Chapter 62: Iron ores
Both of them hurriedly got dressed and rushed out of the room, calling out for Garnt's mother, Gundo. They searched every corner of the workshop, but she was nowhere to be found. Panic began to set in as they realized she had vanished without a trace.
The sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows across the village, and darkness slowly enveloped their surroundings. It had been few hours since Garnt arrived in the village and they knew, it owuld be dangerous for anyone to exit the village at night.
Desperate to locate her, they started asking the people in the nearby village if they had seen her. None of the villagers knew anything about Gundo and their hearts sank as they feared the worst.
[Don't worry. She is not going to do anything bad. She is near the river, go and see what she is upto.]
Eva with her hologram collected some information and decided to inform Garnt, but she didn't want to completely influence things, as she wanted to see the natural flow of events, instead of her being a factor.
With their hearts pounding and anxiety gnawing at them, Garnt and Ayra sprinted toward the river. Their frantic search led them to find Gundo sitting on the riverbank, her shoulders trembling as she cried.
Garnt approached his mother cautiously and gently took her trembling hand. He asked, his voice filled with concern, "Mother, why are you crying? What happened? Are you angry about what you just saw?"
Gundo remained silent, her gaze locked on Ayra. Her eyes bore an angry intensity that sent shivers down Ayra's spine. Unable to meet that accusing look, Ayra stammered, "I... I'm sorry, Sister.
We should have told you about us. It wasn't right to keep it a secret."
Gundo still didn't say a word, but her tears continued to flow. Garnt, feeling a mixture of guilt and sorrow, knelt beside her and said, "Mother, I love you, and Ayra loves me. Our relationship doesn't change how we feel about you."
And then he hugged her and decided to tell her everything, including his decision to make Ayra his wife. "I didn't mean to hide it, but we were not sure about things until recently and that's why-"
Finally, Gundo spoke, her voice choked with emotion. "I didn't raise you to lie to me, Garnt. I don't doubt you. I see how much you care for each other.
You're free to go wherever you want, Garnt. I won't stand in your way."
Her voice almost sounded like she was confused about her own feelings.
Ayra, feeling the weight of her secret, knew that she needed to speak up, to clear the air completely. She cleared her throat and began, "Sister, Garnt and I-"
Before she could continue, Garnt's mother, Gundo, turned her gaze toward Ayra with a piercing, intense look.
Her stare conveyed a clear message: "Shut up!." It was a look that told Ayra that Gundo was not ready to hear whatever she had to say, that there were still secrets and anger buried deep within her.
"Let's go back mother. I'm going to annouce things to others so things won't get too crazy like this. I need to explain things to Unami and Kara. Hopefully, they understand."
Gundo didn't reply; instead, she just nodded her head. But inside her mind, she was thinking, "Why was she against the idea of Garnt mating with another girl? Shouldn't a mother be happy when her son tries to give her grandchildren? So why did she feel angry and confused?"
But before Garnt could make his little announcement, he saw Kiriah returning with a few men and a few carts filled with iron ore as he went back to the village, and he felt rather surprised and happy to see that.
"Ayra and Mother," Garnt began, "you two can go and rest. I will do the announcement tomorrow. Right now, I need to look at those things and see how they work since it is our first batch. It is going to be a long night for us."
Both Ayra and Gundo exchanged a glance, then nodded in agreement. Ayra spoke first, "You're right, Garnt. Rest well, and we'll discuss this tomorrow."
Gundo added, "Take care, my son. We'll be here when you're ready."
Without Garnt noticing, Gundo subtly pinched Ayra's hand and asked her to follow. Ayra gulped, knowing it wouldn't be good for her, but she still decided to follow her sister, anticipating a possible earful of insults.
As Garnt turned his attention to Kiriah, who had just arrived with the iron ore, he couldn't help but be curious about their early return. "Kiriah," he said, approaching his friend, "why have you returned so soon? I thought you would be waiting until the day's end."
Kiriah wiped the sweat from his brow and replied, "Well, Brother, we departed a few hours after you left, but these carts are filled with an incredible amount of iron ore. They're much heavier than we anticipated, so it took us longer to make the journey back than we expected."
Garnt nodded, understanding the situation. "I appreciate your hard work, Kiriah. Let's get these carts unloaded, and then we can talk more about it. I'm eager to see what we've brought back."
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A massive man, towering over the surrounding trees, loomed in front of the cave entrance. His brutish appearance was only matched by the sinister grins of his unruly gang of followers.
They jeered and laughed, their faces twisted with anticipation, for they believed they would claim more than just victory today – they were here for women and food.
The gigantic man bellowed, "Strong Woman! Come out, you weakling! Today's the day I'm gonna put an end to your nonsense and make you mine!" His voice carried through the forest, dripping with arrogance and insult.
But to his surprise, there was no response. No brave figure emerged from the cave to challenge his taunts. Instead, an eerie silence settled upon the surroundings, broken only by the distant rustling of leaves in the wind.
He kept calling this 'Strong Woman' but after few minutes, he felt something was not right.
Growing impatient, the colossal man clenched his fists and snarled, "Fine, if you won't come out willingly, I'll drag you out myself!" Determination fueled his every step as he stormed into the cave, his followers close behind.
However, inside the cave, there was no sign of 'Strong Woman'. Frustration twisted his features as he scoured every corner, his booming voice echoing off the cave walls. "Where are you, you cowardly woman?!"
"Come out and face me! I will break your arms for injuring my precious eye." He shouted angry about this whole situation.
Outside, his gang had grown restless, their nervous laughter now replaced by unease. Something was amiss, and it sent shivers down their spines.
Fuming with rage, the massive man emerged from the cave, his face red with anger. He turned to his followers and roared, "Search every nook and cranny around this accursed cave! She can't have gone far!"
His followers nodded, their bravado fading, and they began combing the area around the cave, but there was still no sign of Strong Woman.
"Moga, no one is here. We can't find even a single person," one of his lackeys muttered, but he was met with the giant fist of his leader, which caused him to be thrown back and hit his back.
His anger unabated, the colossal man made a decision. "We're not leaving until we find her, even if it means searching this entire forest!" His voice carried a note of desperation now, as the eerie stillness of the forest closed in around them, leaving them with the unsettling feeling.
'Did that woman runaway in fear?'
Moga thought looking at the cave, but he realized that cannot be the case as he saw foot prints near the cave.
"A fight! Two people must have fought here. But who are they? Who dared to challenge that woman, and did she lose?
Did that 'someone' take her back to his place?"
He questioned himself, showing that it wasn't just his brain that made him the leader of this unruly group, but also his senses as a hunter.
"Whoever it is, I will hunt down anyone that try to steal my prey. After all, I never wanted a woman more than her."
He said those words with the unmatched arrogance and decided to search the whole forest, but before that he suddenly looked at the group of women they caught in a random cave after killing the man of that cave and forcefully caught them by hair.
The daughter and mother started crying in pain, but he didn't care. Instead, he dragged them into the cave, and the only thing that someone close to the cave heard was none other than the cry of a woman and beating sounds.
After few minutes of crying and weeping suddenly the cave went silent and Moga came out of the cave, naked and his dick still dripping the left over cum that he put in the womb of the innocent mother and daughter pair.
"Don't touch the daughter. You can have fun with old woman if you want. I'm going to search the area, so do your things quickly." He shouted and without even bothering wear his clothes made out of tree leaves, he left with his huge club to find his 'fated woman'.
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