Chapter 282 - Kindest Soul

With so many events already going on throughout Ignis, we should take time to comprehend the less impactful events going on down at Gaster Kingdom. This time however, financials or business ideas aren't at all a topic. These are just more personal scenes experienced by one of Eric's great friends.

The unthinkable has happened, Stefan the respected tree root smoker has gotten a fancy towards a local resident here. As smart as he is in most cases, here he feels dumbfounded in more than one aspect.

For example, what does this lady have for him to have feelings enough for her to not regard it as a small crush. He had many small crushes throughout his life, but this time the bucket has been tipped. Literally actually, he got distracted of what view this fine lady portrayed that he tripped on a Bucket and fell face first in the mud caused by the melting snow which lasted quite a few weeks.

To take it as a start, this lady didn't just laugh when Stefan met such a fate with the mud underneath his feet. Quite the opposite, she kept a straight face and actually showed concern.

"What the hell is a bucket doing in the middle of the road?" He complained with a murmur before a kid probably being around 7 years old approached him, grabbed her bucket and gave him a hateful look for kicking her bucket. Afterwards she lifted her head up and walked away, I'd like to say in some type of elegance?

The lady he fancies, jogged her way towards him after and repeated. "Are you okay?" Before she used a piece of leather to wipe bits of mud from his face.

"Yes I just tripped on a bucket, rather embarrassing I'm aware." He tried so much to swallow this embarrassing situation but it indeed requires a lot of effort.

"Nonsense, It can happen to anyone." Comforted the lady, showing genuine care and helping them get up.

After cleaning his face for a little bit he continued to use the leather rag, trying to wipe as much mud from his torso as possible, he really absorbed a hell load of mud there as if he tried to shovel it on himself.

"I'm fine I'm fine. Please... I already feel enough embarrassed." Added Stefan, not trying to be rude but just trying to fight off all that red colour conquering his face. One would mistake him for a stereotypical demon, red and boiling.

Fortunately, this fine Ignite lady showed no displeased across her face but carried a wide smile instead. She understood what this man who she doesn't even know his name off is going through. I mean regardless of how long he has lived here she barely knows him, likely since he tends to stay in the Castle all day long reading books from King Michael's extensive self written library.

He spotted this lady about 3 days ago when he went out and ask Lia for a solid, he wanted to sneak in King Michael's much praised Black Marlin meat for himself, even half a Kilo would be more than enough really. He has a lot of food to fill his belly with, this little meal of luxury is nothing more than a meal of luxury for him. He wanted to taste this praised fish meat.

However, as he almost reached the fishing area behind the Kingdom. The same lady who literally helped him out of the mud today, captured his attention entirely. It is most worthy to point out that beauty took no part, it is not why he got attracted.

Actually, the lady in front of him would be considered below average when it comes to how many curves her body carried, attributes that most men here wouldn't prefer to be exact. Like Stefan she looks quite flat and light weighed, as for how much beauty her face carried. It is fairly average. Even her black hair is shoulder long and is tied in to a bun.

The freckles stretching from her nose to under her eyes make her a whole lot more beautiful, and she has this slim face complimented by a short round jawline. If it wasn't for the freckles this would be considered an average Ignite face.

Although her physical characteristics quite average, her acts of kindness is what got Stefan's utmost attention. Because three days ago as he was walking towards the back of the Kingdom, he could hear a crying child from quite a distance and in a way he wanted to seek out its source and deliver the child to his or her parents.

Only to see this same lady who is standing in front of him, help an elderly lady walk carefully around the mud, afterwards helping take her shoes off before entering the house and even helping her to settle in comfortably. She swiftly spoke, "I'll come and set the Fireplace in to a blaze right after I calm down this child misses Wood."

Like projected, she dashed towards the kid with careful steps to not fall in the mud and asked. "What's the problem Billy?"

"My mama beat me with a sandal." Afterwards his snot started blowing in to a circle below his nose before more tears flew down.

Child abuse at worst but oddly it isn't the worst thing she saw here, a slight ass whooping is the smallest punishment here. Some kids were beaten with brooms often, and we should not even list what brutally happens if an a.d.u.l.t clashes with an a.d.u.l.t.

"Well did you make your mama mad?" Asked the lady as he wiped his tears and face with the same leather rag she wiped Stefan with today.

"Um... I just kept knocking on the door." Answered Billy as the gentle wipe this kind lady gave him didn't bother him at all, he kept his face still.

"Well Billy, your mama already has enough worries over her shoulders. You shouldn't do anything that makes her mad, you shouldn't do that to someone who loves you." At such sentences, Billy started calming down a bit.

"She loves me?" He asked as his crying completely stopped, waiting for an answer.

"Of course she loves you, more than anyone ever will. So please go hug her and kiss her cheek, don't make her mad again and maybe help her so she has less things to worry about?" Now Billy started completely calming down and gave this lady a tight loving hug before he dashed towards his house and shouted. "Mamma I love you." Repeatedly.

"Be careful." The lady repeated so Billy doesn't fall down.

As for now, she feels it unnecessary to explain Stefan some safety procedures when walking since he seems as old as her. Luckily, Stefan decided to break the few seconds of silence by finally asking for her name. "I'm Stefan." With a followed handshake he asked, "What's your name."

"I'm Dea. Dea Katezet." Seperating from the half minute handshake with a bit of a smirk across her lips she pointed out the obvious. "Why don't I see you too often? I'm out in the Kingdom every day!"

Having answered this question several times here and countless times in Crutal Kingdom, he decided to be a lot more polite this time since this is the woman he fancies. "I just like spending my time with a book on my hands and some nice Black Tea from the forest at my table."

"Oh so you love reading books?" Dea's eyebrow rose in curiosity as she felt instantly impressed, because here at the edge of the Continent although a lot are interested in reading they just don't take enough actions to become literate even though their chances aren't slim with a smart man as their King.

"Well, I think sometimes I forget to eat. King Michael has to drag me away from his book shelves." He tried to joke here, and indeed succeeded partially.

Dea let out a small giggle, but was mostly impressed. "Sounds interesting that you know the King, you must be one of the new comers. Friend of the Electus?" Realizing that she sounds a bit too interested in titles, she tried to excuse her behaviours and refine her way of projecting her intends. "The people talked about you all for weeks, some weren't saying nice stuff though."

Seeing that Stefan is still maintaining a smile on his face although barely keeping eye contact, she decided to get to know him a bit better even though she currently has no fancy towards him. "Would you like to join me and Misses Wood with some tea."

Afterwards with a whisper she continued, "She doesn't have any more family members remaining, her Husband died years ago and her sons work at Pameres Kingdom. They only visit her when they want to bring her some gold."

With her tone changing a bit towards the negative, she stated. "Between you and me, if King Michael didn't feed her along with the rest of us she would starve."

Trying to figure out why would their kids send her gold considering that the King freely feeds everyone, he came into confirmation that they just use it as an excuse to visit her a lot less common.

So in aims of getting to talk to Dea more and getting a good deed by giving Misses Wood company, he agreed. "I would love too, you got me at "Tea". Making a nice old women happy is a good bonus." He answered with a smile and got Dea heading towards a little giggle.