The Goddess Made A Mistake Again

Hearing about the reward, greed instantly showed up on his face. Cail's eyes shined as he asked, "Special Reward?"

"Yes, a very special reward." I said, "So can you tell me what you know about this place?" My gentle voice and the reward especially soothed my trust in him as Cail nodded vibrantly.

"Well… it started, I think about a year or two ago. I was going through the forest as I usually do. Mommy told me about ghosts and everything else that the other village people said but I didn't listen to them. I am very brave so I don't believe in those things." Cail said, protruding his chest proudly and putting both hands on his hips.

I smile and nod, "Hmm, I can see that Cail is a very brave boy, so what happened next?"

"Oh! After that as I walked around the forest for a few days, I started to see some things… ghostly things." He said while crouching his face showing seriousness, "So I ran away."@@novelbin@@

'Huh?'

"Then noticing that running away would make it to those ghosts that they've won. That was something I definitely couldn't let happen, even at the cost of my own life." Cail said all those as he bravely looked ahead.

"So I came back again. But this time when I saw the ghostly figure I didn't run." Cail said remembering the time when he shook in his boots and peed himself frozen there. "I bravely stood before the ghost until it ran away."

"Whoa that sounds quite brave. You sure are a bright boy, Cail." I said to him, even whilst knowing what actually had happened that day.

"Like that, Every time I saw the ghost, it would only stay for a few times before running away. Then one day…" Cail looked at me with a nonchalant look, "I followed the ghost."

"I knew it might spell my doom but I had to know where it came from. I ran after the ghost as it ran away going deep into the forest until I came before a cave." Cail stopped after that.

"But I didn't go in. Mommy said that I shouldn't go to strange dark places alone." He said, finally showing a childlike face.

'So you do all of that but at the final moment, don't go inside the real place. Talk about not being an opportunist.' I think all that but show nothing like that on my face.

"So you didn't go after that again?" I ask as Cail shook his head.

"I told the villagers and mommy about everything that happened but mommy didn't believe me. Instead she scolded me while my friends made fun of me, saying that I was lying and other things."

I nod, ignoring what he said, "So you didn't go to that cave ever again after that?"

"No, I didn't. Mommy forbade me from ever going there, she said that if I did then she would beat me with her big big stick." Cail's face showed the horror he felt.

I pat Cail's shoulder, showing sympathy, "Cail, do you still remember where the cave is?"

"Hmm?... the cave?"

"Yes, do you think you can find it once more?"

Cail thought for a bit before nodding his head, "I think so."

I smiled, "Can you take me there?"

"Huh!" Cail's looked shocked, "You want to go to that place?" I nod.

"But it's a dangerous place, not even I went there and you want to go?"

I nod again, showing the seriousness, "Yes, I want to go there. But before that take this." I gave him a bundle of cash.

Seeing the large amount of money in his hands, Cail's eyes almost bulged out of his socked, "SO MUCH MONEY!"

I laugh, "Yes, that's a lot of money and if you get me to that cave… I'll give you even more money. So how about it?"

Cail looked at the money before looking at my trusty face. His face showed concern as he quietly said, "But mommy told me not to go."

I rub his head, "But she's not as brave as Cail now, is she."

He slowly shook his head, "She's not… but she's quite scary when she's angry."

I nod realizing his meaning, "Believe me, I know a thing or two about scary women, especially with two of them live beside me."

"You have two of them!"

"Yes, but even while their scary, it's me who decides where I am allowed to go or not." I said as Cail thought hard about what I said. "But don't worry too much, if you don't want to go then we don't have to go."

"You won't get mad, mister?" Cail asked as I denied his words.

"No I wouldn't. I'm just curious about what there is, it's not a big deal." Then I turned around, "But if you actually went there you would have been able to prove your mommy and friends wrong."

"Hmm!" Cail looked at my back in concentration. He thought about my what I said and nodded to himself.

'He's right! If I actually went there then both mommy, Giri, Colan, Jiji and the others would stop saying all those things and actually respect me!... but'

Cail looked at me, "Mister… what if there's actually ghosts there?"

"Ghosts? Don't worry about such things like that. Look over there," I point towards the place where the trees are cut off, "I did all of that, you know."

"Whoa, you did! That's amazing."

"So how about it, wanna come with me on a great adventure?" I gave my hand as Cail thought for a bit before taking it.

…

A few hours later…

"I think we are close to it, mister." Cail said as I wanted to smack his head.

He's been saying that for a while now but we still didn't find the place. I reckon the kid might have taken a wrong step at one time and might have gotten us lost.

I sigh while shoving away the large leafs covering my face, "Kid, you sure we aren't lost?"

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"No no, We are close, I know it." Cail moved a bit ahead before his eyes flashed in recognition.

"There it is!"