Fake Princess
CCCLXXXIII Chapter
I raised my head up to look at the sky, occasionally my eyes blinked when the sunlight fell down a little, “have all been collected?!” The cry of a woman knocks on my ear.
I looked back as I felt something touch my shoulder, “hurry up, they were waiting for us,” said the bird mask wearer who used to carry a tray of animal skins for our clothes.
I lowered my head to reach the pile of firewood that was near my feet, “Irin, wait for me!” I cried out to the woman who had walked ahead of me with a pile of firewood in her hand.
My two feet stepped quickly near him, “if we are not fast, the elders will definitely scold us all,” he said while keeping his head staring straight ahead.
For almost five months we have lived here, unfortunately until now I do not know, what is special about this village? To me, this village looks the same as some of the villages I have visited, which distinguishes it from the role of each of the villagers according to the mask they get.
Wolves, those who wear wolf masks like a knight to the villagers, those who wear wolf masks will keep all the villagers safe from outside attacks, as my brother Izumi got.
Deer, like a deer, those wearing this mask will guard the border, spy on enemies who are expected to approach or set traps to prevent the enemy from approaching. They would immediately inform the wolves if any enemy troops escaped from all the traps they had set up, it might be said to be like when we first came here.
Rabbits, rabbit masks are only worn by those who are still children, you are right .. Cia got the rabbit mask from them. While birds ... Those who wear bird masks are assigned to embrace all residents, those who wear them are usually those who are not very good at fighting. I can understand why I, Izumi, Eneas and Cia got their masks .. But Haruki? It seemed like the grandmother gave the wrong mask to her.
“What's up?” Asked Irin when he realized I was staring at him, “I was very curious about your face,” I said briefly, Irin again threw his eyes away from me, “ mask can only be opened on the first night of marriage. Even I myself do not know how to face myself,” he answered briefly to me.
“I was curious,” said I put my head up, “if you are very curious, then pray’ so that Irin quickly married,” the voice of the woman who walked in front of us helped chimed in my words.
“They were right, quickly marry Irin so that I can see your face,” I said looking at her, “but I am still very young compared to the two older sisters in front,” the two women who walked in front of us stopped their footsteps and then turned back to look at us, “I will get married soon then take off this mask, you see, just,” said one of them before they turned back to leave us.
Be married? My age has now turned sixteen, if I obey the rules .. I and Zeki will get married next year. How's it going now? Is she okay? It's been a long time since I've received a letter from him.
“Sachi, what are you doing? Hurry up!” Irin's voice sounded again, I gave my head that had been staring at the sky turned to look at him, “I came,” my words walked quickly after him who was still waiting for me.
I walked up to Irin who had put the firewood he had brought to the pile of firewood that the others had brought to use. I put the firewood I brought earlier into the pile of firewood that was in front of me, I turned around to leave the pile of firewood earlier with my fingers occasionally moving to scratch my two arms that were slightly itchy by the wood earlier.
My footsteps came to a halt as I stared at Sabra's grandmother as she sat in front of three men, each wearing masks of birds, wolves and deer. I walked up to them as Sabra's grandmother waved her hand at me as her two eyes accidentally fell towards me.
“Go back?” Haruki's voice hiding behind the bird mask is heard in the ear, “right, go home,” Sabra's grandmother said once again.
“What did we do wrong? Why so suddenly?” This time Izumi's voice came, as the man wearing the wolf mask slightly moved forward.
“Go home. Do you guys want to go against the words I said?!” Grandma Sabra raised her voice, I glanced towards the surrounding residents who had stopped all their activities.
“Go home? What exactly do you mean ne..”
“Izumi!” Impact Haruki make Izumi stop her words, “we understand. We will go home this time too,” Haruki said bowing her body before she turned around to walk away from us.
Izumi and Eneas also bowed their bodies before they followed Haruki's footsteps who had walked away, “come Sachi,” Sabra's grandmother's voice again sounded when I intended to step away from her.
My two feet walked over to him, I sat down beside his feet as he again waved his hand at me, “do not distract you from one of your brothers. Whatever happens, you have to be with them,” Sabra's grandmother said before she got up and walked out of her chair.
“Don't distract me from one of my sisters?” I muttered softly with a slight swiping of my thumb and index finger together, “I really don't understand what he meant,” my link back muttered before leaving Sabra's grandmother's chair.
“Cia!” I shouted his name towards the crowd of children who were gathering to play, one of the children wearing a rabbit mask stood up and ran towards me, “we have to leave here,” I said to him, I grabbed him and grabbed his wrist.
“Go?” He asked quietly by raising his head towards me, I nodded back at his gaze.
We stepped in tandem toward one of the stilt houses, slowly me and Cia up the stairs outside the house, “Sachi, where did you put our clothes?” Izumi's voice rang out as the two of us entered the house.
“I'll get it, wait here nii-chan,” said I walked past with Cia walking beside me.
I grabbed the large leather bag that I had previously kept in the room, I took my clothes and Cia's clothes that were in the bag before I gave the bag to Izumi who was still waiting outside, “do you know what really happened?” Izumi asked as she received the bag I gave her.
I shook my head looking at her, “I don't know nii-chan, it's just .. Sabra's grandmother asked me to do something,” I said looking at Izumi who had removed the wooden mask on her face.