Discovering Summerland

Chapter 15

Ezjei
Jerastus 6, 2196
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LUCIFUGE
Lucifuge Rofocale Gwydion

Jax knows something.

Nahuli kong nagpalitan ng tingin ang batang lalaki at si Jax. Sa tingin ko'y napansin din 'yon ni Georgia, at dahil do'n, lakas-loob siyang sumama. Hindi ko naman napigilan ang pagsalabuong ng aking kilay habang bumababa sa punong kinatayuan ko.

I summoned dark shadows around Jax Damien which caught him frozen. He scowled at me, and I returned him the same expression. Hindi siya makakagamit ng kapangyarihan sa ganitong paraan. Jax has the ability to steal someone's power if he makes physical contact. Maaaring mayroon siyang kapangyarihang kinopya kanina lamg, pero hindi rin 'yon magtatagal.

"Why are you trapping Jax, Lucifuge?" Tanong sa'kin ni Aeryn. Napatingin ako sa kaniyang kamay at napansing nanginginig 'yon. Is she afraid I might trap her too? That's odd. She's the type of person to be calm at all times.

"It's best to hold him captive for now. I don't trust someone who's suddenly ambushed my fiancé," pag-rason ko.

"Yet you trust someone who's the reason Aeryn might die," malakas na saad ng palaisipan ni Jax. Napailing nalang ako't binaling ang atensyon sa mga nakapaligid sa'ming Knights of Adrius.

They're still surrounding us, and I don't actually what they're trying to do. Ano'ng kinalaman ni Georgia sa House Adrius, at bakit siya lang ang tinawag sa loob doon?

Hindi ko naman maaaring atakihin ang mga kabalyero't mapapamahak lalo ang mga kasamahan ko. So I turned to Jax Damien, and asked, "Bakit nila kinuha si Ge- Heidi?" Napamura ako sa loob ng aking isipan nang muntik mabanggit ang pangalang 'Georgia.'

Pinanlakihan ako ng mata ng lalaking Calafiore, marahil ay pinapaalalahan akong mag-ingat. After all, it's just the three of us who knows her true identity. A thought suddenly entered my mind, what if I call her by something else... like an endearment so that I wouldn't be confused?

Those thoughts faded when Jax finally answered. "It's not like I know. Surely House Adrius wouldn't hurt someone from House Calafiore- especially the crown prince's fiancé," sagot niya nang may diin sa salitang 'fiancé.' Malamang ay inaasar niya ako't gustong makaganti sa ginawa kong pangbitag ko sa kaniya sa pwesto na 'yan.

"Was the blue-haired boy the heir of Adrius?" Lowell asked while staring at where they disappeared. "If I'm correct, he's Ezjei Adrius," dagdag niya.

Surprisingly, one of the knights near us nodded. He suddenly stumbled backward, probably because he thought he made a mistake. Ngumisi ako't nilapitan siya lalo.

Pilit kong tinanggal ang emosyon sa'king mukha, at dahil mas maliit siya'y mukhang minamata ko siya. "Hindi niyo ba papapasukin ang isang Gwydion?" I'm not sure how that sounded, but I hoped it was enough to scare him.

Nanginginig namang sumagot ang kabalyero't tinungo ang kaniyang ulo. Nagsimula nang bumaling ang atensiyon ng ibang kabalyero sa'min nang marinig na nanginginig at putol-putol na sumagot ang lalaki sa harap ko.

Actually, his voice was too quavery that I understood no words at all. Isang malakas na buntonghininga ang aking ginawa bago hinawakan ang balikat ng kabalyero. Pinigilan ko naman ang tawa ko nang bigla siyang mapaluhod sa lupa. Instead, my eyebrow shot up and looked at the others.