"Hum, the food here isn't as good as the previous tavern we were at," Kias said as he sat on his bed.

"En," Shiro said as she was having a stomach ache from whatever the food that they had eaten contained.

"Let's go explore the town a bit once your stomach pain has eased," Kias said as he looked at Shiro.

"En…" Shiro said as she curled up on the bed while hugging her stomach with dead eyes.

'I swear that food contained a fox or something… I am a kitsune, I can't eat my own kind… This is probably why my stomach is hurting right now…' Shiro thought inside her head as she prayed that the stomach pain would go away anytime soon.

"Say, Shiro, what do you think happened to that horse for it to go all haywire? I feel sorry for that carriage driver, he was trying his best to stop. However, he ultimately destroyed that store and definitely has to compensate the owner," Kias said as he turned around to look at her back.

"Something probably scared it or something, that is my only guess…" Shiro said as she closed her eyes and breathed slowly trying to ease her pain.

"Yeah, that could be the only possible explanation," Kias said as he stood up and walked towards the door.

"I will go try to find a map of this town, I'll be back later alright? For now, just continue to rest until you're all better," Kias said as he left the room.

"En…" Shiro nodded as she laid on the bed contemplating about removing the sense of pain for herself when she got her powers again.

…

"Excuse me, do you guys have a map or know where a store is that sells a map that I could potentially buy?" Kias said as he asked two civilians that were walking normally on the streets.

"We don't have any maps on us because of how small this town is. However, there is a store that sells maps for travellers as there are a lot of stuff in our forest. So people come here to try to make money," A civilian said.

"The store over there will sell you an entire map for 1 gold coin," The other civilian said as he pointed towards a direction.

"It is called the 'Mapped Origins', what a weird name for a shop I must say for myself. Just go down the street and take a left. It stands out due to how odd it looks," The civilian added.

"Alright, thanks you two," Kias said as he followed the directions that were given to him by the two.

"No worries, we're here if you ever need help," they said as they walked away.

"Surely to say, the people in this town are pretty nice. Even though they can't make food for their lives…" Kias said as he sighed and thought about Shiro.

"Oh well, time to go look for a map before we both get lost hahaha…" Kias said as he made sure that it was the right store before he walked in.

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Author : achoo

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