Chapter 42 - Stranger Of The Bookstore - I

A year and a half ago when Aaris and Serlin were in the Garden.

"Sir where are we going?" It was a dead valley where we were walking, dry air was ruining their throats covering but there was an unsettling crowd in this no man's land, where small vendors selling a different thing on their blankets and decent size shops were few.

"This is the black market of the Garden you can find anything that is either lost or banned In the kingdom in this market,

Beggars, thieves, Government officials, spies, assassins, bandits there is every kind of people here, no one knows what is the real name of anybody,

But we came here to the Rogue Guild bar, where information is being sold, as you heard about him in the dwarf village Douglas the Hound. We need to get some information about his whereabouts." Serlin walking in front of Aaris pointed his finger to a bookstore, the bar was many shops ahead so he left Aaris there to avoid any hassle later.

"you go there in that book store and wait for me I'll return soon after I'll get some information about him in the bar don't come out until I come to fetch you, 

Do you understand?"

"Yes sir!" Aaris answered, there couldn't be a better place for him than a bookstore, he was smiling like a kid.

"Very well then"

Serlin went ahead in the bar and Aaris went inside the bookstore, there was no gate in the store, he was in awe, thousands of books on the shelves made from fine wood with beautiful carving, and every book was arranged so neatly, that tears almost came into his eyes.

"Watcha looking for the kid?" A man with a light stubble and rough face sneaked behind Aaris.

And Aaris fell on the floor with a yank.

-- Aaris POV --

"Woah! Easy there kid, tell me watcha lookin' for?" Is this man who runs the store? wearing a tarted apron with dusty loose clothes, he looks like a beggar! Is he the owner? Seriously? Of this store?

'Um- nothing I was just looking around'

"What? This ain't free reading shop if you want to want to buy something then tell me or just piss off,

Shoo shoo" 

I can't go out until Sir return, 

'Well then I'll buy a Grimoire' I can at least keep him busy.

"Oh no now we are talking,

Tell me what kind of Incubus or mind manipulation spells Grimoire  for a rich girl on which you have a crush on or Succubus summoning Grimoire-"

Finally, he showed his true face, his perverse smile unfolded his true nature!

'I don't want any of that, at least not now.'

"Okay then tell me what are you looking for?"

' hmm something which has some knowledge about kingdom world history and ancient Mages '

"Why are you looking for that?" The man sat down on the stool nearby a shelf,

' Well my mother was always studied about them, so I got this interest from her '

"Okay then leave it to me I have many books that you can't find in any kingdom that has some erased pages of history,

So where are you from?"

'  Esnair '

"Hoo, how is it going there? Still shitty as always?"

' You've been there sir? '

"I was born there in Minnela domain, my name is Rodriguez Falmouth,

And you? Oh yeah  I didn't get your name"

' Me, my name is Aaris Ralkier and I am from- '

"What did ya say? " suddenly he looked stunned, 

' You didn't let me complete my sentence 

I am from- '

"No before that! What's your name?" He stood up and grabbed my shoulders,

' Aaris Ralkier '

"Seriously? What is your parent's name?"

' Why? ' Does he know me? Has the news of us escaping been exposed?

"Just tell me!" He jerked me and glared into my eyes.

' My mother's name was Cara Ralkier and I don't know anything about my father. '

"Haha… what a fluke, who would've thought I'll meet you here." the man began to laugh and sat down on the floor.

' Sir, do you know me? '

His laugh got louder and he rested his arms on his knees.

" Well, not you to be exact but I do know your mother,

How is she doing? Knowing her she probably kicking some noble ass!- " 

' She is dead.' 

"What?" An uncomfortable silence spread through the room.

' She died many years ago '

"But- ah, she? How?"  His eyes & his whole body twitched in disbelief.