It was only natural that they would be on their way. Especially now that the job was truly finished. The boulder was gone and the area was just as beautiful, if not even more so, as before. Akeya even expressed a certain sentiment that might have sounded like praise to a certain pair of ears, truly an unusual thing to happen. It was a bit of a shame that they could not bask in the glory of the celestial tree from the Gardens of Eden. She did her very best to make it look as pretty, and as unique, as she possibly could have.
Alas, she was fine with just walking away. After all, they got the water as a reward. And the people who hired them in the first place would pay them as well, the moment they would learn that the job was finished and confirmed it. Given the substantial monetary reward that had built up over time as different mages failed to remove the boulder, that part sounded rather exciting to Leila. For some reason, it seemed that her lust for jewels was picking up again after she nearly managed to rid herself of it. But that was only natural, as she currently required a great sum of money for her own personal goals.
Furthermore, the dragoness also said something a bit weird. Something that sounded vaguely inappropriate if taken out of context. With her cheeks growing a bit red, Leila would promptly separate herself from the other female at that moment, able to fully stand on her own two legs once more. “Yes, let’s just leave.” Her voice still sounded a bit tired, but at least she didn’t really have to walk anywhere. With one simple whistle, the horse she arrived on top of galloped right over to her.
Getting into the saddle proved a tiny bit of a challenge, but the girl managed eventually. And from up there, she could easily direct the animal anywhere without issues. Thus movement proved to be of little concern, even if her body was lacking the energy that she first used up during her little outburst at the start, and then when creating the giant tree of life to ensure that the local fauna and flora would survive and flourish forevermore. With the water secured, it really was quite the success here, despite the numerous bumps in the road. But whenever were there none of those, anyway?
“Well, I think I have gotten everything that I desired. And I have a feeling that you wouldn’t really let me get any closer despite what you said before.” After all, the dragoness was awfully cold and seemed to guard herself at all times, almost. But at the very least, they still had some chance to talk as they walked, or at least as Akeya walked and Leila slowly rode on top of the horse before their paths would split up. Unless Akeya were to decide that she had enough of her silver-haired companion and were to take into the skies with her wings.
Everything seemed to be a possibility presented at the table these days. Especially with all that happened earlier today. Given the severity of that previous, quite literally flaming outburst, she might have had indeed enough. That cold demeanor on the outside betrayed none of her actually emotions and feelings, so the wolf girl could just not tell what her companion was truly thinking, ever. And it always made her unease. Especially now that there was a legitimate cause to be concerned over, regardless of how small.
Aurora showing up was another thing to consider as well. The one true goddess and creator of the Gardens of Eden, she wielded almost unbelievable amount of power, as Leila clearly saw today. But she never seemed to use it to interact with Earthland. Hell, she almost never left the Gardens themselves. The last time she recalled the most powerful spirit doing something like this was with Jiyu Kazehime. Back then, Aurora possessed Leila for a little while in order to say some… unsavory things to the canine girl. Suffice to say, she did not take it very well back then.
No, she just ran off and nearly succumbed herself to drinking alcohol, one of the things she hated most in the world. So did that perhaps mean Aurora took a similar interest in Akeya as she did in Jiyu back then? Well, she did not possess Leila in any way this time, so that was good, at least. She merely helped, which was still highly unusual but appreciated. For now, anyway. There was no telling what sort of side-effects would show later, or what kind of debt repayment she would demand at a later date. Though all of those were problems for another day.
Right now, the girl just wanted to enjoy the rest of the day and find a comfy bed as soon as possible so she could just fall into it, close her eyes, and enjoy whatever show the spirits of Dreamland would decide to show her if any at all. Not that such desire would somehow distract her from anything Akeya still potentially had to say. Those ears of hers were always listening with the precision of a wolf. Not a single word would slip past her, even if she was slightly day-dreaming right now.
Alas, she was fine with just walking away. After all, they got the water as a reward. And the people who hired them in the first place would pay them as well, the moment they would learn that the job was finished and confirmed it. Given the substantial monetary reward that had built up over time as different mages failed to remove the boulder, that part sounded rather exciting to Leila. For some reason, it seemed that her lust for jewels was picking up again after she nearly managed to rid herself of it. But that was only natural, as she currently required a great sum of money for her own personal goals.
Furthermore, the dragoness also said something a bit weird. Something that sounded vaguely inappropriate if taken out of context. With her cheeks growing a bit red, Leila would promptly separate herself from the other female at that moment, able to fully stand on her own two legs once more. “Yes, let’s just leave.” Her voice still sounded a bit tired, but at least she didn’t really have to walk anywhere. With one simple whistle, the horse she arrived on top of galloped right over to her.
Getting into the saddle proved a tiny bit of a challenge, but the girl managed eventually. And from up there, she could easily direct the animal anywhere without issues. Thus movement proved to be of little concern, even if her body was lacking the energy that she first used up during her little outburst at the start, and then when creating the giant tree of life to ensure that the local fauna and flora would survive and flourish forevermore. With the water secured, it really was quite the success here, despite the numerous bumps in the road. But whenever were there none of those, anyway?
“Well, I think I have gotten everything that I desired. And I have a feeling that you wouldn’t really let me get any closer despite what you said before.” After all, the dragoness was awfully cold and seemed to guard herself at all times, almost. But at the very least, they still had some chance to talk as they walked, or at least as Akeya walked and Leila slowly rode on top of the horse before their paths would split up. Unless Akeya were to decide that she had enough of her silver-haired companion and were to take into the skies with her wings.
Everything seemed to be a possibility presented at the table these days. Especially with all that happened earlier today. Given the severity of that previous, quite literally flaming outburst, she might have had indeed enough. That cold demeanor on the outside betrayed none of her actually emotions and feelings, so the wolf girl could just not tell what her companion was truly thinking, ever. And it always made her unease. Especially now that there was a legitimate cause to be concerned over, regardless of how small.
Aurora showing up was another thing to consider as well. The one true goddess and creator of the Gardens of Eden, she wielded almost unbelievable amount of power, as Leila clearly saw today. But she never seemed to use it to interact with Earthland. Hell, she almost never left the Gardens themselves. The last time she recalled the most powerful spirit doing something like this was with Jiyu Kazehime. Back then, Aurora possessed Leila for a little while in order to say some… unsavory things to the canine girl. Suffice to say, she did not take it very well back then.
No, she just ran off and nearly succumbed herself to drinking alcohol, one of the things she hated most in the world. So did that perhaps mean Aurora took a similar interest in Akeya as she did in Jiyu back then? Well, she did not possess Leila in any way this time, so that was good, at least. She merely helped, which was still highly unusual but appreciated. For now, anyway. There was no telling what sort of side-effects would show later, or what kind of debt repayment she would demand at a later date. Though all of those were problems for another day.
Right now, the girl just wanted to enjoy the rest of the day and find a comfy bed as soon as possible so she could just fall into it, close her eyes, and enjoy whatever show the spirits of Dreamland would decide to show her if any at all. Not that such desire would somehow distract her from anything Akeya still potentially had to say. Those ears of hers were always listening with the precision of a wolf. Not a single word would slip past her, even if she was slightly day-dreaming right now.
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