The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 163

After a while…

Dimitri went to Sabrina’s side and asked, “Do you want me to erase the wolf’s memory? Everything that happened today here in the forest?” he suggested.

Sighing, Sabrina looked at the guardian. Does she really want Rhett to forget everything that happened today?

“Is it necessary?” she asked.

Dimitri shrugged. “Not really… but he will start asking you about what he saw before he fainted. So, how will you answer him? How can you explain those dead bodies of the wolves scattered on the ground?”

Indeed, how can she explain everything to Rhett? Sabrina took a deep breath. “I’m tired of lying… let’s just try something else,” she replied.

Dimitri raised a brow. “Tell me what do you have in mind?”

“Let’s just pretend that you are a spirit that lives here and you witness what’s going on – that’s why you decided to help us defeat the wolves. How about that? Just be creative with your disguise and narrative,” she suggested.

“Okay. If that’s what you want then let’s do it your way,” Dimitri agreed.

“Alright, you can wake him up now,” Sabrina said.

Dimitri walked towards Rhett, still lying unconsciously on the ground. He waved his hand on Rhett’s face, waking him up in the process, then he vanished from the area in the blink of an eye.

Sabrina was waiting for Rhett to open his eyes.

Rhet’s eyelids fluttered and he opened his eyes wide. He caught a sight of Sabrina peering at him.

“My love, are you okay?” he asked worriedly.

Sabrina smiled brightly. “Yes, I’m perfectly alright…” she replied.

Rhett remembered everything and asked, “Where is that wolf?” He looked left and right, there he saw the wolf on the ground, dead. He gave Sabrina a questioning glance. “What’s going on?”

“Did you see everything before you fainted?” she asked.

Rhett nodded his head. “Yeah… I saw you yank the wolf away from me and hurled him to the tree, then I passed out after that. And where are the other wolves?” he asked, he slowly stood up. Then he noticed that the pain on his side was gone, he knew that the enemy hit him hard there and he saw his blood trickling from the open wound. But the wound is no longer there where it was supposed to be… Eh? What’s going on?

He walked towards the back of the tree and saw the rest of the dead wolves there scattered on the ground.

He went back to where Sabrina stood. “D-did you kill them all?” he asked, confused.

Sabrina shook her head. “No, I didn’t kill them… I’m not the one who killed those wolves,” she replied in a serious tone.

Rhett’s brows knitted together. “Then who else?” he asked.

“I AM…” a male voice suddenly spoke out of nowhere.

Stunned, Rhett quickly looked around to find the source of the voice. But he didn’t see anybody else aside from him and Sabrina. Was he imagining things in his head? “Did you hear the voice, my love?” he asked.

“Yes, I hear the voice too!” Sabrina nodded her head. She scanned the area. “Hello, if you are the owner of the voice can you show yourself to us?” she requested.

“Sure!” the male voice replied.

Out of the blue…

An old man with white long hair, wearing a white flowing robe that looks like a wizard materialized in front of them. “I am the voice you heard a while ago. I am also the one who killed all the wolves and saved the two of you from harm. I’m a spirit who has lived in this forest for a thousand years…”

Rhett bowed his head. “Thank you so much, Grandpa, for helping us. We owe you our life,” he said in a grateful voice.

“Don’t mention it. I’m glad to be of help to you. Continue with your journey,” the spirit said. To demonstrate his power, he walked towards the dead bodies of the wolves and burned them one by one using the flames that magically came out from his hands.

Astounded, Rhett and Sabrina witnessed in wonderment the formidable spirit in action.

“Wow! He truly is powerful!” Rhett raved, he was now fully convinced that the spirit was the one who killed all the wolves. There is no way that Sabrina can do it on her own because she was just an ordinary girl.

After burning all the dead bodies of the wolves, the spirit looked at Rhett. “How is it? Your wound is no longer hurting?” he asked.

Rhett quickly checked the wound on his side and there was none. He looked at the spirit of the forest. “Did y-you also healed my wound?” he asked in disbelief.

The spirit nodded his head. “Yes… your woman is crying hysterically in front of you thinking that you’re already dead because of the amount of blood that she saw pouring out of your gaping wound… so… I pity her and cured your wound…” he explained.

“Thank you so much, Grandpa, for helping us dispose of the enemy and for healing my wound. We owe you our life,” Rhett said, feeling grateful for the help that was bestowed on them by the powerful being.

“Don’t mention it. I’m willing to help innocent victims if they happen to come into my territory,” the spirit said. “Next time, be careful when traveling with your beautiful companion because she is a magnet for disaster. Next time, if you travel with her, make sure you will cover her head with a turban or a wide hat to hide her beauty. You will never know what you will meet in this dense forest,” the spirit added, smirking.

Sabrina glared at the guardian.

Dimitri smiled a bit. “Ah, I know a little magic… I’ll make a hat for her…” he said and waved his hand. A wide woven hat suddenly materialized in his hand. He gave it to Sabrina. “It’s my humble gift for you, my lady!” he said, grinning.

Sabrina accepted the hat and said, “Thank you!” She put the hat on her head.

The spirit looked at the wolf. “Young man, be careful on your way home. Don’t let your guard down,” he said.

Rhett nodded his head. “I will surely follow your advice, Grandpa! We will continue our journey now. Thank you for everything,” he said.

“Have a safe journey ahead,” the spirit said and waved his hand at the couple, then he vanished from their eyes in a split second.

The couple looked at each other in amazement.

“Wow, I can’t believe that we got ambushed by a pack of wolves and then saved by a thousand-year-old spirit. And everything is back to normal as if nothing happens…” Rhett spoke in astonishment.

“Indeed!” Sabrina agreed. “Let’s go home!” she said.

“Okay,” Rhett replied and picked up their traveling bags.

The couple continues their journey.

The guardian was following them, hovering in the air in his invisible form, making sure that the couple would no longer encounter any misfortune ahead.

Time went by.

After their tiring journey on foot, the couple finally arrived at their destination.

They sat on the stairs of the hut, catching their breath.

“We’re finally home! Thank God!” Sabrina said happily. She removed the hat from her head and fanned herself with it.

Rhett released a deep sigh and kissed Sabrina’s head. “My love, I’m sorry that due to my carelessness and incompetence you’re nearly harmed by the wolves,” he said sadly. “If the spirit of the forest didn’t help us right away, I don’t know what will happen to us. We could be dead by now. I’m such an inept person!” he said in a dispirited tone, feeling ashamed of himself.

Sabrina took a deep breath. “Shh… don’t apologize to me. Don’t feel sorry for yourself. You have done your best. We are outnumbered by the wolves and defeat is expected. What matters most to me is that we’re both safe now. The nightmare is over, let’s move on from the awful memory that happened today…” she said calmly.

“Okay…” Rhett said.

The couple left the stairs and entered the hut. They put their bags down on the floor and went to bed.

They cuddled in the bed and rested for a while. Silently recalling in their minds what just happened in the forest today.

“That thousand year old spirit living in the forest is awesome! He had incredible power! I’m truly impressed!” Rhett said in awe.

“Yeah, me too!” Sabrina spoke.

“We are lucky that the wolves attacked us in the territory of the spirit, if it happened in another place, I don’t know what could have happened to us…” Rhett said dejectedly, shaking his head remorsefully.

Sabrina looked at him. Rhett was still talking about what transpired to them earlier in the forest, he must still be traumatized inside. She needs to think of something! She needs to think of an activity to distract him from his negative thoughts. “My love, for tonight’s dinner… I want to eat a spicy shrimp soup mixed with lots of green leafy vegetables and ginger. Let’s go to the stream to catch fish and shrimp!” she said and stood up.

“Okay, you’re the boss!” Rhett replied and followed Sabrina into the kitchen to get their stuff for shrimp and fish catching.

A few minutes later.

The couple can be seen leaving the hut, walking their way to the location of the stream located in the southern part of the forest.

Back in the hut.

Olga appeared outside the hut, looking at the abandoned house. Wait… she noticed something out of the ordinary.

She went to the back of the house and stared at the growing plants in the garden. “Hmm, why are the plants and vegetables here growing again? As if somebody was cultivating them? Did the hut have new occupants? Who are they?” she said aloud.

She climbed the stairs and went inside the hut to investigate.

Olga entered the room and began inspecting the clothes in the cabinet, trying to guess who is the owner of the clothes…

Wait… her eyes widened in surprise. Holy Moly! The clothes looked familiar!

A few minutes later.

A butterfly entered the open window and landed on the table located in the corner of the room.

Olga looked at the butterfly and recognized it as Azere’s pet. “What is it?” she asked.

“Azere wants you to go back to the Laswich Mountain at this very moment! Emergency!” the butterfly said.

“Okay, I’ll go there with you now!” Olga replied.

A few minutes later, both Olga and the butterfly vanished from the room.