Fake Princess
CCLXXXVII Chapter
Jabari riding his horse led the way. Our horses moved slowly down a path lit only by the light from torches attached to some of the walls of the building.
Jabari said, if the troops were guarding this place day and night. So, the residents will not care if there is a crime or whatever happens when they all fall asleep.
Seriously, at this time... Even the sound of the wind can be heard clearly. I don't know, they really didn't hear our horse's footsteps, or they just pretended not to hear it.
"Sachi," whispered Yoona behind me, I slightly glanced at her who was sitting at the back.
"What's wrong?" I answered her call in an almost inaudible voice.
"Are you not afraid at all? I mean, you know for yourself how horrible the outside world is for women like us?" He slowly sounded.
"I was scared, and I admit it. I was killed a few times, too, but... That doesn't mean I'll just give up. After all, the more you look at the outside world, the more you will feel lucky with the life you have," I said looking straight ahead, giving the horse I was riding moving closer to Haruki.
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"I think we've been a little bit away from that place" Jabari said, stopping her horse's footsteps, I held up one hand rubbing her eyes as the sunlight fell through the view.
"I was worried about the two of them looking exhausted," he turned his gaze towards me.
"You're right, it's very noon now. We also need to rest," Haruki continued to look at the two of us.
Haruki moved down from the horse he was riding. One by one of us moved down from the horse, and some of them even took some wooden blocks with tapered bottom ends from one of the carts you were carrying. The wooden beams were firmly fixed to the ground as the bridle ropes binding our horses were firmly tied there.
"Can you get off Yoona's horse?" I said while trying to glance at him sitting behind.
"Nii-chan," I shouted to the two of them as Yoona did not answer the question I asked.
"What's wrong?" Haruki continued walking closer as he finished tying his horse's harness to one of the wooden beams.
"Can you help him get down?" I glanced at him when Haruki was standing next to me.
"Holding my shoulders," Haruki said turning to look at Yoona, Yoona raised both her hands touching Haruki's shoulders.
"Sorry," Haruki continued, both of his hands moving around holding Yoona's waist as both of his legs walked backwards a few steps.
As my horse walked away from them, I stopped the footsteps of my horse in front of Izumi who had stood by holding Cia's hand. My body moved down from the horse as Izumi handed Cia's hand over to me and grabbed the harness I still held before.
I turned around to walk closer to Haruki who had ordered the men, some of them were moving to build a tent. Some were busy lighting the fire, some of them were flooded with sweat when some of the wooden boxes on the carts had come down neatly beside the tents that were still being built.
I walked in tightly clasping Cia's hand towards Yoona who had been sitting on a red cloth that was spread out on the sandy soil. My footsteps came to a halt as I felt Cia slowly pull my arm...
Cia was still silently staring at me from behind the robe she was wearing. I lifted the head covering that covered his face, my right arm instantly moved wiping the sweat that filled his face...
"Are you hot?"
"Pa-nas?" I said back with a little spelling, I moved one hand fanning his face.
Cia lowered her head with both hands moving around rubbing her face a few times. My hand moved to unbind the robe on his shoulder, I again stood up and walked by tightly grasping his hand.
"Can you take care of her for a minute?" I told Yoona as I crouched down and put Cia's robe on the red cloth she was sitting on.
"Of course" said Yoona patting the red cloth softly that she was sitting on.
"She's still afraid of being left alone with strangers" Izumi's voice rang out from behind as Cia did not want to let go of her embrace.
"Do you think that's like nii-chan?" I glanced at him who had been crouching on the left side of my body.
"Cia, I brought you an apple."
"A-pell?" Cia continued to answer Izumi's words, the strong embrace she made of me stretched.
Izumi gave the apple in her hand to Cia. Grasping the apple firmly by him, Cia pointed the apple closer to his lips and bit him...
"Cia, say what?" Uncover him.
"Te-ri-ma ka-sih," continued Cia smilingly looking at Izumi, Izumi raised her left palm patting her head softly.
"You taught her very well," Izumi smiled at me.
"thank you. I was also very happy to see his condition getting better," I pinched softly Cia's cheek full of apples in it.
"What are you guys doing?" Following Haruki's voice from behind, I turned to look at him who had been standing with Eneas and Jabari on the right and left of his body.
"none. We were just talking about Cia's development" Izumi stood up and turned to look at them.
"Did something happen?" Izumi continued, I gave my body to stand up to them.
"Forgot rest, we must leave this place before dark" Haruki said, turning around to the men who had lifted several wooden boxes back onto the cart.