Kidnapped to Another World

Chapter 75

Chapter 75

The dwarves got us up after we'd been resting. We're not sure why yet; since I thought we'd be able to sleep longer. They also don't like being here longer than necessary.

I started to lose track of time too down here. It's not easy to keep good time measurement underground. Perhaps that's because we're used to seeing the sun?

I got up after the other two, Asakura and Rina. They'd been grooming and combing their hair, and cleaning up our camp area. It seems like it was one of the few times we were able to rest in the tent without any problems. It was nice to just sit here and talk with the girls too. We're actually encouraged to rest by the dwarves, since they think there will be a fight with the goblins soon; based on increases of scouting parties in our area and the fact that they made it so those scouting parties aren't coming back alive. They want everyone rested up except for the guards it seems; though it took us about a half hour of sand Pictionary with them to figure that out.

So now we're all laying down on our side in the tent. The other two are with me.

"Ah man. It's hard to sleep well, when you think stuff is sneaking up on you all the time," Asakura said. She's frowning and looking all around us for trouble.

"I know that same feeling. I find myself doing it too," I said.

"Like just because we got a few skills doesn't mean we're not scared of the dark anymore," Rina said.

"Of course, when monsters weren't real I wasn't scared of the dark. Now that I know they are real..." Asakura shrugs and admits with her.

"Yeah, I know right. I kept feeling rocks and stuff poking into my back too. The ground is so uncomfortable at this hotel. Felt like I never got any sleep at all. We need to tell the management we're going to sue them and to go to hell. This is the worst hotel I've ever been to," Rina said acting kind of crabby and sarcastic at the same time.

We both smirk at her calling it a hotel. It's nice that she can joke around when things are so serious. It helps lighten the mood.

"So does that mean that short dwarf over there is the bell boy?" Asakura jokes at a dwarf that we can see through the open front tent door flap.

"Oh shit, he saw you pointing at him," Rina says in surprise.

"You're in trouble now," I joked.

The dwarf in question frowns at them but keeps working. He scowls at Asakura though briefly. How did he know? They can't speak our language...

"Maybe it's like emotional intelligence. Even though they can't speak our language they can tell something is up," Asakura said.

"That makes sense. They are smart," Rina admitted.

The dwarves are working out some of the work ahead for our escape. Suddenly I feel wary, because I've noticed they are wary. It seems goblins have been spotted swimming towards us in the tunnel. One of the work teams on the water ladder had spotted them and swam back quickly to spread the alarm of a large group of them headed this way. When they spread the alarm they are shaking their weapons over their heads so we know there is danger from battle. Plus, they are all having fight or flight excitement reactions that are hard to miss, and getting riled up.