The Laughing Swordsman

Chapter 310 – Go Find Friends

Blackie looked visibly confused when Lena mentioned she wanted to try and heal Hex. After looking down at Hex for a few moments, he nodded.

Lena put one hand on her heart.

"I will try my best."

It was at this point, Talon couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"I can't really think of anything that would heal him. It's not like there are any wounds to bandage."

Lena smiled.

"The black flesh is more than what you think, brother."

She brought the tip of her finger above Hex's chest. Right when Talon was about to ask what she meant, her finger began to glow with a bright white.

Eventually, milky strands of white light slowly moved out. Over time, it coalesced to form a fairly large white sphere. Though it glowed brightly, it was not glaring or unpleasant to the eyes. In fact, it was the opposite.

The surface of that white light rippled lazily, making it look like some extremely viscous liquid.

Talon had his eyes wide open in shock.

Since when was his sister a magician?

Lena was satisfied with the size of the white orb, then began to lower it to Hex's chest. However, before she could implant it within, Hex's eyes suddenly flew open.

Warning signals filled Talon. He pulled his scissors off his back and cursed himself for keeping his guard down. Unfortunately, it was already too late for him to change anything.

Hex opened his mouth wide and shot forth.

Talon could feel his life flash past his eyes from the bright gleam of Hex's many tiny and sharp teeth.

"NO!"

Then, Hex bit down.

…Onto the white orb. Lena looked at Hex with a slightly shocked expression. As for her finger or just general wellbeing, it was fine.

As for Hex, he looked back with puffed up cheeks. Without waiting, he began to chew and then swallow.

Talon blinked a few times. His breathing was a little heavy while his eyes had become bloodshot. However, he soon came to realize that his sister was fine.

"Sister, it's not safe next to him!"

Lena pouted slightly.

"That's not the right way to treat a sickly person. You should lower your volume."

Talon was unable to respond. As for Hex, he turned to look at his situation and the people around him. Then, he swallowed.

Although it wasn't the most noticeable, Hex's skin became a little less wrinkled. Blackie began jumping up and down, excitedly raising his arms in the air.

Talon furrowed his brows.

"What is going on?"

Lena raised an eyebrow.

"It appears that the spell that I casted is part of the food that he can eat."

Talon put a finger on his chin.

"That… is a rather strange type of food."

Hex soon realized that he had gotten the 'meal' from Lena. Thus, he immediately got closer to her and grabbed her arm with both of his sleeves.

"Me want food!"

Talon frowned.

"Not so close!"

Lena sighed.

"Brother, what is it with you today?"

Talon's lip fiercely twitched. He couldn't help but feel wronged.

And at the same time, he was beginning to wonder if he was the unreasonable one. 

Lena turned back to Hex.

"Would you like more of the spell?"

In response, Hex nodded fervently.

"Yes, yes! Me hungry!"

A small spread out on Lena's face.

"Alright then."

She stuck out her finger, letting it grow brightly once more. Soon, a milky strand of light came out. Hex greedily bit down on it, nibbling on it the moment it appeared. Lena simply watched on with a pleasant smile. As for Blackie, he seemed really excited with a big smile spread out across his face.

However, there was one person that wasn't in a good mood.

Talon clenched tightly onto the hilt of his scissors, but did not say a word. Logically, there shouldn't have been a problem with what Hex was doing. However, Talon really didn't like it.

He continued tightening his grip on the hilt of his scissors.

The nibbling sounds Hex made caused Talon to feel even angrier. However, the thing that ticked him off the most was the fact Lena was intently looking at him.

Talon justified this in his head, saying that he was just concerned for his sister's safety. However, this was not actually the case.

He could more or less tell that Hex had no hostile intentions.

However, Talon made sure to pretend that he couldn't. As for the real reason…

It was because Talon was jealous.

Incredibly jealous of the attention Hex was getting.

He himself did not know this. Though if Talon did, he would still vehemently deny it.

After about thirty or so minutes, Hex was finally beginning to look much better. His whitened hair had returned to its normal dark green. The wrinkles on his face all disappeared, making his complexion look much better.

Hex smiled brightly as he looked at Lena.

"Me like you! Friends!"

Lena laughed.

"Then I suppose we shall be friends now."

Hex then turned to look at Talon, but had a less friendly look.

"You is not friend for now."

Talon pressed his lips together tightly. It was as though if he didn't, all the curses and profanities he could think of would spill out.

His entire face was twitching spastically, but in the end, he controlled himself and did not say anything.

Lena cleared her throat.

"Do you have someplace to go? Or would you like to follow us? We would love to have you come along."

  Talon definitely wouldn't, but he didn't say that.

Hex tilted his head to the side.

"Mm… Me want to go see other friends. Me first ever friends!"

He pouted.

"Me miss them…"

Lena patted his head sympathetically.

"Oh, well how about we help you find them?"

Hex's eyes lit up.

"Wow, really?"

Lena nodded.

"Of course."

Talon calmed down a little bit. He remembered that the person in front of him was actually really powerful, meaning that his friends should be in the same league. And so, he came to a decision that definitely didn't have any ulterior motives.

"Yeah, why not?"

Hex smiled brightly and pointed at Talon.

"Hehe, you can be friend too!"

He stood up and raised his sleeves in the air.

"Let's go find friends!"