Fake Princess
CCCV Chapter
"Move to the middle, or you will be wounded" said Zeki, sitting before me, looking at his hand holding the tip of his sword which he had previously plugged into the sand.
The tent we made swayed in the wind, Haruki and Izumi who were sitting behind me tried to hold the cloth so as not to be blown away by the wind. As for Zeki and Aydin, they held each of their swords that propped up the tent.
The sound of the wind coming from the outside was getting stronger audible, the wind-blown sand scrolls were getting clearer in my eyes as tents were made without using the doors covering. I lowered my head, my palms clutching the pants that Zeki was wearing...
I don't know when this sandstorm will end?
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I opened my eyes slowly, I looked at Izumi and Aydin who were sleeping by sitting down and crossing their arms. Their heads were bowed, sometimes a snoring sound came out between them.
Wait, did I bring a pillow? I don't remember it.
"What are you doing? Do you really want to touch my body to do it," Zeki said, I thrust my head up a little.
"Sorry," I said as I felt his thighs, I quickly lifted my palm from him.
"Sleep," he said pushing back my head that had moved from his thighs, patted me gently by him.
"You guys are so noisy, I need some rest" Izumi muttered while keeping her eyes closed.
"Truly annoying," continued Aydin who also muttered to Izumi.
My body was a little surprised when I felt something touch my cheek, I glanced at Zeki who moved his index finger dancing on my cheek with his index finger occasionally pressing on my cheek.
I grabbed his index finger just now while I grasped it firmly. Zeki opened his palm then grasped the palm of my hand that grasped his index finger. I closed my eyes again as I felt a soft swipe that stroked behind my ear.
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"Where will we go next?" Said Izumi while reinserting the tent cloth that I had folded earlier.
"What if to the right," said Aydin stepped closer to Haruki.
"What do you think?" Haruki's words turned around staring at me and Izumi alternately.
"I have no problem" continued Izumi who I followed with a nod of the head that I did.
"alright. Is everything ready? Check once more so that no one is left behind" Haruki told us.
"Have you checked everything?" Izumi's whisper beside me.
"I've checked everything, nobody's left behind" I replied.
Haruki led the way with Aydin stepping beside her, either just my feelings or what? The air around me felt hotter than before.
"Do you still have drinking water?" Aydin stepped down with his head down, turning towards us while shaking the bag of drinking water in his hand.
"That was the last water" said Zeki, lifting a bag of drinking water from the bag he was carrying, directed the leather bag towards Aydin who quickly grabbed it.
"Daughter, water for you" said Aydin pointing the water-filled bag in his hand at me.
"Thank you" I said grabbing the bag and putting it back in my bag.
"You didn't drink it?"
"I'll drink it when I'm really thirsty" I said in reply, my palm patting his back.
"Look over there!" Aydin pointed his index finger to the right.
"Water?" Haruki's speech raised his palm stuck to his forehead.
"I didn't expect that in a place like this there was such water," Izumi said, directing her gaze in the same direction.
"Water? Where's where?" I jumped up trying to see what they were saying.
"There, did you not see it. Even the trees that surround it can be seen from here," said Zeki wrapped his arms around my waist as he lifted my body by it.
I saw neither the water nor the trees they were referring to. There was only sand, and also a large hole... Not water as they say.
Zeki took my body down again when Haruki, Izumi and Aydin had walked in the direction they were referring to. Both of my legs came along as Zeki pulled my arm to follow him...
"Stop!" I shouted as they stepped closer to the place.
"What's Sa-chan?"
"Didn't you see it! That big gaping hole right there, do you want to lose your life by approaching it!" My jolt was strong on them, my palm touching my dry throat.
"That's water, what do you mean Sachi," Izumi turned to look at me.
"Izumi's right, aren't you thirsty? Don't you want to refresh your body" said Zeki, looking at me.
I let go of Zeki's hand on my arm, I put both my legs through them. My body was stunned staring at the huge hole that was in front of me... The flames that came out of the hole seemed ready to melt the bodies of anyone who entered it.
"Don't come any closer! Or you will fall into it" I said a few steps back.
"Nii-chan, it's a hole filled with embers. Not water as you say," I said grabbing and grasping the robe Haruki was wearing.
"What do you mean Sa-chan," Haruki said looking at me in astonishment.
"I will prove who is right between us" I said walking closer to Izumi.
"Izu nii-chan, give me the rope," I said pointing my right palm at him, Izumi lowered her head with her palm reaching into the bag she was carrying.
I walked up to the hole earlier, I opened the rope roll Izumi gave me. Slowly spread the rope down the burning coal hole in front of me. I slowly pulled back the rope when I saw the end of the rope was burned by the embers in the hole.
"Look, whether the rope is wet or burning" I said, throwing the rope I was holding before them.