Fly Until You See The Light

Wastelands - Chapter 13

«You won't tell your siblings about what you know. I don't want them to get scared».

The Passage Guide is talking to Ojtaro inside the boy's tent and is whispering to make sure that no one hears them.

«Something is about to happen, and I can see you already got it» he continues, concerned. He's nervously walking through the small space, while Oj' is sitting on his hammock, which has a light blue color.

«What was your vision about?» the young boy asks his father, intrigued. He really wants to know; maybe Lamed could be able to decipher the vision. She knows how to do many things connected to dreams and calls from the unknown.

The Guide replies:«You don't need to know anything, you can't».

«And why?».

«If I tell everything to someone who always deals with the Elders like you, they could hear us».

«You mean that the Elders should not know about the vision? Not the first time that you hide something from them».

«Exactly. If they discover something, they will try to stop it, and they will only cause more problems. And you know why, my son?».

«Why?».

«Because they don't know how to solve real problems!».

«You're kinda right about that». Ojtaro makes an expression that seems to agree. «They never solved a problem without someone's death».

«I can see you understand» the Guide nods, still in panic. «I don't want them to discover this because they could kill your siblings or even you!».

They could kill him just because of a vision? They could? He never thought about that. The people who made him a descendant of the Pure Light would kill their creation because of a vision, and they would destroy their only chance to save the Kingdom and take it back to its golden and glorious days.

«And I love you all so much! You all are the only thing that make me smile every day. And you know that!» his father continues.

Ojtaro makes a little smile. No one ever told him something like that. The Elders aren't his family, they never showed real love towards him, while his father and his siblings always did. The Passage family is his real family now, no matter what happened to the parents he once had. They abandoned him the same day he was born, why should he care about them? He has a place.

«We all love you too, dad» Ojtaro admits, sighing. Some seconds of silence interrupts their conversation. Then, he makes a sign with his head to invite the Guide to sit next to him. «Do you remember the first times? When I used to say that I did not want a family?».

«You used to try to escape every time» the other answers, smiling for a little. «And I used to catch you while you were flying away in the form of a bird, or when you were going to run away in the shape of a cat».

«I was not right about that. I need a family. You helped me and I want to help you as well. I could never leave you all. That's why I don't want to be an Elder».

«Oh, really?».

«Years ago, I just found that thing of being an Elder too much elegant and formal, since no one ever took care of me in the past. But, when you accepted me as a son, I started to forget the old reasons. I just added a new one: the family. And, now, there is another one that you probably know, since Leilah never shuts up».

The Guide shakes his head, amused. Meanwhile, Ojtaro adds:«I just mean that, if something bad will happen for real, I won't abandon you. I'll try to find a solution. I'll try to be what the Elders are not. I'lll Try To Be Useful».

The Passage Guide holds out his arms, and hugs his last son.

«Anyways: we all know that you aren't capable of confessing your feelings to your friend, because "Mo nifẹ rẹ" doesn't mean "Good luck"» the Guide jokes, amused.

«Oh, please!» Ojtaro shouts. «Are you serious?».