Bonus Short Story
Those Left Behind at the Ruu Settlement
“Jeez, Asuta is so cold!” Ludo Ruu suddenly shouted. He was in the Ruu settlement’s central plaza, taking it easy before having to go out hunting.
His attention drawn by his cousin’s outburst, Shin Ruu asked, “Why do you say that?”
“Because he left us behind and went off to that Dabagg place without us! That’s real cold-hearted of him, isn’t it?”
“But wasn’t Donda Ruu the one to decide who from the Ruu clan would accompany them? You can’t really blame Asuta for that.”
“No, I definitely can. If he had just waited another month or so, he could have brought me along instead of Dan Rutim! And Asuta’s the one who decided when the trip would happen, right?”
“From what I heard, the schedule was set with the needs of the people from town in mind. So again, I really don’t think Asuta’s to blame.”
At that, Ludo Ruu’s eyebrows raised as he brought his face close to Shin Ruu’s.
“What the heck?! You wanted to go along too, didn’t you? Don’t go playing at being all mature just because you became the head of your branch house.”
“I-I’m not playing at anything.”
“Then be honest. You wanted to visit that Dabagg place with Asuta too, right?”
It was becoming clear that Ludo Ruu wouldn’t let this go until his cousin agreed. Seeing no other option, Shin Ruu finally nodded and answered, “Yeah...”
“I knew it! But he just left us behind while he’s running off to do something fun and interesting. What a heartless jerk!”
Ludo Ruu probably did understand that Asuta wasn’t truly at fault. He was likely just feeling lonely, and was trying to vent the only way he could, with words he didn’t mean.
I really would have liked to go along too, were it possible... Shin Ruu thought to himself with a single sigh as he stared up at the clear blue sky.
The sun was currently nearing its peak, just about the same time Asuta and company would be arriving at the town of Dabagg.
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