Betrayed [Old Version]

Chapter 27 - [Keroshan]

Master Odysson led me to Seretha’s backyard and stopped there. When I walked out, he closed the door and looked at me. “Keroshan… I warned you from day one, did I not?” He asked.

      I hesitated.

      “I told you that you have to be careful when handling humans.” He frowned. “Aathiray is a small, young and weak human girl! You know that!”

      “I know.” I said. “And I apologized. I was jumping to conclusions! I know I shouldn’t have done what I had done.”

      Master Odysson shook his head. “It’s a little too late to be saying sorry.” He looked at me, angrily. “Had I not taught you how to control yourself?”

      I didn’t respond.

      “And had I not taught you how wrong it is to hit the girl you love?”

      “I didn’t hit her.”

      “Exactly, you did something much worse.” He snapped.

      I bit my lip.

      Master Odysson sighed. “Keroshan, this is your first and last warning. If you ever do anything like this again, I will have you punished. And I will make sure it hurts.”

      I nodded.

      “Now, I don’t seem to understand what’s going on with Serpethion. Explain that to me.”

      “Aathiray is trying to tell me that Serpethion wants to kill me.” I said.

      “And do you believe that?”

      “No.”

      “Why not?” He asked.

      “Serpethion is one of my best friends!” I said. “That’s like saying that Chirpy wants to kill me!”

      “But she said she heard the conversation with her own ears.”

      “Mina could have been fooling around…” I knew it sounded unbelievable to think that a Raakshyan Pixie would dare to mess around but it was more believable then thinking that Serpethion wanted to kill me.

      Master Odysson nodded. “I see.” He thought for a moment. “Then what’s going on with Jacob?”

      “He’s a Raakshyan.”

      “I know that… but how? Did you talk to Professor Wentworth?”

      I nodded. “The Professor said that it’s impossible. He doesn’t believe it. No matter how many times I told him that it’s true, he said that he won’t believe it. There is no way that a normal human could just randomly turn into a Raakshyan.”

      “I agree with him…” Master Odysson said. “Which is why I don’t think Jacob changed randomly… did you hear about the missing jewel?”

      I nodded. “Does that have anything to do with this?”

      “To be honest with you, I wouldn’t know.” He said. “What I do know is that I did see Serpethion talking with Jacob and Cecile.”

      I was shocked by that. “When?” I asked right away.

      “Yesterday. It was near the fountain, behind some trees. I pretended I didn’t see them, I think they didn’t see me either.”

      I didn’t know what to say. “What were they saying?”

      “I didn’t stop to listen. I didn’t think there was a problem, so I left. Now I regret it. I should have listened.”