Tainted Pink Blossom (Book 3: The Pink Blossom Series)

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Kaylem lead Zen's group to a large pool, with the pounding waterfall.

"This is the place...?" Zen asked Kaylem.

The boy nodded, silently.

Zen jumped down from his horse and darted towards the water.

"Wait Zen!" Mitsuhide tried to stop him, but it was futile.

Zen dove into to the pool, without hesitation. He could not believe Miko would drown, so easily. Moments passed and Zen surfaced, pulling out the giant snake's carcass. Everyone was stunned by his discovery. It was massive.

It scared Kaylem, to bits. He had been swimming here, since he was really young.

Zen opened the snake's mouth, uncovering the puncture point. The left side and right side of it's head, completely separated. Miko was alive. But still, that would have been really traumatic. Miko might still be hurt.

As promised, He released the boy. And they continued on.

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I woke up. I was really sore, more than yesterday. I had bruises all the way up my ribs. I asked the chief, if they had a doctor or herbalist, here in the village. He directed me to an older woman.

"Oh dear, you poor thing. What happened?" She sympathized.

"A snake tried to drown me." I explained.

"A snake did this. It would have to be a huge snake, to cause this much bruising." She looked me over, before starting to rub ointment and bandage me.

"It was massive."

"I am surprised to see your still alive, after that encounter."

"I'm not." The chief walked in. "It would take a whole lot more than a snake, to take her down."

"Such praise, for such a young girl. You seem rather confident in her abilities, Chief." The woman accused.

"That's 'cause I have seen it first hand. I also heard about it too." He clarified.

"Well, I think that takes care of it." The woman finished bandaging me up.

"Thank you." I threw my dress over my wrappings. And no, the chief had not peeked on me.

"So what happens now?" He asked me, genuinely curious.

"You could tell me your name." It was only fair, he knew mine.

"That reminds me, why two names? Doesn't the hair, defeat the whole purpose?"

"I asked you first."

"Kenshi." He looked at me, his orange eyes, burning into mine.

"It just keeps things less complicated." I explained vaguely, as always.

"This is the first time, that you make absolutely no sense. Forget it, I don't even want to know. So what is our heading? And if you don't mind, what are we going to do anyway?"

"I promised myself, I would find my friend and his mother." We made our way to the door.

"Okay. Any leads?"

"Yes, do these words sound familiar?" I repeated some of the things, I overheard back on the ship, when they were selling my friends.

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The boy came with Zen and the others anyway. They trotted up to a small villa.

"Hey! That's Mary!"