Mᴜᴛᴀɴᴛ Aᴘᴏᴄᴀʟʏᴘsᴇ 6: Tʜᴇ Vᴀʟʟᴇʏ

25 || 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐒

Hearing Nixon made Kharoma feel very on edge and in waves, a little bit queezy, too. There is no way Nixon is turning his back on this group. Is he even the type? Quickly after hearing the gossip, she had gone to find Raphael. She hopes he is nearby so that this could be brought to his attention. She hopes that this was something she was hearing in her head but the panic inside her large horse chest was telling her it is real. Whatever it is she heard, something was happening behind the leaders' backs.

She galloped around the other side of the school, barged through the front doors, and caused many eyes to look at her. Kharoma made so much noise that it did concern a few people walking the hallways or standing in the Commons. Frantically but secretly, she trotted through the school until she located her friend in the library organizing books, charts, and weapon history for the week. "Raph!" She whispered sharply, her hoof beats muffled from the carpet in the library.

"Khar." He replied, setting the books down on the counter. "What are you doing? You're making a lot of noise."

"Sorry," She nickered, snorting out the stress she is experiencing. "I need to speak to you... urgently."

Raphael's eyes narrowed at her as soon as he heard the worry in her tone. Kharoma is a very serious ally to Anzen and the rest of the communities. If she has something that needs to be discussed urgently, then Raphael must listen to her.

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After Cora and Azi thought it would be nice to pass the time by going to Anzen and see what drama has been stirring up. Azi is the one who had noticed some strange conversation arising from communities and she wanted to see what it was all about. She and Cora are welcomed into the community and find a few members doing their jobs.

Some people hauled livestock food, tools, and clothes, and a few were cooking some meat in front of the school. "Um..." Azi mumbled, looking around the area and not finding a soul that might know what was stirring up in the community. "I see no one that might possess some very good tea..."

Cora groaned as her dog stood at her side. "Tea? We're not here to have tea."

"The gossip!" Azi corrected Cora. "If I am correct... I heard something was happening at Woodward, but it could be a rumor."

"Woodward? Then why are we at Anzen?" Cora asked Azi.

Azi explained while walking into the school. "Because the source of the gossip is always here. Have you noticed?" She chuckled.

Cora breathed out, rolling her eyes and somewhat tired of being dragged around. But it's better than sitting around at home. It turns out Kharoma was the only one who was providing gossip at the moment and a ton of information spat from the horse's mouth to Cora and Azi.

Kharoma informed the girls that an issue had begun at Woodward, there is suspicion of betrayal, and there are rumors of the Arrows' return.

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𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟸𝟻𝚝𝚑, 𝟸0𝟷𝟾
𝙰 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛

Trades were a success. The leaders and community members of Spokane were thrilled to have new supplies, new livestock, and whatever necessities are needed for survival. But there was a complication. A major complication...

Just about three days before trades were over, Woodward's supplies had started going missing and that caused a stir-up with Bayard. The Australian leader ordered people to become 'investigators' or 'spies' so that this problem is solved. Donatello and Vincent Brooks are ordered to investigate Woodward first in hopes of finding suspicious activity.