Fake Princess
CCLXXXVIII Chapter
"Alike Yoona," I said pointing my palm at her, Yoona grabbed my palm earlier as her body moved up onto the horse.
The horse we were riding moved closer to the group. Jabari again led the way, once in a while the horse he was riding stopped as he lifted his palm up trying to make sure of something.
We turned right, very slowly my horse walked down a dune. My eyes were fixed on a settlement, far ahead of us standing right now...
Jabari again raised her clasped palm. Two men on his horse ran away from us. The shadows of the two of them grew increasingly smaller in view over time.
"What are they both doing?" Said Izumi with one hand pulling the cover of Cia's head that was about to fall backwards.
"I asked the two of them to make sure things were there. If there is danger, we can avoid it immediately" Jabari said without looking back.
Jabari moved his horse to run fast as a plume of smoke rising above the sky seemed intermittent. I give my horse a quick run after them followed by a firm grip on the clothes I wear.
Our horse's footsteps were stopped, a village with a weathered wooden fence plastered before us. Jabari and Haruki move their horse through the village archway that has almost collapsed with age.
The two men who were asked to leave earlier had returned from the side outside the village. I give my horse to walk after Jabari and Haruki who stopped their horse in the middle of the village.
Haruki and Jabari rode their horses to the side, looking as the men walked closer on a stretcher covered in worn white cloth in their midst.
My body was a little aghast as I felt a pat touching my shoulder, I turned to look at Izumi who had moved her horse to the side. Follow me as the horse I am riding moves in the opposite direction to give the troupe a path.
The head covering that almost fell down earlier instantly I pulled back to the front. The troupe that walked down, looked like a man was unceasingly rubbing his face and downcast eyes.
I watched closely the group earlier, some of them had red patches on the skin. Even as they walked, they would occasionally unceasingly scratch their own bodies.
"What are they doing in this cursed land?"
A faint whisper sounded suddenly pierced through the ears. I turned to look at a man who hit the head of another man while his other hand moved to cover the man's mouth.
What's the matter?
Did something happen to this place?
My body was again jolted, this time Yoona who patted me gently on the back while her other hand moved towards Jabari and also Haruki who had been riding their horse back.
I moved the horse back to follow them. My eyes moved freely to the right and to the left watching the state of the village. Back, our horse's footsteps came to a halt as a boy ran in front of us.
Many times the boy moved his palms flailing his arms around with flies. My eyes turned back to the sound of screaming that sounded echoing...
The curse happened again!
It was like a sound that could be heard in the ears. Haruki riding his horse walked towards the source of the voice earlier. I, too, followed the footsteps of their horses in the back.
My body was stunned by the sight I got... Why not, about three old men, five adult men and two toddler men are surrounded by a lot of people...
The ten men were in the same condition, they both fell asleep on a white cloth spread out on the ground. They slept without moving a bit, the arms and faces of the ten sleeping people were also filled with red spots.
"Is my son alive?"
"What about my father?" Say some of the men alternately. A man with a well-built body walked over the line of sleeping men that occasionally he stopped pointing his feet towards one old old man and a little boy who was still silent bergerm.
"They're still alive" said the man, returning as he lifted his leg, which had been attached to another child.
"Actually, what happened?" Whisper Yoona slowly, I shake my head to answer her question.
"Kou, do you feel anything here?"
"No, I don't feel anything, My Lord," replied Kou who was ringing in my head.
Kou doesn't feel anything, but why do they look like that?
Did something or something happen in this village?
They're yelling curses aren't they? If I don't remember wrongly.
The curse, which reminds me of the village of Kuma.
"It looks like we have a lot of migrants, and also food," said the man who had walked over the men, turning to look at us.
"We're just a little bit lost. Can one of you show me the way?" Jabari said slightly moving her horse forward.
"Unfortunately, you will end up horribly in this cursed land" said the man back with his hands ruffled to his waist.