Chapter 54 - Lucas Explanation

Aidan's current gaze turned to Lucas who then Aidan asked, "Why did they do that?" A question posed by Aidan also made Lucas and Wilson now look at Aidan which then made Aidan clarify his question again by saying, "Why did they burn the forest?" asked Aidan which made Aidan now exhale and then answer,

"Maybe someone ordered them, just like you were ordered by Vernandes, Aidan!" Lucas explained to Aidan nodding his head, while Wilson now frowned and shook his head as he said,

"I have a feeling they did it on purpose, Lucas." said Wilson to Lucas who was now frowning and then turned to look at Wilson,

"What do you mean??" Lucas asked Wilson which then made Wilson say,

"I saw that it was the fire bender who ordered the lightning controller at that time." Wilson explained to Lucas who was now frowning in response to the explanation that Wilson was throwing at him at that time.

"So… you mean, they weren't under someone's orders then?" A question asked by Aidan at that time was given a confident nod by Wilson, which made Lucas now frown and exhale again in response to those words.

Knock...knock...knock...

A knock was heard at that time, making Lucas, Aidan and Wilson now turn their eyes towards the door and it was Elizabeth who had just knocked on the door, and then Elizabeth said, "The food is ready, you better get your energy up tonight this." Elizabeth said to Lucas, Wilson, and also Aidan, which made the three of them now nod their heads in response to those words.

Wilson's gaze now turned to Lucas after Elizabeth left the room, "Lucas, then what about that woman?" a question that was asked by Wilson at that time, made Lucas turn to look at him and then ask,

"What's wrong with him?" Lucas asked Wilson, which made Wilson now exhale and say,

"Will he still trust us like that? He won't think we're weird, will he?" a question that was asked by Wilson at that moment made Lucas now nod his head as he said,

"Relax… I know he will believe us." Lucas said to Wilson who was now exhaling and nodding his head in response.

"Come on! We'd better go downstairs and eat the food that Elizabeth has prepared!" now the invitation made by Aidan, made Lucas and Wilson nod their heads in response to the invitation.

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Wilson, Lucas, and Aidan walked down the stairs, then the three of them entered the dining room which was quite large at that time, and found Elizabeth was setting the food that had been prepared by him on the table. Seeing this, Aidan immediately walked up to him and helped Elizabeth to arrange it all.

"Come on in… we're about to start the meal!" said Elizabeth kindly to Lucas and Wilson, hearing that Lucas smiled, while Wilson now nodded his head and followed Lucas' steps into the room and sat on the chair.

"So… you live alone here, Eum…Elizabeth?" a question that was asked by Wilson to Elizabeth at that time, made Elizabeth nod and smile in response,

"Yeah… I've been living alone since my parents passed away!" Elizabeth replied to Wilson who was now holding her breath for a long time while nodding her head in response to those words.

"Forgive me!" said Wilson to Elizabeth who was now smiling and nodding her head in response,

"Elizabeth." now the call that was thrown by Lucas at that moment made Elizabeth turn to look at him,

"Yes, Lucas?" Elizabeth asked Lucas who now looked a little hesitant to ask, but in the end, Lucas turned to look at Elizabeth and finally asked,

"So… after seeing the strange things from us… would you believe us?" a question that was asked by Lucas at that time made Elizabeth now smile sweetly and then nodded her head in response to it.

"Sure… aren't we friends, Lucas??" a word that was said by Elizabeth at that time made Lucas smile feeling happy because at least, apart from Sam's family, Sam's friends, and Eliot, a nice sweet woman now believed in him, Aidan and Wilson. Which of course made him feel very happy because he didn't nod at the three of them as weirdos.

"Thank you for trusting us, Lizbeth!" Aidan's words at that time also made Elizabeth laugh and rub Aidan's shoulder who was beside him, now Elizabeth was moving from her chair after she finished the food on her plate.

Wilson smiled happily at this moment and then he nodded and said, "Thank you ... this dish is delicious!" said Wilson praising Elizabeth who was now smiling and nodding her head,

"May I taste this pumpkin pie?" a question that was asked by Wilson at that time made Elizabeth who was walking to the washing machine now nodded her head and said,

"Certain! It was a delicious dessert, and you should try it!" Elizabeth said to Wilson, Lucas, and Aidan. This made Lucas immediately grab a knife and cut it for them to taste. While Aidan is now walking towards Elizabeth with both hands filled with dirty plates from the dining table.

"Let me help you, Lizbeth!" Aidan's words at that time made Elizabeth now nod and shift her body to make room for Aidan who is now starting to help Elizabeth wash the dishes.

"So… there is one thing I want to ask all of you and especially you, Lucas!" Even the words that were uttered by Elizabeth, who was washing the dishes at that time, made Lucas, who had just eaten the pumpkin pie, now turn to look at Elizabeth who was still struggling with her plates.

"What's that?" Lucas asked Elizabeth,

"We'll talk about this in the living room later." said Elizabeth which made Lucas now nod his head in response to that.

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As Elizabeth had said at the time, they gathered in the living room to talk. And now Lucas's gaze was fixed on Elizabeth who was sitting right in front of him and also beside Aidan at that time.

"So… what do you want to ask, Lizbeth?" Aidan asked Elizabeth who was now exhaling and then saying,

"Why do you guys get hurt?? did you face monsters? Like in those movies I watched?" a question that was asked by Elizabeth at that time made Wilson now chuckle in response and then shook his head, and made Lucas now speak.

"We don't fight monsters, Elizabeth… we just… just happened to run into… old friends?" Lucas said to Elizabeth who was now frowning in response to that, but hearing that Lucas didn't explain it properly, made Wilson immediately say,

"You should have explained it properly Lucas." said Wilson to Lucas, which made Elizabeth now turn her gaze to Wilson and then ask,

"Then will you explain it to me, Wilson?" Elizabeth asked Wilson who now frowned and then said,

"Hm… I guess I'm confused about that too." said Wilson to Elizabeth who was now frowning and then made Aidan now clear his throat and say,

"Then let me explain everything to Elizabeth!" said Aidan to Lucas and also Wilson who now turned to look at Aidan which then made them nod their heads in response to that.

Aidan's eyes now turned to look at Elizabeth and then he said,

"It all started with us looking for Wilson! He is an earth bender. You'd be surprised by that, but this solo singer who is admired by many is the same person as us, and after we tried to convince him and got him, our next step was to meet a water bender, which led Lucas to take us to the burning forest. ." said Aidan at length to Elizabeth who now nodded his head in response to that, while Lucas and Wilson just stared at him who was now back to explain the story.

"At first we thought that the forest was burning due to bad weather, but we were wrong… we met with fire bender and lightning controllers who apparently attacked the three of us so I got burns and Lucas was hit by trees because of their actions. So that explains why we got hurt." said Aidan to Elizabeth who was now nodding her head in response to that, which then made Elizabeth turn to look at Lucas and then say,

"So... indirectly, you met two people who are like you but have a bad character??" a question that was asked by Elizabeth at that time made Lucas immediately shake his head and then said,

"No… I don't think they were evil, they were just surprised by the sudden arrival of the three of us at that time." Lucas said to Elizabeth who was now frowning and then made Aidan say,

"I feel they are evil, for burning the forest, Lucas!" Aidan said to Lucas who now exhaled and shook his head trying to avoid if Aidan's words were true, he didn't want the two of them to be called criminals and in his heart, Lucas wanted both of them to realize and be on his side at that time.

"No, Aidan ... they're not bad ..." Lucas said quietly to Aidan, Wilson, and Elizabeth at that time.

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