LUNA: The Rebellion

5: Siren

The siren was bleeding. Bad. Blood dripping down her body like water coming out of a fountain. I watched as her damaged body was placed carefully on a soft bed inside the infirmary. She was barely conscious, barely breathing, barely hanging onto dear life with every bit of her willpower. 

Left arm twisted in the most unidentifiable way, the elbow crooked as though it was some kind of lever to a gate while her wrist bent out of place, her fingers cut off. Dark, almost black bruises covered her body down her tail, the color indicating that the initial accident had happened a day or two days ago. Three slashes on her tail, deep enough for the tail to rip into two if maneuvered wrong. That one. That looked like someone's talons. 

Day's voice bounced off the walls of the infirmary, not deep enough like those of the grown-ups but authoritative enough for everyone to follow. He was instantly on the half-conscious siren, checking the parts only he could have known where to check to.

Check. Shout. Check. Shout. Check. A healer in its own game. 

I didn't trust myself to offer a hand and stayed far from the scene as much as possible. I wasn't the type to fix things, I broke things. 

You're a queen now. Kailangan mo ng matuto. 

There were a lot of movements around the siren's body, si Day lang ang natatanging nanatili sa gilid nito, kung saan sinimulan na niya itong gamutin gamit ng kanyang kapangyarihan. Arius and Tartarus were ordered to get some things and now were busy finding them at the drawers present around. Kaimana just came back with a cloth I wasn't familiar with yet, handing it to Day as soon as possible. The latter giving out a new order, "Talk to her. Keep her awake" 

Killian was with Pride. Nasa labas sila ngayon, seryosong nag-uusap. Radu wasn't here. Paniguradong nasa syudad ito ngayon, nagtatrabaho. Vlad was probably with Midnight, na ngayon ay hindi parin dumadating. 

Words after words came out of everybody's mouth I ended up not hearing them at all. My eyes were only glued to the half-conscious siren. In the middle of it all, she finally let out a grunt that sounded too rough in the ears. It was Kaimana who began soothing her out like a sister taking care of family. 

Kung tutuusin nga naman, pamilya niya 'din ito. Sa lahat na nandito, makikita mo talaga ang kaba at pag-alala sa pagmumukha ni Kaimana. Wala akong alam sa buhay niya at kung bakit siya naging parte ng Pack, but I did know she was a slave. Kagaya ni Ravi. 

Pinagmasdan ko pa ng ilang saglit ang pangyayare saloob ng infirmary bago ko napagdesisyunan na lumabas para sumali kina Killian at Erebus. 

Napunta kaagad saakin ang atensyon nung dalawa ng makita nilang lumbas ako. Erebus bowed, his gaze have turned predatory as if he was suddenly into flriting mode when I showed myself. "Your Majesty" 

Pagkalapit ko sakanila, humalukipkip ako sabay sandal ng patagilid sa pader. "Nagsimula na pala silang umatake" 

"Intel tells us the army of the siren swam straight to Quintia. No armadas. Yet." Killian informed me with a straight face, black and white wings tensed behind him. As though it was ready for some action any time. This intel he was talking about, I've put my guess on Midnight and his spies. "The battle has begun 5 days ago. The injured siren shouldn't be able to reach Severus's shores that easily" 

"Baka lumangoy ng sobrang bilis papunta dito?" The joke Erebus did is worthless. When he saw just how bored our reaction was, he stifled a smirk and raised both hands. "I was just trying to make things lighter here. I mean, the war between Sirenum and Quinta is none of our business----- unless our king decides it is. In your case, Your Majesty, the dragons are still recovering from all the battles they were ordered to take part in by the former dragon king. That most, significantly includes the fight Ladon had with Lapetus. I suggest you stay low for now. Zagreus will say the same"