Fake Princess
CXCIX Chapter
"Did you know where that village Dad meant, nii-chan?" I said as I let the horse I was riding walk behind Haruki.
"Balian Village, I heard it for the first time" Haruki said without looking at me.
"But Father told us to go North, if we go North, we will definitely find it" Haruki said.
"But it's been ten days, and as many villages as we go. None of them knew the village" Izumi said, chiming in with Haruki's words.
"But how, this is one of the conditions from Father that we be given permission by him to continue the journey," said Haruki again, moved his head to look at Izumi who had also ridden his horse beside me.
"We're going to waste a lot of time if we go without a clear destination like this" Izumi continued, letting out a look at her that had set her sights on Haruki.
"Nii-chan, uh... There was a black smoke billowing, why didn't we try to get there, "the voice of Aeneas, I bowed my head to him who had been sitting on his horse before us, it appeared that his hand was pointing at a black puff of smoke rising deep in the air.
The sound of the footsteps of the horses came, I turned my gaze to Haruki who had been riding his horse at high speed leaving us. I thrust my hand to move the bridle in my hand, the horse I was riding on was speeding up to catch up with my brother.
I pulled the reins I still held tightly, the horse I was riding lifted both legs forward for a while. I turned my gaze to Haruki who had also stopped the horse he was riding, my eyes fell on an old Grandfather who stood bowing before the horse Haruki was riding with a pile of tree branches on his back.
"Are you okay, Grandpa?" Izumi's voice rang out, I looked back at her who had moved her horse past me.
"I'm fine," said the old man in a voice that rang.
"I will help you" said Izumi, still looking at him who had descended from his horse.
Izumi, who was walking closer and closer to the old Grandpa, seemed to have both hands reaching for the pile of twigs tied together on the old Grandpa's back...
Izumi directed her other hand to look at the old Grandfather, walking the two of them towards Izumi's horse. I stared at the old Grandfather who was struggling to move his body up the horse Izumi owned while his hand held the arm of Izumi who became his pedestal...
Izumi placed the pile of firewood in front of the old grandfather who had been sitting on his horse, turned Izumi as he bowed he grabbed the horse harness that dangled to the ground... Izumi put her foot forward by slowly pulling the bridle she had held.
"Grandfather, did Grandpa know about Balian village?" izumi opened the conversation, I turned my gaze to look at her who had moved her head to look at Grandpa.
"What do you want to do there?" said the Grandfather responded to Izumi's words.
"Do you intend to destroy the damaged village?" said the Grandfather, it seemed that his tone had changed slightly from before.
"The village? Broken? We really don't understand" said Haruki, looking at him who seemed to imply confusion on his face.
"It seems that you do not know anything." said the Grandfather again, again I looked at him again who looked strongly exhaling his breath.
"The village you seek is my own. The village is hidden behind the steep forest behind the smoke..."
"Smoke moon..."
"It wasn't a puff of smoke coming from a resident's house, it was a puff of smoke coming from a mountain in our village" said the Grandfather cutting Haruki's previous words.
"Then why would Grandpa bring firewood if Grandpa himself lives in the forest?" this time Izumi's voice sounded, again let me look at her who was staring at Grandpa on his horse.
"I needed money to buy other necessities, and my three grandchildren also wanted to eat food that they had never eaten in our village" said the Grandfather with his head bowed, I looked at him as if staring blankly ahead.
"So, that's why Grandpa brought this much firewood. We had a lot of food, and a little money. If Grandpa takes us to visit Grandpa's village, then we'll give it all to you, " said Haruki, I looked at him who moved his gaze to look at Grandpa who was still down.
"Tribe chief will definitely kill me if I bring a stranger into our village, let alone four... Do you want to kill me with my three grandchildren?" revealed the Grandfather, back again I looked at him who had moved his head back to look at Haruki.
"We won't let anything happen to you, we promise" Haruki said back to her.
"Do you think I'll believe it?" she said back to the words Haruki had spoken to her.
"My brother who walks beside you helps you, doesn't he, Grandpa?" I said, I looked at him who had moved his head back to look at me.
"What do you mean?"
"My brother did you a good deed." I said, I stopped my horse's footsteps following those who had also stopped their horse's footsteps.
"Do you think that my brother who helped you will mean evil to you and your family? That's why Grandpa, take us all to visit your village," I smiled at him.