Chapter 2

"You're looking for someone, Mr. ..?"

"Leo."

"Mr. Leo. I heard you talking to Mr. Weiss that you want to meet Lisa. And he has already told you there's no such person here. You have come to the wrong place. Please, enquire somewhere else."  

"But I've been told, Lisa works here."

"Excuse me, that's not true." Mr.Weiss spoke up. "I have been owner of this library for about 14 years. If there was any person named Lisa working here, I would've told. I remember them well those who have worked here. And currently also, there's no...!"

"Name?" Leo asked suddenly. He was facing Elise.

"Huh?"

"What's your name?"

"Elise.." She couldn't grasp the sudden change in his expression. It was few seconds later that she noticed he had been staring at her waist for quite a while.. NO. But her sword tied at her waist. She subconsciously placed her right hand on the handle, as if to hide it. By the time she could speak up, a hand with glovelet grabbed her wrist.

"Come with me for a minute. We need to talk." A serious expression had covered Leo's face.

What's wrong with this guy..? Elise followed him out of the library. Very soon, she realises she shouldn't have listened to a stranger.

"Join my army." Leo asked as he stopped walking.

"Pardon?" Elise couldn't believe her ears.

"Join my army. Together we will defeat the Aster Kingdom."

"Wait, wait, wait! What are you talking about? Army? Aster? Lisa??" She tried to evade him.

"That crest on your sword. I know it. It is from the Aster Kingdom. And seeing that you have tied it to your waist even in a library, you must've been an elite warrior over there. It is said that elite warriors of Aster are never seen without their sword. Like their souls reside in it." 

"Yeah, but I'm not.." Elise was not getting any chance to speak. Seriously, what's with this guy! He doesn't listen to others at all.

"We are seeking people to join us in a rebellion which would overthrow the thousands year old Kingdom of Aster. Join our army as a warrior, Elise."

It is dark.. I can't see anything. Huff! Where am I? Huff!bWhat happened? Huh? You.. are you dying? And.. and I can't breathe.. huff..something feels stuck in my throat.. Ugh! Maybe.. I am also dy..?!!!

Leo shook her shoulders violently, "Snap out of it! Oi! What happened to you? Open your eyes! C'mon! What's wrong? What happened?.."

Elise opens her eyes slowly. She could see light. She's alive. Ouch! Her head is aching. Too much.

"Oi! Are you okay? What happened to you?" 

"My head hurts! Ugh! What happened?"

"That's what I'm asking you. You were about to take out your sword. And then, you suddenly passed out.. while standing. Just like that. Are you okay? For a second I thought you got scared of them. But then you didn't move an inch for quite a while.. you were just standing. I was about to call you.. when you suddenly grabbed your throat. I ran over to see what happened and you started gasping.. it looked as if you were being.. uh..strangled. Is everything okay? What happened to you?"

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