Bab 66: Stranger Danger

The very next day, Truen and Zero had a major argument.

"Why? You said that we could!"

Truen inhaled deeply and closed his eyes. "Zero, it's not safe. That man is dangerous. We can't go over. Who knows what he'd do?"

Zero pouted. He didn't understand why Truen was being such a meanie today. All he wanted to do was check out the house. Yes, Zero knew that a man lived there and that he needed permission before he could intrude on somebody else's property. However, Truen was against getting that man's permission or going close to the house.

"What do you mean by dangerous? How do you know that he's dangerous?"

Truen wanted very much to scream and pull his hair out but controlled himself. He tried to be understanding but the term 'stranger danger' just didn't sit with Zero. Zero couldn't die and was a very powerful existence. He knew that in his head. Even if the old man was truly up to no good, Zero would still come out unscathed. Yet in Truen's heart, he couldn't allow such harm to befall the boy.

"Zero, not everybody you meet is nice and good in nature. There will be people who will try to harm you. There are many people who like to take advantage of someone weaker for their personal benefit. Humans are not like Gods. Look at Freya, she has her temper that can sometimes be scary. Humans are something like that but scarier. Freya wouldn't kill someone for fun but humans can. Freya wouldn't hurt someone then laugh at them and continue hurting them but some humans will."

Zero was so confused. He knew that Freya was sometimes weird but that was because that was who she was. Just like how Zeus was always loud and how Truen was always worrying, those were what made them who they were. Why did Truen have to say such mean things about an old man who lived in a small house when they haven't met him?

"You don't know if the old man in the house is dangerous or not. You've only seen him from a distance. I don't believe that an old man who cares for so many plants will be such a horrible person."

Exasperated, Truen gave Zero the ultimatum. "We are not going and this is final. If you want to go so badly, you can go by yourself."

Truen's eyes were cold and super serious. The traces of warmth in those green eyes that Zero grew so accustomed to were missing. The boy felt as if Truen had transformed into someone he didn't know and unconsciously took a step back.

Truen saw how Zero took a step back from him and recognized the hurt in those eyes. He knew that he'd gone too far and was about to take his words back when Zero turned around and vanished from his sight.

Truen cursed. With Zero's teleporting abilities, how will the elf catch up? Cold seeped into his heart. If anything happened to Zero, he could never forgive himself. Without hesitation, he whipped out the communicator to call for Gaia.