Fly Until You See The Light

Eden (3) - Chapter 10

King Resh stops for a while, then he talks.

«Father...». This is the only word he can say to the Elder of the Isle of Dawn before getting overwhelmed by a sudden hug from him.

«I know» Daleth whispers with a calm tone. «And I've missed you too».

They're both sorry: the first is sorry for being so greedy and vengeful, for not thinking twice about his action and doing it when it was too late, for not putting his father on the door of his realm; the other is sorry for being so cold, for not understanding the real problems and for asking for the perfection that never existed in his son.

While watching that adorable father-and-son scene, Sentinekka finally gets something in her mind: she did it.

She fixed everything, and now... She looks at Horand and smiles at him while putting her left hand on his shoulder.

«Hor» she tells him. «The Elders will take you home. I must only stay here for a while, but I'll come too. Go and reach your brother before it's too late. Go and stay beside him, then tell everything to the others except him. Just, tell them to reach me when I'll be back and, when they all will understand everything, you all must take Ojtaro to the Isle of Dawn, near the Passage Stone. Cover his eyes with something. I'll reach you to make a surprise for him. What do you think?».

«This sounds like a plan» the Seasonal Spirit giggles and nods. «I like it».

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Sentinekka looks at Horand, who is now going through the door that will take him back to life, with happiness in her bright green eyes. Ojtaro will finally understand and get what he deserves. And they'll be together again.

She already can't wait to hold him so tightly and to tell him everything she had to deal with during her journey; she can't wait to tell him what she feels and that he's finally free from the life that he considered like a cage.

Lamed is looking at her with eyes that seem to say:«Thank you» a billion times, while the others are just waiting for Horand to go away. They have something important to say and do.

When the Passage student finally disappears, Teth begins:«There's something that you should know, little girl».

Sentinekka doesn't say anything, she just stares at every Elder with boldness and joy.

«Do I say it? Does someone want to say this? Someone who likes this kind of stuff and wants the speech? If yes, tell me right now or you may stay quiet until I finish» the deity adds with a sarcastic tone. No one talks, they all have excited and moved expression and are making silence just for her. So, she closes her eyes once and she finally says:«Young girl, do you remember the precise words in Yoruba that our descendant told you when you were about to start your mission in the last realm?».

Sentinekka thinks and mumbles for a while, then she answers:«Something similar to a "Mo ni"... But I don't remember really well. Why?».

«"Mo nifẹ rẹ"» Teth interjects. She sighs and then continues:«In that language, it means "I love you"...».

She'd love to explain more, but Ayin abrutptly interrupts her with excitement:«Our descendant loves you so much and not in a simple way like friendship! He fell for you as a Shard during it's season!».

«Not the best example, but...» Mekh whispers to Sah, who agrees in amusement. «Yeah, it's the truth» she says out loud.

Sentinekka lets out an embarassed and surprised:«H...Huh?!» and, then, she can feel her face burning as a group of candles under the sun of the Prairie.