Airviana

Searching

Xavier stayed with me until he was called again for morning runs. I hadn't had dreams like that for ages. The ones where you wake up covered in a cold sweat trying to distinguish what is real and what is made up. That man he was my dad my intuition was humming. I was certain that the dream had come to me as a reminder. He was always with me.

Xavier's room was located across from mine growing up. Before I moved in the Sargent quarters. He would hear my screams and sit watch until I fell asleep again. We never spoke about them until we were much older but i think he always knew.

I thanked the gods for him.

I left for breakfast when he went above ground. I didn't feel like eating but I didn't want to be alone. The canteen wasn't much help it was just reaching dawn so the only people hear where the guards that had just switched over.

" Restless night?" Axel brought me out of my daze. I nodded. Something seemed off. I felt that morbid feeling again. The thought of being under ground wasn't helping much either. " Do you ever get the feeling something's wrong?"i ask him. He nodded " like it creeps up your back and sticks to you." He seemed in deep thought. Before he could speak the same siren from before rang through the air. " Return to your rooms. Troupes 17 and 18 report to level 2" the voice was computerised and rang over the speakers. " You need to go back to your room." He stood calmly. I shook my head. " What's it mean?" He watched me for a moment and sighed. " Don't lie" I sighed back. "Xavier is out there! " I sighed.

" We are under attack" " I'm heading to the command room. "I said. I needed to be in the loop. he nodded.

"What are you doing you should be in your room." Roseanne sighed.

"Let her in" Charles called.

" They seemed to have left us a gift, curtsy of Ryu" the cameras zoomed in a on a package left in the gardens. Some soldiers awaiting orders to approach it.

" We are sending the bomb team up now, it could be anything." Malik sighed.

We waited for them to recover the package. " Comander miles?" Malik spoke in to his head set.

" It is clothing , shoes all sorts addressed to 'the one born under the goddess' Malik? An invitation to the linage in sunarkia"

Malik sent him back orders over the mic.

The sunarkian ruler knew I was here. Roseanne voiced my thoughts.

" It seems he wants to meet you." Charles filled the silence that dominated the room. "We can't let her go? Surely it's too dangerous." Roseanne sighed. " The Sunarkian people talk about her, the rebels spread the news fast. He can't harm her. Maybe it would be a good idea? She could meet with the rebels there, and see what she is up against." Malik sighed.

" No you can't be serious. The areas where the rebels are, are not even safe for them" Roseanne argued back.

" I believe the choice should be down to Airia. The linage isn't for a few weeks. Letting her visit the people and the rebels would give her a great incite in to what they need"Charles spoke calmly.

" I agree. We have some of the best to travel with her and she is trained in combat. we will have them bring up the box" Malik sighed.

" Head back down to your room we will have some one bring it down after we check it over perhaps this is what they were bringing before they got side tracked by asami. " Malik sighed.

I made my way back to my room.

Why was I at ease. I was remotely calm. Xavier and Lilly came down with two other soldiers. Carrying the box they fled in and placed it on my bed. " It's been checked over" he smiled as the soldiers left.