-Are you fine, young man?
The blond guy had a very mellow voice. It calmed Marimo a little. He faintly replied, almost against himself that he was fine. Which he was not. But he was too freaked out to think straight. Anyway, the blond guy introduced himself as Nileno and introduced the brunet as Elito.
Then Nileno took a long stare at Marimo, smiled and said:
-I have a package that could be useful for you.
Marimo blushed violently and attempted to scape. Elito laughed evily. Nileno opened his eyes widely. He giggled.
-I am talking about my backpack, kid.
Nileno approached a tree, climbed it and came down with a package. He took out some food and a robe and gave them to Marimo. The second the items were in Marimo's hands Elito whined for Nileno's company. Marimo blushed even more, mumbled an appology and attempted to scape again. Nileno stopped him and explained things.
-Elito and I are hunters. We went to the forest next to Hung Town to get some pray when suddenly wobble poop started flying around. Elito here cought the most part with his hands. And the poop he catched exploded, so we are both dirty and Elito is unable to bathe himself. See? His hands are burnt. I have to bathe him. And he is also smelly, so if you don't mind, I'll finish the job. But by all means, please stay with us at least for tonight. This place is dangerous at night lately because of... The Army.
-What Army?- Asked Marimo.
Nileno's face turned serious and grim.
-That, I can't tell just now. Wait until tonight.
Marimo's heart skipped a beat.
To be continued...
