176 Ninhursag’s Past
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Ninhursag was surprisingly very motherly as well, she surprised me. However, as someone that likes to ask a lot of questions, I couldn’t help but wonder why she did something that was so reckless at the end.
After all she was defending us from a larger army coming to our direction, but after we were rescued by our parents’ spirits, she should had escaped, but instead, she continued killing and killing more goblins, as if she really just hated them to the core.
I would had also killed more if I could, but in a dire situation, she should had escaped, its not as if she was omnipotent after all... I knew she was pretty strong, very strong at that, but against so many overpowered goblins boosted by the power of FOUR Goblin Champions and a Goblin King, apparently, things would go awry either way.
But I wondered what was inside of her mind, and why did she do this... I wonder if there could be a way for me to help me her...
Hm, am I stepping too outside of my own boundaries? Perhaps I shouldn’t get involved with another’s person’s problems, especially because we have not met enough, right?
But deep down, I feel like as a kid, maybe she’ll forgive me if I try to intrude into her personal life a little bit... I am not doing this out of malice or because I like gossip, I am simply genuinely worried about her.
I also want to learn about her and also about her magic... Ah, maybe I am an interested person only in her magic? Is this why I am worried about her safety, because I won’t be able to learn her magic?
...No, I don’t think that’s a major part of it, although it is indeed part of my drive, I am just... interested in her.
.....
When we met interesting people we always want to know more about them, but because of how they might think about you if you try to intrude into their personal lives, we never try to get too friendly with them unless we have been friends for years.
But as a kid, perhaps I can get away with it.
It is worth a try! I can always simply stop if she asks me that it is something I shouldn’t ask her.
“Ninhursag, why did you do this? Do you have some sort of hate against the goblins? ...You have to remember that your life is precious, don’t waste it away just for revenge,” I said.
Ninhursag heard my words as her eyes opened wide for a bit, she seemed surprised, even a bit of bright light came out of her eyes, which made her look even prettier, despite her muscular and scarred body, she was a very beautiful woman...
“Sylphy... I... Well...” muttered Ninhursag, she seemed rather worried and uncomfortable over talking about it, so I decided to cut it out for now.
“D-Don’t worry, you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to... Sorry for intruding into your personal life and that stuff...” I said.
Ninhursag sighed as she caressed my red hair, her big arms were warm and welcoming, as if she was embracing me with a lot of motherly love. It was something that only a woman who had been protecting the forest, nature, and the beasts that inhabit it could exude even to a child she had seen very little.
Was she a natural mother, I wonder?
“It’s fine... Your parents already know about my resentment against Green Skins in general... That accursed race was the one that took away everything from me...” sighed Ninhursag.
“I-it did?!” asked Aquarina.
“Wait! I don’t think we should talk about something so hurtful for you...” said Zack.
The two kids were worried about how she felt, and honestly speaking, I was also very worried, but it seems that such concerns were not necessary, Ninhursag’s smile seemed to contain an air of tranquility and maturity to her, as if she had gone past that lost now...
“Don’t worry, I know how you may think, but there’s nothing to worry about me. I have already gone past that point... I can speak about it.” She said.
“Y-You’re sure?” I asked.
“Yes... Well, what happened was... roughly over forty years ago... Our kin, the Skin Changers, were already only a single family, my family... Due to a disease, my kin had died in large quantities in the past... It was said that our family was one of the few ones capable of creating an immunity to the disease, and therefore, we were the last family.” Said Ninhursag.
“T-The last?” asked Aquarina.
“That’s harsh...” said Zack.
“Well yeah, but I never got to meet the other people of my kin, only my mother, father, and my older brother... They taught me a lot of what our kin was about, my father in specific was a powerful and strong warrior, he taught me how to fight. Meanwhile, my mother was a graceful maiden, unlike me... She taught me how to communicate with animals, spirits, and grow closer with nature. And my older brother was someone very intelligent and resourceful, he taught me how to survive in the wild, and how to do many other things.” Said Ninhursag.
“Oooh...” said Aquarina in wonder.
“They must had been amazing parents...” said Zack.
“Do you miss them?” I wondered.
“That’s a dumb question... I do, I miss them a lot, Sylphy... There’s not a single day I don’t miss them... Since their loss that I’ve always felt alone, even when I made many friends along the way.” Sighed Ninhursag.
“Nin...” I said.
“Oh, that nickname... My brother used to call me Nin.” Giggled Ninhursag.
“Sorry, I shouldn’t use that...” I said.
“No, it’s fine. It is shorter and easier to say, right?” asked Ninhursag.
“Yeah, I guess... So what... happened afterwards?” I wondered.
It pained me to ask her about going into details about what happened to her family, but this was the main topic of the conversation after all... I wanted to know more about her, so even if it pained me to ask these things, I had to.
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