Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Fanfic Series)

Chapter 7: Secrets of the Amulet ~ Part 3

Langua started touring Runa around the whole Langcomn land. As she looked around its surroundings, she saw that the other Langcomns were wearing clothes made of leaves as suspected. She could tell who's male and who's female. Not just by the hair, but it's also the clothes and they both have different natural looks.

For the males, each have a jacket and shorts with traditional colors. When you look beyond where the clothes come from, it's actually made from a sheep's wool. They also wear samurai-like helmets with two leaves at its front center. You see, the leaves at the front center represent their gender. As for the looks, you can see two tusk-like bug teeths in their lower lips. The biggest ones come from the male chiefs of Langcomn. Their helmets have five leaves at its front center.

For the females, you already know the looks of them when they become chiefs. As for the citizens, they're wearing clothes made out of leaves, just as she suspected. Their helmets have one leaf at its front center.

As Langua and Runa walked around the land, it's finally time to have a chance to look at Runa's surroundings. Village houses on the ground, cottages in between them, a small garden with handy tools and even the training session where they have to learn in order to be military guards of this place. Once we're far from the village, I'm introduced to a cave. And inside the cave... is a magenta glowing beast. As Runa examined the details, it's a lion's body. Its head is more of a beast from popular fantasy stories. It has two horns on its head and fangs appear in its teeth. This place is served for those who violates the rules in the Land of Langcomns and when they're guilty of their wrong doings especially extreme ones.

The girls moved on to the chief's palace. This is exactly how it all started. This palace doesn't look like they're royalty in fantasy stories, but that's okay because - well, what can I say? It's the Langcomns we're talking about!

The tour started on the second floor where Runa got to see what the bedrooms look like. Turns out, it has at least five bedrooms. One for the male and female chiefs and the others for their children. Each of them are filled with luxury and at the same time, traditional and simple things are decorated. Runa was really impressed at those designs. They're well-balanced when it comes to decorating your home especially your bedroom.

Soon, the girls move on to the last two destinations. One of them is the throne room. It's a big room, but everything's all blank except the throne before us and the mats on each side. This allows us to sit down in any form we want. If someone needs a chair, they need to get permission from the chief's advisor. The throne has different shades of brown and it's made of wood. In its left armchair, when you press one button, a cylinder-like post rises up. The post has a lateral line running across it. This indicated that the top part is actually a lid. And when you open it, there's a glass underneath.

"This is where we usually keep the amulet," said Langua.

Runa turned to her in a mix of confusion and surprise. "Really?"

"Yes. Our very first chief made an idea about it. It's the one way to keep it safe from the evil hands."

Soon, they moved on to our last destination. The dining room. Inside is like holding a banquet. Runa could tell by how long the rectangular table is. About 5 meters. Runa had to sit down for lunch along with Langua since it's almost twelve o'clock in her communicator. The maids were ordered to give a few dishes to the prisoners since they're a few of those Runa was happy with. In addition to that, her male advisor was requested to go with them, too.

Lunch has been served.

Right before Runa was a bowl of seasoned soup. Made from sliced cabbage, minced vegetables, a teaspoon of tamarind, a pinch of minced chili and a pinch of palm sugar. She scooped up the small amount of broth and blow it gently. Then, once she felt like it's getting warmer, her spoon reached her lips and the soup entered her mouth. You couldn't miss the surprised look on Runa's face with her mouth closed as she'd never had a taste of soup like this before.