Chapter Four: Personal Jewel
[ NRC Student Arc: End!]
The darkness of the woods covered your form, you looked all around before focusing on the small cottage in front of you.
Run-down and old, it was broken in certain areas-- with dust and cobwebs hanging on it from the outside.
You turned your attention to Ace and Deuce, who looked curiously at the mines.
Deuce cocked his head at the mines, arms crossed. " So this is the Dwarf's Mine...Long ago, this mine was flush with mage stones. " he pointed out.
Grim groaned and rolled his head around " Who knows what lurks in there now? " he looked at the area with watery eyes.
Ace rolled his eyes with a smirk before they lit up, the ginger pointing to the run-down cottage you were focused on earlier. " Look, I can see a house. Let's see what the people there have to say. "
Quickly, you three (plus Grim) headed to the cottage. You gently knocked on the door, and when nobody responded, you looked back at the two boys.
" Just open it! " Ace pushed.
You complied, mentally apologizing to anyone that happened to live here, despite the run-down look it gave-- and entered the cottage. The inside was, for lack of better words, on par with your dorm. Dust and cobwebs littered the walls, chairs, and tables turned over-- it was disgusting.
Though, you live in a similar situation currently so, who were you to judge?
Deuce looked around, eyes darting to the mess. " Hellooo? Is anyone home...? Must be empty. It looks like it's been abandoned. " he pointed out, moving to the side to allow you more room.
You thanked him gently as you carefully stepped over pieces of broken glass from one of the windows. " Now who could have lived here...? " you whispered to yourself.
Grim walked in, only to jump quickly onto Deuce's pant leg when he walked directly into a spider-web. " Bwah! I got a spider web on my face! " he tried blowing it away, eyes shut in panic.
Ace amusedly looked at Deuce trying to pry Grim away before walking closer to the dining table and all of the small, overturned chairs.
" Look how tiny the table and chairs are. Did children live here? "
He focused closely as he counted each chair, " One, two...Seven! It's like a clown car in here! "
You raised your brows as you looked around.
You had an idea of what this place was designed off.
From the name alone, you assumed this setting had something to do with the German fairytale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The cottage and all seven of the small dining chairs only confirmed it.
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