I left the resting area and head to the guard's house. I was walking when I saw Erfit, looking from afar, "Senior, you should go inside the resting area, the sun is quite intense today", He replied

  Erfit: "Thank you to your offer but I'm enjoying myself in here"

  His smiles at me but I can sense something behind his smile, it is empty.

  Erfit: "I'm not that fragile, Aoal"

  Then his smiles get bigger, just a smile, a pure one. "If you say so, senior." I wave goodbye to him and go on my way.

  I arrived at the guardhouse and knock, 'Tok, tok, tok',

  ????: "Come in"

  I opened the door, and come inside.

  ????: "Visiting Esku,Aoal?"

  "Yep. You are not patrolling today, Gaedir?"

  Gaedir: "Not today, I noticed that the monsters are quite thin, so I took a break today.

  "That's good news, those damn creatures always wrecking the crops" I replied

  Gaedir: 'ha ha ha' "Anyway, you can find those two at the back"

  "Thanks, Gaedir." I went to the back,opened the door and saw them. Esku is squatting under the sun, while Verja is shouting something. Verja notice me and said,

  Verja: "Aoal, what'cha doing in here?"

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  When Esku heard my name he runs towards me while cryingg,

  Esku: *Crying* "Aoaaall!, helllpp mehhh"

  But Verja grab his sleeves,

  Verja: "Nope, you stay here and do that until the end of the day, I already informed Erfit about it"

  Verja walks towards me, "I just went to see if Esku is doing fine, 'haha' but looks like he's still lively, so he's okay." I uttered.

  Verja: "Yup, he will be doing that until he learned discipline"

  "Just don't be too hard on Esku, he is still not trained like you guys," I said.

  Verja: "Don't worry this training will helps his stats grow without any danger"

  "Oh is that right?"

  Verja: "Ah-uh, this is what we did when we are training in the capital"

  "Then good for him" Then I look at Esku, his body is shaking hard right now, full of sweats but they know what they are doing so I'll not going to interfere.

  "Verja, where can I train a bow in here?" I asked her

  Verja: "We use that tree over there", she pointed to a tree that has lines on it "You can use that one"

  She smiled, "Is that alright?"

  Verja: "All is good, at least Esku will have some company in here"

  "If you say so, thanks Verja", then I go back inside and went to the resting area but Gaedir called me,

  Gaedir: "Hey Aoal, Pirrandi asked if the crop is looking good?"

  "Yup it is looking good maybe the first week of spring it will be ready" I answer

  Gaedir: "Okay, thanks for answering. I will apprise Pirrandi about what you said."

  I nodded then went out but as I reach the farm, the break is over and we go back to work.

  The night is upon us when we're done for the day

  Erfit: "Good work guys, and hey Bondi, you can take off tomorrow an-"

  Bondi: "YES A BREAK!" 'HA HA HA' "FINALLY!", He smiled big and happy.

  Erfit: *Sighs* "LET ME FINISH FIRST!", he said tiredly

  Erfit: "You are going to help the chief in refilling our water supplies and other things"

  Bondi looks shocked, as I walk down the path to go home.