Rebecca went from surprise to a slightly frightened look.
"Consideration?"
I nodded small.
I saved her life, and I need a lot of money, right?
Jill got a price for sharing his wit with me.
Rebecca talks a little, and she understands things, doesn't she?
Light brown eyes, silver hair, neat face with intelligence, body galloping, malnutrition levels.
I wonder if I'm about fifteen......
"How old is Rebecca?
Fifteen.
I knew I was fifteen.
I guess I have eyes for people after all.
Besides, she's pretty patient, isn't she?
I didn't get a lot of pain in my legs, but I don't really get that on my face.
I felt like I was just really panicking earlier.
A lot of sweat coming out of your forehead means you're putting up with a lot of pain.
"Don't lie to me about what I'm going to ask."
I said to Rebecca the way I dared to put pressure on her.
Rebecca nodded silently.
"Why did you ask me for help?
You didn't think I'd be asked this question, Rebecca solidified.
You could have asked someone who was sleeping around for help, but Rebecca asked me for help.
Rebecca looked me straight in the eye.
"I smelled good from you. It smells like something you would never do in this village. It's my guess that he's probably a high profile."
"You didn't think you were going to get killed by grabbing the legs of someone of high stature?
"I don't think anyone who does that would bother to come here."
Rebecca said so with her face up.
So now you can make smart choices to live.
... Speaking of which, I built a wall, but I don't even make a loud yell, and I wonder what everyone is doing.
I looked around.
Some are staring at me and raising their voices..., that said this wall was soundproofed, some are looking at me with envy, some are looking at me blindly.
But most people look at me with hope that I'm the Savior.
... You're lying.
I'm in trouble. What do we do? I'm a bad girl. The Savior is the role of the Virgin.
The Savior of this village would disqualify me as a bad girl.
That's all we have to do to avoid it.
"Alicia?"
Jill peered into my face.
I gently stroked Jill's head before grabbing Rebecca's blurry clothes chest with both hands and bringing her face closer to mine.
I could see Rebecca's pupils getting bigger.
You know how people's pupils move if you put their faces so close together.
It's like a few seconds before you kiss me.
"Rebecca, be the savior of this village. That's the price."