LUNA: The Rebellion

42: Separation

"Is it wise for us to lessen our warriors here? Ni hindi pa natin nakakalahati ang lupa ng timog" Kalmado ngunit mabigat na pahayag ni Killian kay Midnight.

"Mind you at every city, nag iiwan tayo ng mga units para bantayin ang mga ito. Isrion is doing the same at the other side. Kukulangin tayo ng tao kapag nagkataon" Ani Radu.

"Are you suggesting na hayaan na lang natin sina Scorch doon? Did you not consider the lives of the civilians on board those ships?" Mataray na ika ni Kaimana. "Naroon 'din ang mga mandirigma ko"

"She's right" Tartarus agreed, "Kung si Scorch na mismo ang humingi ng tulong, I think they're really in a grave situation"

"Paano kung pinaglalaruan nanaman tayo nina Scorch at Eliseo? We can't really trust them, you know" Bungad naman ni Arius.

"Oo. Tama. May posibilidad nga." Radu said, "Kilala nating lahat si Scorch. If he can betray our king once, he can do it again"

"He won't betray" I defended.

Killian scoffed. "At paano mo nasabi 'yan?"

"Nakakalimutan niyo atang naroon si Caleb?" Ika ko, "Scorch and Eliseo are trapped with air collars around their throats. As a demon, Scorch is smart enough not to give Caleb any reason to behead him"

"So bakit nga ba hindi si Caleb ang nagsulat ng sulat?" Takang tanong ni Arius. "That's actually weird"

"We can't risk our people" Giit ni Vlad.

"Oo nga" Si Kaimana.

"So bakit nga hindi si Caleb ang nagsulat ng sulat?" Pag-uulit ni Arius sa tanong niya. "Wala bang sasagot saakin?"

"It's obviously a trap" Said Radu, "Pero hindi ko sinasabi na pabayaan na lang natin ang mga demonyo sa barko"

"It's not a trap" Ika ko.

"Pinagkakatiwalaan mo talaga ang dalawang 'yon?" Tanong naman saakin ni Tartarus.

Nagkibit balikat ako. "No, but my instincts are telling me the letter is legit and should be heeded. Otherwise, we might lose the battle in the sea"

"We might lose the battle in the grounds either if we're going to send reinforcements over there" Si Killian.

I rolled my eyes. "That's only a possibility if we don't do this smartly. Kumpara sa lupa at sa langit, we are not as formidable in the sea. Hindi naman natin kailangan kalahatiin ang mga mandirigma natin dito. We can deploy a few units here and let Isrion deploy a few from his too"

"She's got a point" singit ni Day.

"It'll be—-" hindi na naituloy ni Killian ang sasabihin ng katukin ni Midnight ang lamesa.

We have been summoned for an emergency meeting and we have been inside Killian's tent for 27 minutes now, discussing and arguing. Midnight had been quiet after he finished explaining to us the situation of Severus's fleets, going into his usual silent mode whenever he was about to use his brain. The pack hadn't agreed on a plan yet—- obviously. Pinag-aawayan pa nga namin kung ano ba dapat ang gawin.

That wasn't just the case right now. The war wasn't the only problem I had to deal with, Ladon was slowly becoming a battlefield too. Because of that one fucking senseless dragon, my presence as queen was needed there as soon as possible. Hindi pa namin ito pinag-uusapan ng masinsinan ni Midnight pero alam kong pati siya ay pino-problema ang kaharian ko.

The tension inside the tent had only grown worse the more we continue sharing our opinions. Wala saamin ang nasa mood ngayon at stress na stress kaming lahat sa gyera na ito. Hindi talaga namin maiwasan na mainis sa isa't isa lalo pa't kulang kami sa tulog lahat, masakit ang mga pangangatawan, pagod, at sobrang pagod.