That child is strange-2

"Maybe, the only place I can recommend is the capital," the man with a scar on his face told her. The girl with those black hair and violet eyes glared at him and said," You know very well,Lucas, going to the capital is suicide for a witch."

"That is the point! No one would expect a witch to walk on her own two feet to that goddamned capital! So, if you just go there on your own as a.... maybe a maid, no one would suspect you. But going to another village with those hair and eyes of yours, would be like announcing,' Hi, I'm a witch. I just fled from the previous village and now you can chase me out too or how about bringing a stake, I love to get publicly burned with people shouting witch at me!' "

"You wanna die, you piece of shit?"

The man sighed and said," Look, you can't keep running all your life. And given that you are a witch, it's gonna be a long life. Go to the capital, stop using magic and live a normal life. That is the only thing I can recommend to you right now."

"Ha. Fine, old man."

The girl picked up her satchel and started to move towards the carriage.

" Hannah!"

She turned back toward the man with a scar on his face, he smiled and waved her goodbye. She somehow couldn't bring herself to smile but moved her hand almost unnoticeable to the man but his smile grew wider and he turned away. Maybe he saw.

The girl looked out of the window of the carriage, almost dawn, she thought.

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"Name?," the guard at the capital's entrance gate asked.

"Frank Lart," the boy with the golden hair and blue eyes said.

"Where are your family members? Why are you alone?"

"My brother, Jonathan Lart died last week because of a fire and my sisters, Judith and Betty, already passed away from a carriage accident last year. I have no family now. Our neighbor helped me to get a recommendation letter for working at Marquis Shuzar's mansion."

The boy held out a letter. The guard checked the contents of the letter and said," Alright kid, you can pass. But be careful on the streets and go straight to the Marquis Shuzar's."

The boy happily crossed the entrance.

The guard looked at him hop away happily.

"Such a cute little child but lost his family at such a age. Poor kid."

The guard sighed and mumbled.

Frank was happily walking on the street. Soon he would find a new family that would actually love him.

Suddenly someone stormed out of a shop and bumped into him.

He fell down and looked ahead at the person. It was a girl with brown hair and black eyes. She stood up and smiled. She held out her hand and said," I'm sorry. I wasn't looking forward."

Frank held her hand and got up.

She smiled brightly at him and asked," Are you alright? You are not hurt, are you?"

Frank blushed at the sudden warm treatment and stammered," I'm alright."

The girl chuckled and said," That is good. My name is Julia Shuzar. May I know yours?"

"Frank Lart. Actually I am here to get to Marquis Shuzar's. You said your name is Julia Shuzar. Do you perhaps know him?"

" Yes. He is my elder brother. Come on with me. I'll give you a ride to the mansion. I'm going home anyways."

She pulled him through his hand which he has been holding since getting up. He blushed after realising it and mumbled," T... Thank you."

After a few minutes, they were riding towards the Shuzar family's mansion in a carriage.

Frank looked earnestly at the girl sitting in front of him.

So pretty, he thought.

"Why are you going to the mansion, by the way?," the girl asked at length.

"I got a recommendation letter to work there."

" Why work at your age? What does your family do?"

" I ..... I don't have a family. They all died."

I killed them, he thought. But he couldn't possibly tell this to the girl smiling in front of him.

" I'm sorry. I asked something I shouldn't have."

"No! It's alright. You didn't mean to hurt me."

The girl smiled and said," Don't worry. Everything will be alright."

Suddenly, Frank Lart felt his conscience hurt.

Will she smile and say the same thing if I told her the truth?

No, she can never know. If she knew, then.....

His heart throbbed at the thoughts which passed through his mind. He looked up at the pretty girl silently looking out of the window and dropped his head down.

I shouldn't get her involved with me, he thought at the end.

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As the carriage drove towards the capital, Hannah carefully recalled her conversation with Lucas.

"It's a Marquis?"

"Yes. Remember his name clearly, Lloyd Shuzar. You are assigned as a governess for his younger sister, what was her name..... Ah! Julia Shuzar."

" Why a governess? You know I hate such rich feeble brats."

" Because it was the only available and least suspecious post I could get you in the capital. I posed your identity as a convent teacher, originally orphan, and called Hannah Murray."

"That's your name, Lucas."

" Yes, and you are my adopted daughter."

"Why this nonsense, huh? Just pose me for some educated war slave. It won't even raise suspecian."

" It's a Marquis' house. We cannot get a war slave even near the gates."

" So you did consider that possibility."

" Anyways, from now on, manage that attitude of yours and hide your powers well. If a situation do arises, deal with it secretly. Don't make it a public fuss like in Singard. Remember this, I cannot help you in the capital."

" Yeah, whatever."

She looked out of the carriage window. The sun was rising.

"Marquis Lloyd Shuzar, huh?", she mumbled." It will be interesting."