looking like a mixture of Greek and Chinese temples from Earth. The Walls made of the same layered stones, the ceiling made from wood, with pillars made of half wood-half stone. What seemed to be this temple¡¯s entrance looked simple but also elegant adorned with wooden double door with an ornate arch supporting it, but what was very eye-catching is the Golden Bell hanging on top of the Doors. A podium that has a carving the looks like a planet surrounded by the three stars, which she assumed to be the sun, and a crescent moon with a person sitting elegantly on it, and the altar or what she thought it was, that looks the same with a Christian church¡¯s but with no statues and only the carving that was at the podium was also in the altar.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Oh? You have awaken.¡± A maiden stood up stopping the praying that she was doing. The girl can also be seen behind her. ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°I am Evarill, Guardian of Liskreim Lake and the Head Priestess of this Bridshine Temple.¡± The maiden, Evarill, walks toward the woman as she introduced herself, the girl shyly following her. The woman began to open her mouth. ¡°I¡­I¡¯m Selaine Arkegrasper¡± ¡°Oh my, what a beautiful name. Are you perhaps titled?¡± Selaine was confused and curious about what Evarill just said but choose to stay silent for now. Evarill gently pulls the girl hiding behind her back and the girl shyly showed herself to Selaine. Evarill then began to introduce her. ¡°Selaine, this girl here is Vaely, one of the orphans that the church currently handles¡± ¡°U-um¡­Nice to meet you, and I¡¯m sorry for running of earlier.¡± Selaine matched the girl, Vaely¡¯s height and pats her head gently as she gave her a gentle smile. ¡°It¡¯s fine, and nice to meet you, Vaely¡± Vaely shyly nods her tiny head. She then look at Selaine¡¯s eyes looking a little daze, and unconsciously opened her mouth without saying anything. Noticing the little girls expression, Selaine pulled back her hand and looked at Vaely with a concerned look. ¡°What¡¯s wrong Vaely?¡± ¡°So Pretty¡­¡± ¡°Mm, it is indeed pretty¡± Selaine gave a questioning look to the two in front of her and stood up while feeling a little embarrassed from the two¡¯s compliments. She smiled and just let her eyes close. The two girls in front of her finally regained their cool. ¡°Hahaha, sorry about that your eyes are just a little¡­ what do they call it again? Ah right, a little unique or unseen within these lands¡° ¡°Mm¡­pretty¡­¡± Selaine gave them wry smile. Her white eyes made almost every people she met thought that she was blind. Her eye¡¯s pupils was pure white but can still be noticed through her iris¡¯s color being grey, which instead of making it look like a disgusting eye with only a sclera made it more as if her eyes being engraved with shining marble stones. She mostly closed her eyes since she is conscious of it, which worsened the misunderstanding of her being blind. Due to this, she was kind of surprised of the girls¡¯ reaction towards her eyes. Glancing at the atmosphere, Evarill clapped her hands and gestured at the two. ¡°Why don¡¯t we go have some tea first instead of just standing here at the temple¡¯s hall, well what do you say?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll gratefully accept your offer then.¡± Evarill moved her feet towards the hallway that Selaine had walked out from. The little girl Vaely, excused herself from Selaine and went outside to go to where she said is the temple¡¯s herb garden. Selaine followed Evarill as they go towards an open room which looks like a Dining with a kitchen-like equipment inside. Selaine sat down at one of the open tables and waited for Evarill to come back with the tea. After a few minutes, Evarill returned with a tray in hand that gives off a minty smell. She put the tray on the table, set two teacups and poured a liquid with a blue-green color. She then sat down as well and enjoyed the smell the tea. Selaine took a sip of the tea and immersed herself on the taste for a while. She then put down the teacup and stared at Evarill, in which the other returned in kind. ¡°Now, can you tell me¡­Where am I?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chapter 2 ¡°¡­¡± Evarill paused for a moment, and glanced at Selaine¡¯s eyes. ¡®Although her face looks confused, her eyes looks spiritless as if she has given up on something.¡¯ Evarill thought with concern as she keeps on looking at Selaine. After a moment, she opened her mouth to answer the question given to her. ¡°This Temple, like what I have said when I introduced myself earlier, is Bridshine Temple. This temple is located within the vicinity of the lake that you can see outside this window¡­¡± She explained as she gestured outside the window that shows the crystal clear lake. She looked back to Selaine and continued. ¡°The Liskreim Lake, this lake is located in the center of this GilBreive Forest.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Selaine silently listened to Evarill¡¯s words and continued to just stay quiet as she listened closely. Intent on finding out any information that can disapprove her guess, she strained her ears to listen every words that come out of Evarill¡¯s mouth. ¡°GilBreive Forest is located here in the Howlghein Continent. This is where you are currently are.¡± ¡°I see¡­¡± Selaine slowly absorbed the information and made a conclusion in her mind: ¡®This is totally not My World¡¯. She excused herself from Evarill and walked back to the room she woke up from. As she closed the door, she noticed her phone on top of the desk. She walked to it and silently hold and opened her phone. The phone looked like a rectangular glass adorned with silver like metal on its two sides. She sifted through it and opened her gallery. She let out a low laugh that was nearly inaudible to the ears. ¡°Looks like I¡¯m in another world that you have wished for a long time¡­Veilirk¡­¡± On the phone, a man can be seen. The man looked sickly, his weird hair with most of it being black while a very smallest part of it was green. Reminiscence can be felt from Selaine, as she remembered how she ask him about his hair. ¡®The doctors said it might have been a side effect from my genes being mutated from my family¡¯s gene, so I just let it be since it at least lets me be distinct from other people you know?¡¯ Tears streamed down Selaine¡¯s eyes as she started to cry silently. She thought how weird it was that the man that lived his whole life inside an enclosed field that was made to look like a forest cabin, seemingly wanting to go to another world and live a second life. She felt a mild grasp to her heart. ¡°It¡¯s really weird how the wishes that you have is happening to me now¡­¡± She continued to cry until she fell asleep. Unaware of the gap on the door where Evarill is currently at. Evarill felt suffocating, as she saw the state the woman sleeping quietly on the bed, feeling sympathetic at the shattered soul in front of her as she looked at the shining glass that shows a man¡¯s image. She quietly closed the door and looked up, she prayed.Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. ¡®I hope the slumbering ancients¡¯ give pity to this soul¡¯s shattered heart, and cure hear of her grief. Hope be filled her empty heart, for she is just a lost and broken soul.¡¯ Across an empty space, a tree that looked like it was made from crystal surrounded by tiny streams of different kinds of color can only be seen inside this place. On the tree a man that looked as if he was glued to the tree with the exception of his upper body. The man¡¯ looks was to say, beautiful in a slightly masculine way. His eyes showing a warm and gentle green irises. His long hair that looks like a stream of turquoise-colored spring water. The man, Freidlic, the Ancient of Longing and Lost, looked at the empty lands in front of him. He showed a soft but concerned look and made a gesture on the empty air. After a moment, he was showing a gentle smile as he spoke to no one. ¡°Ye who hath lost thou light shalt be given mine blessing to help you see thy path thou hath lost and shalt be given what hath been longing.¡± He thought of Selaine¡¯s face and smiled, he again made a gesture in the empty air in front him and continued. ¡°For Fate hath given thou a second chance although it shalt be difficult, thou shalt not miss it.¡± The Sleeping Selaine was surrounded by tiny streams of emerald light, unbeknownst to anyone a few of the streams was being absorbed by the phone she was holding. The darkening sky slowly continued to flow along with time. As the streams began to surround her, Selaine started to see what can only be called visions. This visions made her instinctively know that it was about Veilirk, and that he is here, in this world. After the visions she had seen fade, she woke up and saw the trickling light outside the window. Within her eyes was a shining hope, hope that she would be able to see the one she had been longing, that she can see the man she loved for a second time. She noticed it was morning so she grabbed her phone and closed it, which made it turn into what looked to be an electronical stick, the size of a cigarrete, and put it in her clothes pocket. She walked of her room and searched for Evarill in the Temple hall. As she expected she saw Evarill praying in front of the temple¡¯s altar. ¡°Evarill, Can I see your temple¡¯s library? If you have any.¡± Evarill stood up after a few breaths and faced Selaine while giving a kind smile. She walked closer to Selaine. ¡°Of course we have one albeit small compared to the ones in a city.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine¡­I just want to read some books anyway.¡± Evarill then guided Selaine into the Temple¡¯s Library. As they went inside, Selaine can¡¯t help but noticed that it looked like a collection of a starting book lover as the quantity of the books could barely call the room a library. She thought that maybe this place time must be something in between the Medieval and Renaissance age. As she can see that the materials used for the books was paper but not at the level of modern paper. She also remembered the temple¡¯s kitchen and the other rooms of the temple, the kitchen having a primitive automatic stove while the most of the temple¡¯s rooms was furnished with what looked like ball connected to the ceiling, which she thought of as light bulbs. Still feeling a little uncomfortable about what she has just learned, Evarill spoke. ¡°This is the Bridshine Temple¡¯s Library. Please take proper care of the books here, with that as the only rule, you can read any of this books.¡± Selaine nodded and went to a shelf, pulled out a book and opened it. As she expected she can¡¯t read any of what was written at all. She did noticed that the language written in it looked like Russian, if not for the added strokes and parts that seemed to be based from Eastern and Indian writing language. She looked at Evarill and shyly asked. ¡°Hey, Evarill¡­Can you¡­uh, teach me how to read this book?¡± Finding it a little funny, Evarill gave a low chuckle and sat on one of the seats inside the library. ¡°You can talk fluently in Heimligian, but surprisingly can¡¯t read it, hahaha, fine I shall teach you how to read Heimligian then.¡± Selaine felt a little embarrassed but excited as she was about to learn a language of another world. Since then seven months passed by¡­ Chapter 3 Drip¡­ Drop¡­ Drip¡­ Drop¡­ A maiden sat on a wooden chair surrounded by what could barely be called library, on her two slender hands was a thick book. Her face shows a gentle and focused look as she flips a page, unfazed by the slow rain that can be seen outside a window. Tak Tak ¡°Selaine? Care to join for lunch?¡± The door opened quietly as a young woman with light yellow hair walked into the room. The woman reading a book, Selaine paused and gave a glance towards the maiden in front of her. ¡°Mm? Oh Evarill, is it time already? Sorry, I was completely engrossed with the book.¡± ¡°Fufufu¡­Its fine, so let¡¯s go eat with everyone~¡± Selaine gave wry smile as she stood up and followed Evarill. She remembered how Evarill was actually quite different than when she first met her. The mysterious and nun-like aura she exuded now what Selaine could see was just a slightly cheeky teenager that seeks some friends. Selaine let out a soft sigh and continued to follow Evarill to the Dining Hall. As soon as she entered, she felt a soft force on her legs. She looked and saw a small green-haired girl, her eyes showing sparkles. ¡°Vaely, stop hugging your big sister Selaine we have to go to the table now, okay?¡± The girl, Vaely shyly let go of Selaine and trotted towards the large table of the Dining Hall. Selaine gave a smile at the shy child, she then sat down in one of the seats of the table. On the table, a bowl of pot-au-feu can be seen surrounded by a large plate of salad garnished with mashed sweet potatoes. Selaine sat down on the opposite side of the seat of Vaely, and smiled at the girl. Evarill also sat on one of the chairs near Selaine. A blonde boy then came in. The boy is plain-looking though he emits a mischievous aura. Along with him is another boy, Red-haired and looking a little stoic. Selaine smiled at the red-haired boy as she know that the boy is actually hotheaded. Evarill called out to the two and pointed at the chairs.Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! ¡°Fleim, Ceasar come on and seat down we¡¯re about to eat.¡± ¡°Yes, sister~¡± The blonde boy, Fleim cheerfully affirmed while the red-haired boy, Ceasar silently nodded. The two boys then sat down on one of the table¡¯s chair, near Vaely. This have always been the arrangement the group has seated on the table. Heartwarming atmosphere is always present and happy giggle can be heard from the children¡¯s mouth. They started to eat along with giving a small chatter at each other. Fleim looked at Selaine and spoke. ¡°Sister Selaine, can you teach me how to do that thing again?¡± ¡°After we finished eating, okay?¡± Fleim excitedly nodded and hurriedly ate all the food on his plate, almost choking due to it. What Fleim asked Selaine to teach was playing a tune using a leaf as if it was a flute itself. She would often play it by the lake when it was sunny with a moderate quantity of clouds to be seen. The boy was coincidentally near her when he heard the tune she played. He was mesmerized and stubbornly asked Selaine to teach him about it. ¡°Um¡­, can I also join Sister Selaine?¡± Selaine smiled at the Ceasar as she affirmed his request. The boy bashfully ate all his food unlike Fleim. After they finished eating, they went to the temple hall and sat there. The kids Fleim and Ceasar, along with Vaely also followed behind Selaine. ¡°Then let me show you how to play a tune with a leaf, so listen well, okay?¡± ¡°¡±¡±Yes~¡±¡±¡± The children listened closely on Selaine¡¯s Instructions as they also picked up some leaves to try playing a tune with it. Awkward sounds can be heard throughout the hall. Selaine smiled wryly as she continues to correct the mistakes of the children, with the exception of Fleim, as he is unexpectedly played a very cheerful tune. ¡°Oh? Looks like Fleim have talent in music.¡± Fleim bashfully scratches his head as he was praised. The other two, especially Vaely, got jealous of Fleim being praised so they tried playing harder. While they we¡¯re playing, Selaine noticed Evarill approach. ¡°Selaine, can I talk to you for a bit?¡± ¡°Sure¡­¡± ¡°Kids I¡¯ll talk with your Sister Selaine for a while okay?¡± The three children nodded and continued to playing tunes. Evarill, with Selaine following behind, then went to the temple¡¯s library. Evarill faced Selaine showing a somewhat serious and slightly sad expression. Selaine showed a wry smile knowing what Evarill is going to say. So she opened her mouth before Evarill spoke. ¡°Sorry, but I really have to go¡­¡± ¡°I see¡­¡± ¡°Yes¡­ I really have to find someone and I won¡¯t stop until I find them again.¡± ¡°The kids will be sad¡­¡± ¡°I know¡­ But, don¡¯t worry I¡¯ll give something to remember me.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Evarill, feeling pained, let out a slow sigh as she walked of the library. Selaine went to her usual seat in the library, opening the drawer of the desk near her. She then pulled out three things, a handheld wooden panel with a painting of Selaine and Evarill along with the children, a wooden flute styled into a Chinese bamboo flute, and the third item was a wooden bangle with a feather carving on its entire surface. All the items we¡¯re masterfully crafted especially the wooden panel painting. ¡°Thankfully, Crafting wooden items and painting were one of my hobbies.¡± ¡°They would probably love this¡­¡± Selaine gave a gentle smile as she put the items back to the desk¡¯s drawer. She then stood up and went out of the room. Seeing that it¡¯s already dark, she went to dining room. Watching all the kids and Evarill setting up the table, she went and joined them. As they interact with each other, Selaine thought ¡°This really is a warm place for me, after I found him, I will return here with him. I swear I¡¯ll find him.¡± Chapter 4 tak tak Footsteps can be heard inside a forest along an isolated dirt road. A woman walks in a hopping but silent and graceful manner. Her black hair flutters from the gentle breeze as she nears the outskirts of the forest. This woman was Selaine Arkegrasper, walking while carrying a crude map on her hands. She looked up and see the sun rising from the mountains, a trickle of loneliness concealed within her eyes. ¡°I¡¯ll miss them, but I will definitely come back by then¡± ¡°Though I feel bad for just leaving without personally saying goodbye¡± She arrived at the forest¡¯s exit and looked back. Wearing her clothes from her previous world while carrying a knapsack styled like a modern backpack with additional pockets. Wearing her sleeveless long cotton coat with hem reaching her knees and styled in dystopian colors highlighting grey as her outerwear, her footwear being a heeled sandals, her innerwear, a plain V-cut blue shirt and a dark blue shorts that reached slightly above the knee. ¡°Thankfully my clothes wasn¡¯t damage. Not even a single bit¡± ¡°I guess, lifestyle magic in this world is pretty convenient¡± Feeling grateful for the existence of magic, Selaine kept on walking. Sounds of horses can be heard as a carriage can be seen approaching what seemed to be a medieval city gate. The driver of the carriage looked inside the carriage. ¡°Miss, we¡¯re now already within the walls of Halemint City, so wake up!¡± In response to the driver¡¯s shout, a woman¡¯s head came out of the carriage. Selaine, which came out of the carriage, was feeling a little mesmerized as she looked at the city¡¯s main gate and walls. ¡°This is somewhat a pretty place to look at¡­ too bad using my phone might attract attention so I can¡¯t use it to take pictures.¡± Selaine felt a little regretful but she was immediately called out by the driver. ¡°Miss, here is your money for helping me out during our journey¡± The driver pulled out a string pouch and gave it to Selaine. Within the pouch are 50 brown colored coins. Immediately knowing that it was copper coins, Selaine put the pouch inside the pocket of her coat. ¡°Thanks¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mind it, you must be unaware but there is a 10 copper coin entrance fee when you go to the city.¡± ¡°Eh~¡± Selaine sulked as she thought of her money go down to 40 coins as she paid her entrance fee. As she walked in she saw the city roads as people are passing by. Quickly regaining her senses walked and asked directions to some of the citizens. Following the directions that she have heard, she arrived at a caf¨¦-like building. She looked at the sign depicting a dandelion with a bed as background, she went inside the building. She was greeted with the smell of herbs, relishing in the smell, a teenage boy approached her. ¡°Miss, are you here for a meal or do you want to rent a room to stay at?¡± ¡°ah,oh¡­Um, How much for a single bedroom?¡± She answered feeling embarrassed. The boy smiled as he seemed to ignore this fact and informed. ¡°10 copper coin for a single bedroom stay for 1 day, and 1 silver coin for a whole week. There is an additional fee of 5 copper coins for meal services during your stay.¡± ¡°The meal service is consist of two set meals for morning and evening, specifically at the seventh light and at the 8 half-light respectively¡±Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. Selaine remembered that the people in this world used to calculate based on ¡°Light¡± equivalent to AM while ¡°Half-light¡± is equivalent to PM in earth¡¯s time. She reached out to her pocket and gave the boy 35 copper coins, again feeling depressed from the expenditure she made. ¡°Please come with me to the counter¡± The boy went to shop¡¯s counter and took out a key from one of the counter¡¯s shelf and gave it to Selaine. The key was made from wood and was inscribed with a roman numeral for twelve. ¡°The rooms are on the second floor, and as you can see from the inscription on your key you are assigned in Room 12¡± ¡°Thanks¡± Growl Selaine felt embarrassed but quickly regained her self and asked the boy if she could take a meal in advance. She went sat on one of the counter tables and waited for the food to come. ¡°There¡¯s nothing out of place in this place yet but it¡¯s not bad to be cautious¡± The boy approached Selaine carrying a tray with food along with an appetizing smell. He putted the dishes in front of Selaine. The dishes consists of a yellow paste that was wrapped in thinly sliced bacon which is placed on a salad, and a bowl of soup. ¡°Here is your meal, Herb Salad with Bacon-wrapped Corn Paste and vegetable soup¡± ¡°Wow¡­¡± ¡°Well then enjoy your meal¡± Immersed in the food¡¯s smell Selaine picked up the fork and slowly started to eat, not noticing that the boy already went back to serve other customers. After she finished eating she went to the second floor to check her room. The room looked empty furnished with only a bed and a desk beside it. After checking her room, Selaine went outside and looked for an administration or information office. She arrived in front of a Store after asking directions from the locals. She entered and scanned the interior. The store¡¯s inside seems to be something like a post office. ¡°Welcome to the Transporters¡¯ Office, are you hear to send or receive something or are you hear to seek some information?¡± A man smiles at Selaine as he greeted her personally. According to one of the books that Selaine had read in the Temple¡¯s Library, Transporter Guilds not only works like a post office but they also act as mediators for jobs in all aspects (including dark/underground jobs). ¡°Umm¡­May I ask you any available job offers?¡± ¡°May I ask if the job you¡¯re looking for a part-time, full-time, or a live-in job offers? Oh, there are also contractual job offers available¡± ¡°Let me check them all please¡± The man presented Selaine to a Bulletin Board beside him. Selaine went check on it. She checked the notes posted and choose one that was posted at the boards¡¯ edge [Wanted: Housekeeper/Storekeeper Job type: Part-time (Schedule can be discussed) Skills Needed: Cleaning, Organizing, Cooking Job location: Western part of the City¡¯s Residential Sector, Peter¡¯s Books and Wood Crafts] ¡°Oh Old Pete¡¯s note, you should check now since he will probably be closed tomorrow since he will go to a meeting at the city hall. Take the note so that he will know you are there for the job offer¡± ¡°Okay¡± Selaine went to job location after asking the receptionist the directions. On her way to the residential west part of the residential sector, she noticed a few things. The roads we¡¯re clean while the alleys were littered with some garbage, she expected the roads to be at least littered with some droppings or whatnot since there are carriages and horses passing by. While thinking of such things she arrived at the job¡¯s location and went inside the building. Inside were all kinds of books and woodcrafts that was messily showcased on shelves. At the back of this store¡¯s counter was an old man. ¡°Hello young lady, may I ask the reason for why you came to my store?¡± Selaine presented the note to the old man. The old man looked at the note and opened the door beside the counter as he beckoned Selaine to follow him. Inside was a room littered with wood chips and the smell of wood. The old man then sat on a table on the side of the room and called Selaine to seat in the other side of the table. ¡°I am Pete, young one, the work here is pretty simple since you just have to clean and organize the store¡¯s merchandise along with this building living quarters.¡± ¡°Then why do you have cooking as the skills needed?¡± ¡°Uhh¡­I¡¯m not a very good cook so most of the time I have to dine outside, so I also want someone that could at least cook decent meals¡± After a few questions, Selaine and the old man reached a conclusion. She¡¯s now able to earn some money before going to travel again. She went back to the Inn she was staying at and ate before going to sleep. In the morning, she went to Old Pete¡¯s store. ¡°Oh, you¡¯re here¡± ¡°Morning, Pete¡± The old nodded in silence as he handed Selaine a metallic key. He reminded her of her important chores, after which he then left for a council meeting. Selaine opened the store and started cleaning and organizing the entire store including its living quarters. While doing her chores there was some times where she has to stop for a bit to attend to a customer that appears. Although she wasn¡¯t able to do custom-made wood crafts, she made memos to give to Old Pete when he returned. Most of the customers that appeared were surprised at the new face within the store, but immediately cooled down. There was even a few of them who delves in the mystical/magical arts but most of them being Potioneers and Charm Makers. Selaine would sometimes chat with them learning more of the Mystic/Magic-related knowledge although most of those knowledge are common to general populace. When it¡¯s almost sundown, Old Pete returned from the meeting looking a little tired as he complains about some of the things that happened from his council meeting. After he rested a little he gave Selaine her salary and told her that she¡¯s done for today. Selaine then returned to her Inn and ate before hitting the sack for today. This was her new routine for a few days.