Even though Uriah was extremely vigilant all the way, Rocky had been wondering if their movements
were tracked after they left the northeast military camp. It turned out that Uriah had indeed detected
that they were followed. And he was right. It was the Rainbow Glow Unicorn that was following them.
Rocky knew that it would track them for the magical saliva, though he had no idea how it had located
them. That was why he did not pursue the matter, then. Anyway, Rocky was sure that it would show up
again.
Rocky, Rubygon, and Uriah left at once, as Rocky was not interested in hunting with either one of them.
He was sure that the Rainbow Glow Unicorn would trail them secretly. The only thing he cared about
was when the Rainbow Glow Unicorn would appear. In addition, Rocky was confident that if it had
come after them all the way, he would be able to lure it.
Therefore, to ensure that the Rainbow Glow Unicorn could stalk them, Rocky opened his magical saliva
bottle, and diffused its special aura.
In this manner, he came back to the Ghost Village with Uriah and Rubygon.
To ascertain whether the Rainbow Glow Unicorn was following them at that time, Rocky took out a
small bottle, filled a drop of magical saliva in it, placed it in the middle of the field, and quietly waited for
the Rainbow Glow Unicorn to show up.
Just then, it got dark, and a blanket of silence covered everything in the area.
Although Rocky was on full alert, and had closely inspected his surroundings, he could not find any
trace of the Rainbow Glow Unicorn.
"I wonder where it is? It should have arrived by now." Rocky's furrowed eyebrows conveyed his
confusion, while he waited to find the Rainbow Glow Unicorn. But as he did not find anything, he finally
returned to the abandoned house.
When he was stepping into its courtyard, he detected a colorful light that flashed and disappeared in
the woods.
"Let's see who is more patient, you or I," Rocky said with a sinister smile on his face. The Rainbow
Glow Unicorn was worried that if it were to get the magical saliva directly, things would take a
dangerous turn. Therefore, it lingered around patiently, and waited his time out.
Now, Rocky was relaxed, as he had the magical saliva, and knew that the Rainbow Glow Unicorn
would show up sooner or later. For that reason, he stayed in the abandoned house to practice, after
sending Uriah and Rubygon to take their positions as lookouts.
During the next few days, they saw a colorful light flashed, but it did not approach them.
Verdanim's surgical wounds had become infected, since it just had undergone an operation, recently, at
the beast farm, where the sanitary conditions left much to be desired. Consequently, Rocky had to
attend to it, and clean the infected area with ethyl alcohol early in the morning before Marin arrived.
Sometimes, he fed Verdanim the magical saliva to help it recover quickly.
As Rocky attended to Verdanim much before Marin's arrival, she had no idea how painstakingly he
took care of her spirit-manipulated beast.
But Sheridan knew, and he was fully aware of how Rocky looked after Marin's Verdanim. One day,
when Rocky left after cleaning Verdanim's infected area, Marin arrived at the beast farm.
"Morning, Marin," Sheridan greeted Marin, smilingly.
"Sheridan, can Verdanim really become healthy and strong as it was before? I remember, you said you
did not have any effective cure to treat its injuries, and that you would not be able to heal it completely.
If you could not do that, how could that young, inexperienced fellow do it?" Marin was at the stable, and
when she saw how deep Verdanim's wounds were, she became exceedingly distressed. That was
when, in that extreme state of mind, she voiced her misgivings to Sheridan.
"Marin, you are a good person, and like a child to me. I would like to share with you that Rocky arrives
at the stable, daily, before the break of dawn, and looks after Verdanim. However, I do not know exactly
how he dresses its wounds, nor what medicines he administers, but I can vouch for one thing -
Verdanim's condition improves every day. Therefore, I have no reason, not to believe that Rocky's
treatment is effective, and will be pivotal in its becoming as good as new very soon," Sheridan said with
a firm conviction.
"Really, you think so, Sheridan?" Marin was relieved when she heard what Sheridan had said.
"My dear child, you need to thank him. I did not have any treatment with which I could cure Verdanim,
but he did, and look what a miracle he has performed! We shall forever be in debt to Rocky for saving
Verdanim's life. Verdanim's speedy recovery is proof that this young lad indeed has some seriously
potent skills," Sheridan said, and smiled the smile of a doctor who was now a relieved soul. He was
elated that his student was gifted at being able to cure beasts. In his heart he knew that Rocky's
achievement outdid his, his master's, for even he had recently learned Beast Curing Skills.
"Why, will I thank him? I am not going to do that. He embarrassed me in public. It is he who should
thank me for granting him immunity, for his insolent behavior," Marin pretended to get angry and started
blaming Rocky, instead.
"Well, that is your privilege, and I cannot say anything about it. Maybe you do not get along with each
other very well. But I know for a fact that Rocky is a kind and genuine human being - otherwise, why
would he risk his reputation, and dedicate himself to helping Verdanim regain his full strength? Being
young, he speaks arrogantly and is sarcastic once in a while. Nevertheless, I assure you that Rocky is
a dependable, loyal, and an honest person. I say so, based on my cumulative knowledge, which I have
gathered over many years," said Sheridan, smiling benevolently.
After hearing what Sheridan said about Rocky, and discovering that he held him in high regard, and it
seemed, was also fond of him, Marin became pensive.
Saying, "I have to go, now," to Sheridan, Marin left.
Rocky had just returned to feed the Dark Heaven Insects, when all of sudden, he saw a creature
approach the bottle with a drop of magical saliva. On looking around, he saw a beast, flashing its
colorful light in the sun.
On seeing that, Rocky became ecstatic, as that was the Rainbow Glow Unicorn!
"Can't wait any longer? The magical saliva has infinite powers. I can see that the Rainbow Glow
Unicorn is fascinated by it and has recklessly bitten into its hook," Rocky laughed to himself as he
pictured the scene - the Rainbow Glow Unicorn biting the bottle's hook! At the same time, Rocky was
trying to approach it without making a sound.
The creature saw Rocky come towards it, but it was not taken aback by his approach. Instead, it
howled at him, fearlessly, and then flew away with the bottle in its mouth. Surprisingly, it maintained a
speed that Rocky could match, and turned back occasionally, to check whether or not Rocky was
following.
Rocky was intrigued seeing the Unicorn's behavior. It seemed that the Rainbow Glow Unicorn was not
trying to get away, nor running away from Rocky. Instead, it wanted him to come after it.
"Does it want to bring me to a special place?" Rocky wondered. Nevertheless, after briefly considering
what to do, he followed the Rainbow Glow Unicorn, right away.
Seeing that Rocky was coming along with it, the Unicorn flew away. However, it didn't hide on the way,
nor did it try to evade Rocky. It became clear that it was taking Rocky to show him someplace. Once he
understood the Rainbow Glow Unicorn's intentions, Rocky became curious and wanted to find out
where he was going.
Now that it had slowed down, Rocky caught up with it, and they flew side by side.
"Hey there, where are you going? Where are you taking me?" Rocky asked the Rainbow Glow Unicorn.
Suddenly, it emitted a deep howl, instead of replying to Rocky's question, which aroused his curiosity
even more, and he wondered where the Rainbow Glow Unicorn was taking him.
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