Chapter 123 - Chapter 125

Amell and Toph were walking just outside the border of the town. They were walking hand in hand because Amell had a surprise so he made Toph promise not to use Seismic sense to peek. Toph was holding on hand over her own eyes for some reason and the other one she held tightly onto Amell's hand.

"Toph, there is one thing that I don't understand. Why are you covering your eyes?" Amell said with his kind and tranquil tone of voice.

"To make this feel more real of course," Toph said and smiled brightly, not saddened at all by the lack of her visual sense. Through Seismic sense, she had acquired a new hope for a brighter future for herself.

"I see, I suppose that makes enough sense to justify it." Amell laughed at Toph's silly behaviour.

They had walked for about five minutes when Amell finally stopped. And Toph felt excitement build up inside her. Whatever Amell had planned, the anticipation of the reward for this blind walk almost caused her to use Seismic sense to find out. But she just barely managed to hold herself back.

"Okay, you can remove your hand from your face and have a look," Amell said, and Toph quickly removed her tiny hand from further covering her eyes. And as her sonar-like sight came back and she got a visual on what was in front of her, she lost the control of multiple body parts. Her jaw hit the floor, and her legs gave out and she fell down on the ground.

"M-Master, W-What is that?!!" She sat there shaking and staring at the giant forty-meter eagle standing proudly in front of her.

"That, my dear student, is Orlando. My partner in crime. He and I do almost everything together and we rarely separate." Amell said and Orlando spread out his aura and tried to look even more intimidating now.

"You do crimes!?" Toph turned to her master in shock and slight terror. Amell, on the other hand, facepalmed realizing she hadn't heard that expression before.

"No, Toph, we don't. It is just a figure of speech. It means that we do everything together and that he and I are best friends." Amell explained with a calming smile. And Toph visibly relaxed after hearing that.

"Master, why are we here?" Toph said and tried to look at Orlando, but he was so incredibly big that it scared her just slightly looking at him. Forty meters to a normal adult is very big, but to six-year-old Toph, it was like nothing she had ever seen. And the underground fighting seemed like child play compared to being forced to fight this eagle.

"We are gonna ride Orlando of course. Haven't you ever dreamt of flying?" Amell said. But Toph's reaction totally surprised him.

"NO, NO, NO! I LIKE IT ON THE GROUND!" She screamed and tried to run away, but Amell grabbed her by the collar and started walking towards Orlando.

"Don't be such a baby, you're a big girl now. And how would your fans think if the great blind earth bender was afraid of some flying, huh?" Amell said and jumped ontop Orlando.

"NO! LET ME DOWN!" Toph screamed in fright. "No, you will love this, I promise," Amell said. And he put down Toph on Orlando's back and tapped his foot to signal Orlando to take off. And took off he did, like a rocket.

And with Toph's terrified screaming, they took off into the distance together. Amell was all smiling while Toph held onto his arm with an iron grip.

"Toph, trust me, sit up straight and take in a deep breath. And then feel the refreshing winds on your face. You will love it I promise." Amell said and stroked her cheek carefully. And Toph trusted him more than anyone in her life, so she slowly sat up, but of course, she held onto his hand as hard as humanly possible.

"T-This is nice..." She said while feeling the wind on her face. It was terrifying not feeling the ground or having any visual sight, but with Amell right next to her, and having that feeling of safety beside her, she could admit to enjoying the feeling of the wind on her face.

"Not so bad, right? I am the only person in the world that can give you this feeling." Amell said.

"I suppose so, so where are we going?" Toph asked while sitting close to him and hugging his arm that had the same hardness as a rock, which surprisingly offered her the most comfort.

"Nowhere, just flying and enjoying this breif moment of peace and quiet. These kinds of moments are rare now a days, so enjoy them while you still can, Toph." Amell said and stroked her hair, and she closed her eyes and truly enjoyed the moment.

"I will, Master." Toph said and smiled while enjoying the truly quiet and peacefullness thousands of miles up here in the air.

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