Warriors of the Wind: The Return of Nausicaa

Discoveries

(A/N: Things start to escalate in this chapter. As the title tells you, discoveries are made in this chapter. What will they be? Read and see.)

Chapter 10: Discoveries

The people of the Valley of the Wind had begun to believe that just maybe what the Kalvandirs claimed was true. After seeing the way Ved had stopped the Ohmu when their princess failed had made the possibility seem very likely. Even Lord Yupa was considering it as an actual possibility. And though he hated to admit it, so did Asbel. The evidence was apparent. According to his people, Ved had walked down a road of gold, clad in blue, and then he succeeded where the Nausicaä had not. How could he, or anyone, argue with what had taken place.

Nausicaä, on the other hand, was busy with other things. True, she had indeed become more convinced of the possibility of Ved being the prophesized one, but that, as far as she was concerned, that could wait. There was something more important that was demanding her attention.

Something had driven that Ohmu into a frenzy. Whatever it was had upset, confused, and angered it to the point that not even she could calm it. She was afraid that something like that might happen again. And what if next time Ved couldn't even stop it?

Looking down at the fox-squirrel in her lap, Nausicaä scratched behind his ears. "What could have possibly happened to that Ohmu?" she wondered out loud.

Teto squeaked in response, though it was probably just a squeak of affection from her petting. Nausicaä smiled down at him and looked out the window at her sleeping kingdom. She noted that the Kalvandir ship was still lit up, meaning that people were up and about. What could they be doing so late at night?

Her gaze shifted to her door when the sound of someone knocking came from it. Nausicaä cocked her head to the side, wondering who would be bothering her this late at night when she was supposedly asleep.

"Who is it?" she asked.

"It is me, child." Came Obaba's voice from the other side.

Nausicaä opened the door, allowing the old blind woman to enter. "Obaba, what are you doing here? You should be asleep."

"As should you, child." Obaba replied. "However it seems that recent events are preventing both of us from getting our shuteye." Nausicaä nodded, realizing that she couldn't argue with that. "Besides, I wished to speak to you without anyone listening."

Nausicaä crossed her arms. "I never knew you were so untrusting."

Obaba shook her head. "No, not untrusting, child, cautious. We must be careful."

"Why?"

Obaba considered her words for a moment. "There may be someone among us that is untrustworthy."

"What do you mean?" Nausicaä had no clue what the old woman was talking about. Who was untrustworthy?

Obaba paused before answering, trying to figure out how to put what she wanted to say into words. "Being blind is indeed a handicap that no one desires, however, there are certain advantages that come with it. Your other senses become much sharper. You begin to realize things that you did not when you relied on your sight."

Nausicaä nodded. "I can believe that."

"I can feel it in my bones, child." Obaba continued. "Something is not right."

"You mean the Ohmu attacking me?"

"More than that!" the old woman insisted. "Something was terribly wrong earlier. It happened during the time the Ohmu attacked. There was something, I cannot say what, but there was indeed something that was not the way it should be. Did you not sense it?"