The Enchantress

88.

Prince Chaeyoung.

I woke up when Mina moved.

"Sorry. Didn't mean to wake you up." She said smiling and then gave me a kiss.

I looked around below and then at my brothers. They were all there and only Dahyun were awake. Did she even slept?

I looked at the direction of the horses and the girls were still sleeping. While my brothers were nowhere in sight.

I whispered to Mina. "Where's my brothers?"

"I don't know, I just woke up too."

"Shit. Where are they." I said pulling the rope and crouching as I went near the end of the branch. I took my bow and ready an arrow.

I looked around looking for any sign of them. I felt Mina tapped me on my shoulder and when I looked at her she pointed at something. I turned and there they were. The two crouching while walking.

When they looked at us. I stood and was about to go down but they made me stop. Momo mouthed 'Stay there. Look out.'

I looked around checking if someone had followed them. I told them it's clear. I watched them as they climbed up on their trees. They were saying something but I can't understand it all.

Mina mouthed to wake Sana. When she woke she looked at Mina Who's now making some gesture with her hand. She understood and told my brothers something.

"What was that?" I asked Mina.

"Sign language. We studied it so we could talk to those who were deaf."

"Wow. You're amazing you know that. You'd be a great Queen." I said caressing her cheek with my hand.

She smiled and even blushed. When we looked back at them they were waving frantically. Sana then sent Mina a message which made Mina chuckle and blush more.

"What did she say?"

"Stop flirting and listen to the guys."

"Oh." I cleared my throat, looked at them and gestured to continue.

"The boys said they walked for a while to look around. By the east along the road there were soldiers marching. Their gears are of black with a symbol of a lion holding a sword with a serpent around it which they haven't seen before even in Aevar." Mina translated.

"Black gears... lion holding a sword... a serpent... That's a symbol of Ranu the ancient warrior, who as per the books, were looked up to as the messenger of God hundreds of years ago." I paused so Mina interpreted that to the others.

I continued when she stopped. "Their aim is to wipe everyone as a sacrifice to the Gods. He fought hundreds of battle and was never been injured even once. He won those battles and declared himself as the sole King of their country."

Sana interpreted something. Mina said "Do you think he's continuing Jaryu's plan?"

"Possible. I'm uncertain. But whatever his plan is we need to stop him. Tzuyu, what's our best route to E1?"

Mina translated it then asked me what's E1. "Emergency 1. It's a location for emergency purposes. It's hidden where only our soldiers and us brothers knows it. It's an underground area where we hid weapons, clothes and some canned goods which I hope is still edible."

"Tzuyu said. North from here. It'll be a risk though for we have to cross the river. Dahyun said she couldn't swim."

Mina translated for me. "We'll look out for the most narrowest and shallow part of the river then. For the meantime stay put let's give it a few hours before we move."