Chapter 489: Tears of Steel VI

"Alen, please take care of her. We must leave." A man said with a sad face. Beside him was a little girl at the age of four.

"Wait, you can't expect me to care for a child. You know I never stay in one place." Guild master Alen replied.

"We have no choice, we must seek the elvish alchemist. We shall be back in a few years, please take care of her. You're the only one we can trust." He said.

The little girl was left in Alen's care from there on, her name was Mary.

Despite her age, she acted like a full-grown woman. Always calm, collected, and serious about what she does. She never showed grief at her parents' leaving nor cried.

Each day Alen returned, he found her cooked dinner and sat reading the guild manuals.

"Hey Mary, want to go to school? I could register you in one in Ourals." Alen suggested when she became the age of five. He was reluctant, fearing her reaction to leaving her alone in Ourals.

She might not show it, but leaving her twice was bound to be unbearable.