Village Head's Debauchery

Slowly, she nodded her head in response to Orion's words. He was right; she did feel a lot better than she did previously. 

The door behind them opened again, and Sura's parents came out, causing Orion and Sura to turn around to meet them.

Orion looked at Sura's parents again, Mr. Erik and Mrs. Ava. Mr Erik had a slim athletic build, with a tulga wrapped around his waist, much like every male villager in the Village, and a few shaved full beards around his jaws. 

Meanwhile, Mrs Ava had a slim figure, evident for anyone to see as she wore a regular tulga top around her chest and another small piece of cloth tied around her waist, indicating that, unlike Sura, her mother was considered beautiful even in this stage.

He understood why Sura didn't want to go home; after all, with a mother like that telling you that you will never find a partner, no matter how good the intentions were, it was bound to cause some problems. Luckily, they had already settled whatever problems had arisen, and now Sura and her parents were closer than before.

"How about I walk you both up to the farm?" Mr. Erik said as he looked at Orion and his daughter with a warm smile. 

He was happy his daughter had gotten an excellent, reasonable, wealthy partner. After all, who wouldn't want the best for their children, especially when the best seemed almost impossible to attain?

Nevertheless, because Orion had tried his best to repair their family relationship, even if Orion wasn't wealthy, Erik would have tried his best to find him something to earn some wealth. Because such a man would surely love his daughter, and he would have failed as a good father-in-law to see them suffer, especially when his daughter was also pregnant. 

But thankfully, that wasn't needed.

Orion shook his head in response.

"There's no need to do so, Mr. Erik. We still want to walk around before we return to the farm," Orion responded.

Mr. Erik nodded in understanding. Having seen them coming out of the Village Square with several sacks, he understood they were taking a stroll around the Village before heading back to the farm.

"Can we come to visit you at the farm?" Mrs Ava asked, her eyes focusing down towards the ground as though she was afraid of the response that she would receive.

"Of course, you can. However, if you are coming, don't forget to bring something for the baby, okay?" Sura responded with a smile.

Mrs. Ava nodded her head immediately. 

"I will bring something good for my grandchild whenever I come, don't worry," Mrs. Ava responded with a warm smile.

"Whenever you are free and want to meet us, just direct yourselves to Caretaker Shani, and she will lead you towards the direction of our hut, where you can see us," Orion said, describing the woman with the baby they had previously seen as Caretaker Shani. He also kept a thought at the back of their minds to ensure he informed Caretaker Shani about them.

"Alright, we will see you later," Orion added. 

He then grabbed Sura's hand, signalling her it was time to leave.

Mr. Erik and Mrs. Ava nodded in understanding with warm smiles and watched as Orion turned around and left with Sura.

On their walk, Sura decided to see the hut and compound that Orion once lived in, to which Orion was more than happy to comply.

….….

After Orion finished showing Sura where he had lived, alongside his mother, sisters, Grandma Celia, and the others, they walked around the Village for a while, passing through some wealthier areas with slightly wider compounds and a single hut.

"ORION!!" A loud, familiar voice suddenly echoed around them as they made their way forward, causing them to halt their steps immediately. 

However, before they could turn around, Orion was hurtled towards the ground as someone ran into him.

Orion winced slightly at the impact before focusing his attention in front of him to see who had run into him and couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

It was Gorg!

Gorg thoroughly scanned Orion's body to check if he was truly looking at the right person before finally concluding that it was Orion. 

"It's really you!" Gorg stated.

"Where have you been? I heard from my sister that something bad had happened to you and that you might even be dead," Gorg said as he stared at Orion anxiously.

"Can you get up first?" Orion asked. 

Although he could stand up easily with his strength, he could tell from Gorg's strength that he had become a one-star warrior, so he needed Gorg to stand up willingly to avoid unnecessary injuries.

Gorg quickly apologized and helped Orion back to his feet as they stood up. 

Meanwhile, Sura shifted her gaze from Orion to the side and observed the other two individuals, each carrying a sack on their backs. She recognized all of them, having seen them during the awakening ceremony. 

Moreover, they were the only ones who had awakened enough star potential to become warriors, just like Orion. In fact, Ursa had explained everything about their warrior training during their discussions, making it easy for Sura to recognize all of them at a glance.

Orion also recognized them the moment he stood up. 

"Grim, Tala," Orion exclaimed with a look of surprise on his face.

Grim and Tala observed Orion suspiciously, trying to make sure he was the one and not someone with a strange gift. 

However, upon seeing the familiar face of Sura beside him, they no longer doubted, immediately recognizing her.

"Where are you guys headed to?" Orion asked, surprised to see them together. He was curious about their destination.

"We are going to the forest to train. Warrior Jean said that we can go there to train until we are ready to choose which stronghold we would like to join," Gorg responded, staring at Orion.