After eliminating the rogue soldiers, there were more than a thousand slaves left. To prevent those slaves from freezing to death in the snow, our team escorted them to the nearest town for refuge.
One day during the journey, I saw a family with children. During the lunch break, their children would have snowball fights in the camp, and everyone in the family was beaming with smiles.
I was curious, so I went up and asked: 'Your home has been destroyed by war, and you were almost turned into slaves. Now you are penniless, so why can you still smile?'
Can you guess what that family said?"
Eris blinked her still-glistening eyes and looked at me.
"What did they say?"
"The elderly person in that family said that if the home is gone, it can be rebuilt, and if you have no money, you can work to earn it. As long as the family members are still here, our home hasn't fallen apart. If the whole family works together, everything we lost will surely come back."
Eris seemed to understand something and nodded. Then she began to eat.
I also sat beside her to eat. I don't know if it was an illusion, but I felt she sat even closer to me.
The next day, I made a stone tablet at the site of Eris's old home and wrote on it that if Philip and the others returned, they should look for us in Yars.
Then I took Eris to look around Roa for any other clues.
Unfortunately, it was still a wasteland, and nothing useful happened. I was even wondering if I might run into Nanahoshi! But I didn't see her.
Just as we were preparing to return, a horse came galloping toward us. The person on the horse looked like a knight. I thought it was a knight investigating the area, so I waited for him to come over.
After approaching, the other person glanced at us and then took a closer look at Eris.
"Eris, is that you? I am Paul Greyrat, Rudeus's father and Philip's cousin. Hello, sir, do you know where this is? Is this near Roa in the Fittoa Territory?"
"Hello, Knight Paul. I am Daolin Prodia Grellat. Over there is Roa City in the Fittoa Territory."
I pointed to a large empty space in the distance.
"This place seems to have been hit by a massive Magic Disaster. People, animals, plants, and buildings throughout the Fittoa Territory disappeared into thin air and were scattered all over the world. Currently, there have been cases in the Royal Capital, Yars, where people from the Fittoa Territory fell from the sky. You are also from the Fittoa Territory, right?"
"Yes, I was teleported to the southern part of the Asura Kingdom. Have you seen or do you know the whereabouts of my wife and children? They are Sylphiette greyrat, Lilia greyrat, Rudeus Greyrat, Norn greyrat, and Aisha Greyrat."
"Sorry, you are the first Fitoya native I've seen who has rushed back after being teleported. However, for now, most people should be safe as long as they weren't teleported to a very dangerous place.
My suggestion is that you can wait here. There will definitely be natives returning one after another. If you don't see them for a long time, you can organize those who also can't find their families to search for them elsewhere.
Rest assured, after I return to Yars, I will arrange for government personnel to assist you."
"Alright, thank you."
After leaving Paul, I took Eris back toward Yars.
"Cousin, where do you think my parents are now?"
"I don't know, but as long as they aren't dead, there will definitely be a day when they are found."
"If... I mean if... what if Papa and Mama are no longer around?"
"Rest assured, if they are gone, I will take care of you. You can't give up hope. One must learn to grow and be strong. People encounter many obstacles in life; only by overcoming them can one grow."
Eris didn't speak. We spent another two weeks to arrive at Yars.
As soon as we returned to Yars, we heard bad news. Sauros Boreas Greyrat will be held responsible for the disappearance of the Fittoa Territory and is expected to be executed in one day."
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