The Land Of Thorns
Story before night part 2

They arrive at a small house where Jonas and his grandmother live. The wooden house that looks from the outside looks dirty it is so different when viewed from the inside, the main room of this house looks so neat, clean and so well arranged, he said, although the floor of this house is made of wood that already looks so weathered, but still for Lilia who often clean, this place is quite good for her.

“Woah! This residence feels so comfortable to live in .. I did not even see the slightest bit of dust in this house! Did you always clean up Jonas?”

Lilia who was so stunned touched every corner of this small house room that was so clean.

“Yes, grandma is so easily allergic to dust so I always try to make this room always clean and comfortable for her.”

“Isn't that great ... This woven hat is so pretty, what grandma made it?”

Lilia picked up a hat with a wicker floral pattern on the front as she looked at the several woven hats around her that looked so well finished lying in the corner of the room with the dried vines neatly arranged in the nearby.

“Do not! This ... I made it.”

Seeing Lilia wearing the hat made Jonas quickly take it, he looked down embarrassed while hiding the hat behind his body.

“Eh ... why?”

“This is not finished! Besides doesn't it look weird men make something pretty like that.”

“What's the problem? It really looks beautiful.”

Celine who was sitting behind Jonas suddenly took the hat from him, Celine looked so fond of wearing the hat on her head made Lilia who saw him smile.

“Allow! Even Celine likes it.”

Lilia's smile returned to Jonas, the compliment further embarrassed Jonas.

“Ayo Patricia we will cook delicious potato soup.”

Grandma said it while walking leisurely towards the kitchen.

“Let's cook!”

Shouted Lilia and Celine together following grandma from behind. Jonas who saw the three of them instantly prevented them and directed them to sit at the dining table which was in the main room.

“Don't grandma. Did grandma forget that grandma's eyesight was bad!”

“Sorry mbakyu, the last time grandma cooked just made her kitchen fall apart. I will cook and I will not bother you either. So please accompany grandma here ya.”

Said Jonas softly asking Lilia, hearing her made Lilia nod in understanding.

A lucky break for Jonas because if Lilia and Celine were to help out in the kitchen it would probably only cause chaos later on when cooking.

Jonas asked Lilia to sit at the dining table, at the table there was a small empty flower pot with a picture of flowers - small flowers that surrounded him, so that Lilia was so interested in paying attention to him.

“The painting in this flower pot is so beautiful, is this also you who made it?”

“Not, it was my brother who made it!”

“What do you mean your sister was Patricia who grandma thought was me? The pot is really pretty, then where is she now?”

“Dia and Nina .. no longer exist.…”

“Oh .. sorry to make you remember them.”

“Not what.”

Jonas' reply sounded so soft that Lilia who heard him just sat in silence felt a silent atmosphere.

After a long time Jonas finished cooking his meal he served wheat porridge with potato stew which became his gravy. The aroma was so delicious that it made Celine drop her saliva tempted to eat it.

“Sorry if I can only serve this meal, enjoy!”

After Jonas said he did not expect that they enjoyed the food so greedily enjoyed every spoon that entered their mouths, even Grandma who was always used to eating her food seemed to smile with excitement.

Celine was even seen sticking out the wooden bowl she used to ask for more, not wanting to miss Lilia also followed him asking for an additional look towards Jonas and thinking he did not expect that he was so good at cooking and taking care of the house, feeling that he was more proficient than her.

“Only home-cooked food but your cooking is so delicious, why don't you open a Jonas restaurant!”

Out of Lilia's mouth suddenly - when Jonas gave a bowl full of food.

“Thanks mbakyu. But I guess it's impossible, just get money to eat alone I've been so grateful.”

“You look like a shy person! Why do you always call me mbakyu. You can call me brother or Lilia if you want.”

“I think it's rude, seeing your nice clothes you must be a noble servant while I'm just a commoner.”

“I don't understand, why are you saying that.”

Jonas smiled shyly saying that while stroking his neck trying to relax.

After some time they finished eating, Jonas again did his job of weaving with his grandmother nearby was spinning dry vines to become a strong woven material. Then behind Jonas there was Lilia and Celine who did not have time to go home because it was so serious to see Jonas who was weaving to make a hat.

“So like that make it, you are so adept at it. After so then woven hat that you sell to the market?”

“Not really, I think my brother is more adept at doing this.”

“But I guess if he saw the results of this webbing surely he would be happy too, I'm sure it was!”

What Lilia said made Jonas feel so happy to hear it, feeling so confident when there was someone who did not consider himself strange for making a pretty hat.

“I think it will soon start dark, you should go home soon.”

Pinta Jonas to both of them because he felt the incoming sunlight was getting dimmer.

Lilia smiled looking at the granny as well as saying goodbye even though the granny did not seem to hear them because it was so focused on twisting, Jonas who heard only a small smile felt bad and said to them.

“Sorry grandma always did if she had already focused on twisting, because her eyesight was poor so she just relied on her sense of civilization to keep it tidy.”

“Woah, Grandma is a good craftsman! All right, excuse us first then Jonas, next time we'll stop by again.”

Pamit Lilia to Jonas while holding Celine took him home, but when they were about to go to the door arrived - someone broke down the door to make those inside surprised to hear it.

They saw two large, hard-looking men enter the house and were followed by a middle-aged man in expensive-looking clothes and much of the gold and jewel ornamentation he wore, the man watched Lilia closely as she walked in.

“What do you do enter people's homes suddenly - arrive like that!”

Shouted Lilia at those who looked so disrespectful in other people's homes, what Lilia said was not being piqued by them, The man in luxurious clothes just turned his face around ignoring her and told Jonas.

“Mana? I told you this afternoon I'm going to charge you! How long has your debt been due!”

“What money did I give you that wasn't enough? We don't have anything else!”

The man looked like a Rentenir charging at Jonas, it looks like the Rentenir is approaching the dining table and taking the pot on the table and paying attention to the pot so much detail while saying.

“But it is just enough to pay interest, not with the underlying debt.”

“You're crazy! How can we pay off the debt if it is like that!”

“What you said I was crazy! No one told your brother to owe you..”.

The centenary looks angry and throws the pot into Jonas' head making him bleed and making the pot crumble.

“What did you do to Jonas and that precious pot belongs to Patricia why did you destroy it!”

Shouting Grandma who saw when the pot hit Jonas made him look angry and approached to snatch the Rentenir using the vines he was spinning, he was, what he did made Rentenir sick and made him even more upset kicking grandma to fall.

“What do you do to parents!”

Lilia immediately protected Grandma as the Rentenir was about to kick her back, and followed by Celine who hugged her legs tightly to hold back.

“Hoi what are you doing, don't just shut up! Do something to these two girls!”

The commandment of the Rentenir was to the two great men who were with him. He repeatedly swung his legs until it made Celine bounce towards Lilia.

Ughhhh!

“What did you do to Celine! Don't you realize you're a bastard.”

Two large-bodied men approached her and immediately held Lilia back so tightly.

“Stop! I beg you to let him go .. They have nothing to do with you!”

Jonas' shout stopped the two big-bodied men who were holding Lilia and Celine as he endured the pain in his temple that looked bloody from the pot being thrown at him.

“Hei! Let go of me!”

Lilia thrashed around trying to break away from the big man holding her back, Lilia was too weak to be able to break away from them so it only made her tired herself doing that.

The Rentenir approached Lilia who felt upset kicking towards the latter which made the Rentenir pain in pain. What Lilia was doing made her seem annoyed while enduring the pain, the Rentenir was reflexively hitting Lilia on the head tightly to make Lilia faint.

“Bizbarian girl! Feel it!”

The Rentenir was seen hitting back at Lilia who had fainted, Jonas was so powerless to see it and with his sad face he took the bag of money so small that he hid it under the table and quickly approached the Rentenir.

“I beg you to stop that, this is what you want!”

Jonas gave it, made the Rentenir stop himself and take the money bag, he saw from the size had made him think that the number was only a little.

“Is this all you have?”

“I told you, how can I repay that debt if you keep charging interest!”

“No need to look cool! This will not happen if you pay your debts quickly. We go from this place, and take them!”

Pinta Rentenir was on two big men who made them follow his orders, they carried Celine and Lilia.

“Hoi! What are you doing let them go, I told you they have nothing to do with you.”

Jonas tried to fight the big man to release Lilia, only once a kick to the stomach of the big man had made Jonas vomit and fall to the floor.

“This and that are different issues, right now they are a problem for me. So don't talk much and just sleep on the floor!”

Rentenir's whisper to Jonas who fell down was no different that he was added more and more helpless by kicking right towards Jonas' cheek and he felt unable to do anything when he saw them go out and leave his house.

“Make sure you have the money ready in 3 days!”

Pamit Rentenir was so arrogant even though he walked while enduring the pain of Lilia's previous kick.

“Bos, what should we do to this girl!”

Whispered the large man nearby who was carrying Lilia with a confused looking face.

“Take him to the bandit headquarters, I know that they did terrible things to the girls and children they kidnapped! I'll be satisfied if they have nightmares.”

Haha!

Rentenir's laughter looked so happy that it made an echo in the small road in front of the house that he did not realize there was someone hiding behind the shadow of the wall nearby was watching them carefully when they came out from that house.