The Chosen Phoenix II

Chapter 12- The Argument

Jyn and Ben sat on an armchair each opposite Zachary, a perfect, silence happening between them. Zachary sat there staring blankly at Ben and Jyn. Both of them looked utterly serious. Zachary looked from Jyn to Ben and back to Jyn again. This has been happening for about 10 to 15 minutes or so. But to Zachary it seemed never- ending.

' So, Mr. Speeder, ' Jyn began eventually, ' what do you have to say about the note? '

' Err ehh... what note? '

Jyn looked at him as she leaned forward.

' Um, uhh... '

Ben sat there, his arms crossed.

' I- I really have nothing to say! '

Ben scoffed, ' What about the note you illegally wrote on the book? '

' I dislike keeping secrets against the village! I didn't ask to send him the note! I didn't even ask to get included in this chaos! ' Zachary protested, raising his voice as he stood up.

' This isn't chaos! ' said Ben, with an equal volume, standing up to face him.

' It. Will. Be! '

' Guys, guys! This is the note we're talking about, not the upcoming chaos! ' Jyn interrupted their argument, also standing up.

' Oh yeah? Then why don't you ask your dear godfather? The one who has been reading all of my stories and putting the note I had to force myself to write as my fault! '

' Because you could've just wrote it personally to Gunnar, why did you spread it? '

' How would you feel, if you had all the secrets to yourself while the village is all blank in mind, not knowing a single thing that is going on! Someone might die abruptly! '

' Die? So this is what you've been worrying about? Dying? Well it hasn't been working and you knew it. Yet you spread the secret note Gunnar trusted you to keep and send it to him only! Look at where it ended him! '

Zachary was loss of words. All he could do was keep quiet and scowl at Jyn. Jyn looked at him courageously and at the same time, serious. There was an awful silence. Jyn sighed, closing her eyes for a brief second or two, then opening them to look at Zachary's scowl, placing her final, desperate card.

' This is a legend, ' Jyn recited, her eyes as calm as an owl, ' A legend you will forget. '

Zachary's eyes widened a bit, shocked.

' Unless you search into the beyond... '

Ben looked a her.

' ... then the legend, with the power, shall bond. '

Jyn sighed, her eyes still calm. Her brown eyes looking into Zachary's pure grey eyes. 

' The key to this has been concealed, for the Legend of the Chosen Phoenix... ' Jyn looked from Ben to Zachary, ' has been revealed. ' 

There was a silence three times longer than the first silence.

' The key. ' Jyn said. ' You know it. You know what it is, don't you? '

Zachary sat there, he didn't know what to say.

' Yes. ' he said finally after a while. ' I know what the key is... '

' Maybe you could start with why Gunnar chose you to write the note and how you know this. ' Ben said, he then turned to Jyn and whispered in her ear, ' Good job. '

Jyn turned to him and smiled.