Fake Princess
Ccxcvi Chapter
"We'll rest here for the night" Haruki said walking over.
"Alright," I said down from the horse as Haruki grabbed and held Cia.
"I will ask them to prepare your tent," continued Haruki directing Cia at me, I grabbed and carried Cia as I retreated backwards as he lowered his head to grab my horse's harness.
"Be careful, we don't know... Danger is what will lurk," he said walking by pulling my horse behind him.
I walked by holding Cia near Yoona who had come down from the black horse she was riding. Yoona turned around to walk towards me as a male subordinate of Jabari pulled back the dark horse that Yoona rode on earlier.
"You know, my tiredness seemed to disappear when I saw this green grass," he said directing his gaze upwards.
"You're right, even here it feels cooler than before" I lowered Cia from the sling.
I lowered my head as I felt the clothes I was wearing being pulled a few times, I stared at Cia who was looking at me with her hand pointing towards the river. I crouched down in front of him as my hands moved around wiping my face like someone washing his face a few times...
"Do you want to clean your body?" I repeated the movement I had done before.
"I went down to the river to take her," I said, standing up to look at Yoona, who nodded her head.
My body turned to step by holding firmly Cia's hand. The tall grass around seemed to sway as Cia moved her hand to touch the grass...
Our footsteps came to a halt beside Aeneas who was also washing his face by the river. I crouched down by pulling on the cape headgear that Cia was wearing...
Next to my hand moved to touch the water, then I swept my wet palm over Cia's face. Aeneas turned to look at us, one hand took the river water and then dropped the river water in his palm earlier on his head Cia.
"Fresh isn't it?" Eneas repeated his actions to Cia.
"Nee-chan," he said, took the water back and rubbed it behind his neck.
"What's wrong?" My words moved my fingers combing Cia's half-drenched hair by Aeneas.
"I thought about this all the way" he said, looking at me.
"You ever taught me that snow or ice is made of water, right?"
"You're right" I said in reply.
"Why don't you use Kou? I mean, if you use Kou to make a lot of ice... We may not be short of water, and perhaps no one will die during the journey" he said, staring straight at the river in front of us.
"Kou, not a creature that can create ice. I realized it, when he learned to control his strength first," I said staring straight at the slightly rippling river water.
"Why didn't I ask for Kou's help while there. Because the water vapor there is very little, if Kou does it... Then we drink ice that has been melted into water... Instead of eliminating thirst, the air there will feel hotter, and of course... We're going to be thirsty more than usual. And that means, wretched for all of us..."
"Again, using Kou requires a great deal of energy and I, do not fully trust them to know Kou's whereabouts. If only I hadn't thought of them, I'd rather fly with Kou taking you, Lux, Cia, Uki and our two brothers away from here," I said, bowing my head.
"I get it, you're amazing nee-chan, indeed" she said smilingly looking at me.
"You too, just as amazing. Look, how you've grown so stunning now," I said smilingly looking at him.
"It took me a long time to realize it" he said, standing up, turning his legs.
"realized? Realized what?" My words stood up staring at him.
"Why are so many men in love with you, nee-chan," he said, walking without looking back, raising his palm waving several times at me.
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Haruki was still standing in front of Akintunde, for a long time he had a conversation with the man before he turned around to step closer to his horse. Haruki rode his horse and moved his horse towards Yoona who was standing next to my horse.
"I'm sorry Yoona, but as you know... Cia, just want to be with me. I can't take you riding with me, because I also think about the state of my horse if it walks with a lot of weight" I said, closing my palms in front.
"And as my brother said, we don't know what danger there will be on the way. So as much as possible, we have to save all the energy we have, again... Wherever I may, let you join them," I pointed to a group of men sitting in a row on a wooden cart.
"Have you finished talking?" Haruki said pointing her palm towards Yoona, I returned Yoona's gaze by moving my head so that she immediately grabbed Haruki's palm that was pointing at her.
Yoona turned around and grabbed Haruki's palm, her body moving up the horse that Haruki was riding on. I turned my gaze towards the villagers who were marching towards us. I bow my head in the direction of those who were answered with a wave of hands from some of the women who were lined up to meet us.
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"Is it far away?" Said a man sitting on a wagon.
"Which way are we next?" Said the other man, moving the horse he was riding on to walk behind the horse that Jabari was riding.
"We just have to follow the river. River flows often end up in the ocean, if we follow them... We'll find the sea easier, that's what Miss Sachi said before" said Jabari, the man riding behind her turned to look at me.
"That's the only way we can find the ocean" I returned his gaze.
"Stop," said Jabari, raising one hand, I followed her eyes fixed on a large crocodile that was still asleep in front of us.