Because she was different, she was seen as an outcast, and it all worsened after her mother died, assassinated.
She lived her life in the tribe from hand to mouth, struggling and pushing daily. She trained and grew stronger to gain their recognition, but nothing worked.
Until finally, she was exiled as an outcast, just before the war started. Humans raided the tribe and killed everyone, taking the children as slaves and the women as toys.
She was too late. When she returned, the tribe was gone, and she was the last survivor. She had nowhere, no one. She was all alone.
A little girl inside the body of an adult, trying to find her footing in the world, but where would accept her?
She became an adventurer, and even there, she was scorned and looked down upon by humans. Many tried to take advantage of her, and because of that, she bloodied her hands with their blood.
This was her story that led up to this point. This story was that of a lost girl seeking out where she belonged. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
To Silva, it served as an opportunity. He stood up and stood in front of her.
She looked up, wondering what he was doing, but then she saw a smile on his face, one that was assuring and confident.
“Remember I said I only helped because of you? Because when I looked at you, I saw a warrior. Even in the face of hardships, you fought.
You could have easily left all of them here and gone your way. You could have escaped with your strength, but you wanted to prove that you weren’t an outcast. You wanted to be accepted.
So you stood your ground and fought to the end. Isn’t that right?” Silva asked.
Dawn stared at Silva. She lost control of her tear ducts, and tears began pouring. This grown lady started crying like a child, as though all the pain she had forcefully sealed away since birth had just broken free.
She couldn’t hold herself back anymore. She sobbed and cried. Silva placed his hand on her shoulder.
“Are they worth it? Are all those idiots that have looked down on you worth the pain? Even as you bore so much, they still don’t respect you.
They don’t know how much effort you put in; they overlook that and treat you how they want.
I think you’ve carried enough pain for a lifetime. I admired you, and that’s why I saved you. So, will you let me continue saving you?
Let me be there to stand and be someone that truly accepts you, because I understand you,” Silva said and took a step back, bringing out his dragon wings and claws.
Dawn was shocked when she saw it. She never expected that Silva would be part dragon. Silva transformed back to normal and came closer.
“Unlike me, you can’t hide your physical sides, but with me, you wouldn’t need to hide it. And there are a ton of people I know who would accept you and take you as family.
So, will you let me help you and keep saving you from yourself?” Silva asked and stretched out his hands.
‘I know I’m an asshole for playing with her emotions and using that to get her to sign a contract, but I’m telling the truth.
If she comes with me, she won’t need to feel like an outsider anymore,’ Silva tried to clear his little conscience.
Dawn looked up at Silva’s hand. She hesitated a bit, but then she gave in and stretched her hand.
Silva took her hand and started the summoner ritual. The ritual went as planned, and the mark appeared on her body.
[You have gained a new summon, Dawn. Congratulations.]
Dawn felt her power increase all around. This was the ten-times buff that Silva had. She felt ten times stronger. No, that was the wrong statement—she was now ten times stronger.
She looked at Silva with confused eyes, and Silva responded.
“I told you that I’d keep saving you, right? What you got just now is the first part. In case I can’t save you, I’ve given you added strength to fight as well,” Silva said.
He hadn’t finished talking when Dawn leaped up and hugged him, pushing them to the ground.
They stayed like that, and she whispered into his ear.
“Even if it means burning the world, I would do anything to stay with you.”
At this point, the child in Dawn had taken over. Her physical age was about eighteen to twenty, but right now, that scared kid in her head was in control.
She had found someone who would accept her and be there for her, something she had never had, and like a child, she didn’t want to let go.
Silva let them stay that way to get it out of her system, and after five minutes, she got up.
Silva got up as well and smiled at her.
“Now that we have an agreement, why don’t we hunt down the goblin tribe that attacked you? You need your revenge, after all,” Silva offered, his moods already searching for the location.
Her demeanor changed after Silva offered that. It turned into that of a bloodthirsty warrior. She picked up her sword and nodded at Silva.
“Let’s eradicate them,” Dawn said.
“Okay, Mind. The location has been found. You can proceed,” Mind 2 contacted Silva.
“Alright, let’s go, Dawn, our first battle together,” Silva said and dashed in one direction.
Dawn followed, running just behind him. She kept glancing at him from time to time, and she would smile every time.
Normally, it would take days and months to make someone trust you, but by pulling some strings and playing with emotions, Silva did that in less than an hour.
But it wasn’t all him. Dawn had been actively searching for acceptance for over twenty years, and many people had tried to use her.
She could basically smell deceit by now, but from Silva, she couldn’t sense any deceit, just pure certainty in his words.