Howling Marionette

Chapter 38

Wearing the long thick coat given by Rio himself, I visits the tent where the kids are staying.

Huminga ako ng malalim bago hinilig ang telang nagsisilbing pangharang sa tent at nakita ang tatlong batang lalake na ngumunguya ng pagkain.

"Esdwat dwa weyde?"

"Byutwipol."

Gusto kong kurutin ang lomolobong pisngi nila dahil sa pagnguya. "Hi?"

Sabay nilang nailunok ang kanilang kinakain at patakbong lumapit sa'kin. Paunahan pa silang yumakap sa bewang ko at tulakan sa pag-agaw ng pwesto.

Nakangiting niyakap ko silang tatlo. "Hi there little wolves," I greeted.

"a Goddess!" The little boy shouted, tyansa ko ay siya ang pinakabata sakanilang tatlo.

"Tell me your names before we get started."

I asked Rio to let me be the educator of the childrens, gusto kong kahit sa murang edad nila ay alam na nila kung paano magsulat at magbasa dahil nasa lugar sila kung saan kailangan nilang lumaban upang mabuhay.

"I am Gin," said by the little boy, ang batang lalakeng nakita ko nung araw na kakarating ko palang rito.

"I am Filo and this is Fita, my little brother. Our older brother is Fin."

Napatango-tango ako at inihanda ang tatlong manipis na telang kulay puti at tatlong balahibo ng ibon kasama ang itim na tinta.

Isa isa ko itong nilapag sakanilang harapan at inilahad ang kanya-kanyang panulat.

"Luna it means moon, naiad it means aqua or a water spirit, and dryad is a nymph from the earth especially trees. "

They look so cute while listening, it inspires me to teach them, they're a good listener.

"Τζιν, that's you name Gin, a rain in a drought season."

His eyes twinkled as he follows the right way to write his name. Fita suddenly hug my waist and raised the white fabric to show what he wrote.

I grinned from ear to ear, it wasn't his name but my name was written on it.

'Αυγή'

"Who taught you to write my name Fita?" I asked while my eyes are still on the white fabric.

"It's alpha, alpha told me that it was your name. Aurora means dawn, that's what Alpha told me."

It wasn't my name but the name of the owner of this body but it wasn't bad. My heart flutters while staring at the curved penmanship of the child.

"Thank you Fita."

He beamed and ran back on his chair beside his brother who was busy writing his name.

In this world full of war, childrens like them aren't able to feel fruitful happiness. I hope that they can acquire a long happiness until they grow up.

"You're here, how's the kids?"

I was organizing the fabrics when Rio came. He was carrying a leg of a bear, while his forehead looks bothered.

"They're fine, they learned basic literacy and they learned how to write their names.  Also, Fita wrote my name and told me that you were the one who told him about it."

He stunned and avert his gaze. "I didn't."

Ngumiwi ako at nilagpasan siya. Binaba niya sa lamesa ang binti ng osong nahuli niya.

Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay at tinapik ang kamay niya. "Kakakalinis ko lang ng lamesa, itabi mo yan."

Ngumuso ito at kinuha ang binti saka lumabas ng tent. Amoy ko pa ang masangsang na dugo na nagmula sa lamesa.