The Traveler | The Promised Neverland

Tag

We had started the tag training.  My team was composed of older members like Don, Gilda, Nat, and Anna. I decided to start with the older ones since they would be easier to work with and would have more responsibility.  Then I went to the younger part of the group of escapees and worked harder on them, knowing their low stamina would be a problem.  I needed to make them work hard to make up for their lack of it.

"When you hop from tree to tree, you should only choose the ones that can support your weight. Avoid flimsy ones and jump on the sturdy ones. Once you get the hang of it, it'll be easy," I had explained.

Ray was helping Thoma when Sister Krone approached us with a kid riding her.

"Playing tag looks like fun. I want to get along with everyone, so let's play tag. Let's set the match's time limit to 20 minutes. And I'll be it. Everyone, try to run away from me." She said with a creepy grin on her face. I walked up to her.

"Of course, Sister Krone, we would be pleased to have you," I replied, smiling back at her.

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"So, how will the enemy move?" Ray wondered aloud.

"She'll probably come looking for us first, the six oldest," Norman answered.

"And on the way, she'll capture as many little ones as she can. Probably something like that."

Norman and Ray scattered, while I stayed in a nearby tree to observe Krone. She was faster than Emma, but to me, she still looked really slow.

I could outrun her, easy. I thought. Krone stopped and looked to the ground.

"Fake... footprints?" She said, staring at the ground. Then she lifted a hand to her ear. "And what's with this silence? Change of plans," she sang, closing her tracker. "Let me put this away for now. It's time for me to get serious!"

I chuckled quietly at her drama. She then went to a nearby tree and started to carve leaves. I hopped away to join the trio.

"She's not coming after us at all!" Emma noted when I got there.

"Did she change her strategy?" Ray asked.

"More than likely," I responded. A bunch of kids then gathered up near me. Krone came running from a nearby bush and embraced them all.

"Too bad!" She said.

"Why are they all in one spot?" Emma murmured.

"She used these to lure in the younger ones!" Norman exclaimed, holding two leaves with a star and heart carved into them.

"So she's not stupid," Ray said.

Soon, all of the little ones had been caught, minus Phil and Sherry.

"Emma!" Phil called, waving in our direction, not noticing the approaching Sister. Emma hopped out of the tree she was in.

"Cover your mouths! She commanded, grabbing the two. They quickly complied. Sister Krone chased them into a rocky area with a lot of blind spots, where Emma hid behind one. I silently hopped around its radius to where I was facing the direction Emma was, preparing myself.

"Running while carrying two kids. You must be tired, Emma. You won't be able to move unless you rest," Sister Krone inferred. I walked up to Emma, opening my arms and motioning my hands towards my body, telling her to give me Phil and Sherry. She gave me a concerned look. I responded with a fierce one, my eyes insisting I could do it. Hesitantly, she handed them over.