Fly Until You See The Light

Vault - Chapter 9

«Was she funny? I'd love to have more informations... And how was her realm before the fall?» Sentinekka asks the Elder with curious eyes.

«Oh, every evening we used to laugh a lot for every word she said... And the realm loved her with all of its heart and people».

«I'm sure she knew how to rule the Valley».

«She did, and me and the Elders saw her as a Light of hope... When she died because of the Darkness, we all fell apart for the first time».

«And you never talked to each other in the same way».

«Exactly. The Kingdom was never the same without her».

The silence falls for a bit, then Lamed asks:«Any new questions?».

«Yes, Lamed: does Daleth miss his son?».

The Elder stops for a bit. She's thinking, she'd love to find an answer.

«I don't know, little girl» she concludes. «Daleth barely shows emotions nowadays. But, when our descendant came, Ayin, the Elder of the Daylight Prairie, saw a sparkle in his eyes. I think that he misses Resh as we all do sometimes, but he doesn't want to show it to anyone, especially Ojtaro».

«And... How did you find Oj'?». Sentinekka would really love to know that. She always wondered how did Ojtaro reach the Elders. Lamed giggles.

«Do you really want to know that?» she asks her, amused. «It's a quite funny story and we don't know if Ojtaro would be happy to let you know»

Sentinekka smiles. «I'd like to know, but if he doesn't want... It's okay». She surely wants to understand, and Ojtaro would be just embarassed... Right? She hopes so.

The Elder tells her:«People say that he was found in a basket in Teth's temple, but it's not the truth. His parents left him in a Void that we Elders use to communicate in case of emergency. Teth uses it to talk with Ojtaro when they aren't in the same place, her Temple. Tsadi was quite scared, he didn't know what a baby was and... Oh, Ayin wanted to take care of him instead of Teth! And the Twins were dying at the idea of having a new "brother"...»

That was a moment, only a day or just an hour, a moment when the Elders were happy together after centuries of full silence.

And it was thanks to Oj', to her sweet friend who always considered himself as useless or unlucky.

Seeing Lamed smiling like that is adorable. She looks so happy and silly.

«After all» Sentinekka starts. «You all love Ojtaro, you just don't know how to show it».

«Ah, I guess you're right, Child».

She smiles. The Elders always had a heart, they just wanted to hide it. They showed emotions towards the Prince, and he became a corrupted Ruler. They think that behaving in a cold way with Oj' will be helpful to make a good new Ruler out of him.

Sentinekka can't stop to smile. Also, she's imagining Ayin when he saw Oj' as a baby. The Elder of the Prairie has always been excited for everything, no matter when or where or in which situation.

Ojtaro was wrong all the time, he didn't know how the Elders are proud of him, and Sentinekka already can't wait to tell him. He won't believe her at first, but with some time he'll understand. He'll understand how much he is loved by the people who helped him for all of this time. Suddenly, another question connected to him rises in her mind.

«Do the Gods love Ojtaro as you Elders do?».