The White Chronicle

Chapter 25 - Our Mission Starts here

With Shamir's magic, Jasmine slept her worries away. No nightmare or any kind of sleep troubles; she slept like a baby thru the night but come morning, the heat began to be unbearable and the noise outside woke her up. She fixed her bed and readies herself. Jasmine looks around the room and found herself alone; no guardians there to greet her.

She checked the other room of the guardians and only sees Juan sleeping soundly on his bed but the others seem to be somewhere else. Shamir comes out from the stairs and fetches Jasmine for a breakfast below. Jasmine followed thru as she cannot deny her stomach from further delay. She happily shared a table with Shamir. As they wait for their food to be cooked, Jasmine notices the large crowd outside.

"The town seems to be more lively than usual, isn't it Shamir? " Jasmine asked as she drinks her water.

"Yes, the River Town was attacked last night but most of the resident was saved by Kulog, Kislap, and Gil. They are refugees for the moment but with enough help from Vale, they will be back at no time!" Shamir said as she smiles at Jasmine. Reassured with this answer, she asked Shamir where the other guardians are. Shamir was about to answer but Leshin suddenly burst into the room and hastily walked toward the two of them.

"Good morning ladies but I do hate to interrupt your breakfast but I will need you to come with me," Leshin says with such haste that the both of them can't help it and instead comply without a response. As much as Jasmine wants to eat her breakfast, she can't help it too. She senses something is wrong – like the wind or the air is thicker than usual.

"Leshin, do we need to?" Shamir asked with her meek voice. She tries to hide it but Jasmine picks up that they are hiding something from her. Leshin didn't answer but his silence seems to answer Shamir. Whatever they are taking Jasmine, she knows it could be related to what she left a while ago.

They leave the Inn, Jasmine sees the huge crowd of people outside gathering for their ration of food with children on the clinging to their parents. Mayor Nicanor is at the town center with his guardsmen to providing the ration to the refugees. Leshin urges them to move faster before they are spotted but before they can move far the people recognized the White Chronicle dangling on Jasmine's make-shift sling bag. The crowd began to gather and groveling at her feet. Shouting and praising for her protection and thanking her for sending her guardians from their demise last night. Most of them are pleading for help to bring River Town back to justice by finding and make that person pay.

Jasmine taken back from this, she wasn't able to say a word. She tries to comfort every people she sees. Shamir tries to ask the crowd to give space but they are all pushing each other just to reach Jasmine. Leshin shakes his head and comments this is what he was trying to prevent. He slams his spear on the ground and long vines grow from the ground and created a wall to divide the crowd from them.

"People, please the Chronicler is . . . " Leshin was about to plead with the crowd but Jasmine tugs him. She signals the vines to be put down and let her speak. Leshin reluctantly follows her.

Jasmine turns to the crowd and gave a reassuring speech "People of River Town. I do understand how you feel; how to be separated from your home, to be scared, and some of you . . . to be alone. But look around you! You are still alive can rebuild. What is important is you still live here, now."

The crowd calmed down, their faces are now glimmering with hope as a bit of her kindness touches their hearts. The guardians see that her words are getting thru them; right now Leshin and Shamir are awe how Jasmine controls the crowd. Despite her size, Jasmine able to use her status as a Chronicler simply became a leader to them.