Ramdam ko ang pagbabago ng atmospera mula ng madakip si Prinsesa Vax. Everyone is aloof to each other.
“Kumain ka na,” suhestiyon ko kay Prinsesa Gail.
Hindi ko siya masisisi kung nagdadalamhati pa ang kaniyang puso pero kailangan niyang kumain for heaven sake's. Nag-aalala lang ako dahil wala na ang masayahing Prinsesa Gail na nangungulit sa akin kahit si Prinsesa Jcer ay ayaw ng magpakita at mabisita sa kaniyang silid. This is why I hate getting attach to people.
Parang kailan lang gusto ko ng tahimik na buhay habang nanatili dito sa Torogan Palace pero hindi sa ganitong paraan gusto kong matupad ang hiling ko. Alam kong masakit ang nangyari pero kung ako lang ang magdedesisyon dapat kumilos na ang Heinukel para mailigtas si Prinsesa Vax pero naalala ko na hindi pala maaaring magdesisyon ng pansariling kapakanan ang Heinkel. Kailangan nilang hintayin ang utos ni Sultan Macter.
“Tapos na ako kumain,” pagtanggi ni Prinsesa Gail. Wala akong nagawa kundi tumango dahil ayaw kong mainis siya sa akin.
Nagkatitigan kami ni Aren at sinenyasan niya ako at tumingin sa labas ng pintuan. Palihim kong inikot ang aking mga mata bago umubo ng mahina.
“Maiwan muna kita magpapahangin lang ako,” paalam ko kay Prinsesa Gail.
She didn’t react or seem to hear what I said either. I quickly followed Aren because I knew what he had to say was important. I didn’t look back at Heinukel Aewe and Heinukel Hanuis, who discussed our upcoming departure.
Binilisan kong maglakad sa mahabang pasilyo para mahabol si Aren na nasa harapan ko. Napakunot ako dahil kahit dinoble ko ang aking paglalakad hindi ko pa rin maabutan ang bawat hakbang niya. Doon ko napagtuunan ang mahahaba niyang biyas at sa bawat hakbang niya.
Kaya naman pala. Edi ikaw na may mahabang biyas.
“What is it?” unang tanong ko pagkarating namin sa tahimik na hardin.
Tumingin muna siya sa paligid kaya napagaya ako sa ginawa niya. Wala akong nakitang tao kaya humarap muli ako sa kaniya.
“There’s a thing you must know,” he whispered.
“Thing?” I counter asked.
He inhaled through his teeth. “I saw Sultan Macter talking to his Rajah. I heard they will use you to get all the Pollo.”
“I already expected that,” I answered. “Do they have the exact location of Pollo already?” he nodded to my question.
“They’re gonna use you as bait.” I clicked my lips before I ceased my eyebrow.
“Narinig kita.”
“Sinabi ko na sa’yo na mas magandang nakasunod na lang tayo sa kanila kesa nandito ka at pinipilit na tiisin na makisama sa kanila. Umatake ulit si Emperor Damascke at ayon sa Rajah kausap niya hawak na niya ang isang hiyas ng kapalaran.”
This can’t be.
“Meil,” he called, persuading me to change my decision for the hundreds of times.
I understand his frustration from me getting involved with Heinukel, but in my defense, this is the only way I can think to find the Pollo. We have been following the Heinukel for almost two months, and I barely see any improvement in their job. The first meeting with Princess Gail is not a coincidence. I mean, from the start, everything is not a coincidence.
“I admit that I have been playing around Aren. Let’s just go with the flow in the meantime.” I half-smiled to him.
“I’m warning you.”
BINABASA MO ANG
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FantasiIn a world on the edge of chaos, a betrayal by Emperor Damaschke Hadrian shatters an ancient pact, unleashing a darkness that threatens to destroy the Five Realms. The future now rests in the hands of Maivee Fogler, the daughter of Duke Jawer, who i...
