Wolf of Stone novel Chapter 13

Liza scuffed, "are you an idiot? Why don't the human go and collect the necessities while the witch who can protect herself stay here and settle our guest in? I've already changed anyway," Liza intercepted, walking away and out of the room.

I opened my mouth in astonishment as she left, literally leaving me to the wolves. The fact that I was the one leaving her first didn't even cross my mind.

"Learn his story while I'm gone, okay!?" She shouted as she left the house, slamming the door shut.

Awkward silence befell the room.

I cleared my throat and gestured to the doorway that led us into the hall, "follow me, I'll show you where you'll be staying and get you cleaned up."

I lead him out into the hall and directly up the stairs, wary of his eyes that were drilling into my back. So creepy...

Once up the stairs, I turned the corner and opened the very first door to my left and entered.

I spread my arms wide, "this is your room for the time being, the bathroom is literally next door."

Axil entered the room behind me, finally removing his gaze as he eyed everything in the room in curiosity. From the bed that stood in the middle of the room covered in dark red and white sheets to the dresser on the sides and the white silky curtains that blew from the wind and revealed the windows.

Something told me he's never seen most of these things before. I walked up to the bed and patted it, explaining, "this is a bed. We use it to sleep on. It's very soft and comfy so you don't have to worry about having bad sleeps. These are pillows. They are made from cotton and is for you to rest your head on while you sleep. It helps to keep your head elevated and just right. You'll probably end up having an amazing sleep."

I moved on to the dresser and opened one of the drawers, "this is a dresser, this is where you store your clothes and personal items," I stiffened as he came up beside me. He pointed at our reflections that were showed in the mirror attached to the dresser, his head tilted to the side.

He looked like a dirty old hobo standing next to me.

"That's a mirror. It shows our reflection whenever we look into it. Just like when you look into a puddle of water or a river and you see yourself, the mirror is an enhanced version of that."

Axil frowned and turned to gaze at me, his gruff voice hitting my ears and churning my insides, making my body a little heated, "I'm sorry I'm not as presentable as you are."

"What are pipes?"

I contemplated for a while as my mind came up blank, "pipes are basically round metals that can travel water from any water source to an entire town or neighbourhood... you know what? Let's leave the hard questions for Liza. She explains better than I do."

Axil rubbed his neck sheepishly, "I'm sorry for the trouble."

I waved it away, "no problem, just happy to help." A lie.

"If it makes you feel any better, I think your explanations are very helpful," he reassured.

My lips twitched slightly as I started to explain again. I explained how to work the sink and told him what most the necessities were used for such as the soap, the shampoo, and the rag. Then I took a fresh white towel out of the drawer and gave it to him.