Metanoia; The Hybrid
CHAPTER 16: BEAUTIFUL THINKING, A WELL MIND.

Brother Allegro... I'm the same, I want to meet you. I'll bring Allegro's crow and write him a letter. But as for this crow, I don't know who it belongs to and to whom it is addressed. We can't read other people's letters, can we?

Ah, I'll take him too.

"You can also eat it, don't hesitate to fill your own stomach."

I won't let anyone, not even myself, eat Allegro's crow. He would definitely be very sad if he heard the crow die.

"Hahaha, he can get it again. Speaking of your father, he will ascend the throne of the Angkara kingdom, right?"

Yes, then?

"Doesn't that mean the entire royal family of Claverdon will be present in the Angkara kingdom? They're going to visit Danveurn. And that's your only chance to meet Allegro and your parents."

Youre right. They must have visited.

"Your teacher's a hindrance, all with her permission, right?"

Did Mr. Chairoz will give me permission?

"I don't think it will."

"Howdy!"

Of course I was surprised when the Hydra October voice from the Wizard clan called out my name. I could see him standing far away, apparently aware that I was left behind. I also ran after.

"Whose crow?" Confused ask.

"It belongs to my brother, he just sent me a letter. But if this one, I don't know at all. The letter was probably sent to one of us" I said.

"Oh, let's go back so we can know who it belongs to" Hydra just walked faster in front of me. That was until we reached the river.

I forgot that Piers didn't take the water. I couldn't let him do it, on the way, his leg had to be hurt by a fall. Piers did nothing, just sat next to the girls with his legs half into the water. That guilty face I really don't want to see. Of course, he'll feel that way because he's not helping.

"Piers, are you okay?" I'm approaching Piers.

"Yes. But I feel guilty about Skye. He had to carry the two buckets alone because I didn't come" he said, standing with the stick.

"Skye, are you okay?" Call me when you see Skye Forrest the Fairy is stretching her leg muscles.

He approached us both, "Yes, I'm good. Hey, what's with that face? Piers, I'm fine. You don't have to feel guilty. I'm helping you here."

Piers looked at Skye seriously, "Thank you."

"Sure" he replied.

Suddenly the crow that still had the letter rebelled when the other children came to me. His voice is very disturbing. I don't know how to appease the animals, but it looks like Xavier's arrival leaves the crow silent. His head turned, and he looked at Xavier deeply. The man himself just stood up, puzzled by the atmosphere.

"It looks like this crow knows you, but he's also confused" said Alistair Celeste the Fairy as she watched the crow and Xavier take turns.

"How do you know?" My toot.

Alistair laughed, "I'm from the Fairy clan, and my family taught me animal languages, so I understand them."

"Do you know this crow, Xavier?" I looked at Xavier curiously.

"No, but why does he seem to recognize me?" Xavier even looked at the crow in my hand with detail.

"He's seen you before, or something that looks like you" Alistair explained.

Xavier made a half-confused surprised face, "Wait a minute. I've never seen this beast, but there's something that's bugging me. The only thing that's my twin brother, Lucier."

I took the letter at his feet, and gave it to Xavier. "I'm sure this letter is for you."

Xavier opened it with his face still confused, after which he read it to completion. In the middle of it, I could tell easily that something was ruining his feelings. Perhaps it was because the contents of the letter were not as good as his mind or something that had no hope anymore.

Only Xavier and the author of the letter, Lucier, knew. I thought also if it was good news, other people even the Vampire clan who could figure it out would have no desire to know. The letter was only addressed to Xavier.

"If my business is done here, I want to go back to hell, my place on earth is gone" Xavier said with a half-sad and angry face as he clumped the paper, then threw it into the river.

Xavier smiled, "Don't joke. So what should we do with these two crows?"

"I don't know, maybe staying in a dorm is a good idea" I said, looking at the two. Suddenly, they both rebelled. Instantly me and the others made distance for these two crows. Until they fly without cue.

Castiel said, "I wonder where they're going."

I saw the girls continuing their duties. The cloths in the basket were almost gone. They look so exhausted. But we were no less tired, some of us boys had to lie on the ground on our backs, because we were too exhausted.

But the wind made us all excited. As it just disappeared, some people even play around the river and climb trees that turned out to be red apple trees.

"Get your pants off first, we'll want to wash them" Selena said as some of the boys threw themselves into the river.

Jack sighed, "All right."

Sure, we'll take a bath in the river. After all, this place has been like ours from century to century. No wonder we'll be comfortable here.

"Hey! Let's take a shower, the water's fresh!" Take Akashia Westort from the Angel clan that is already in the river first. Just like that, until everyone took a shower there. It's just me and Piers left.

"You don't shower, Piers?" I asked as I watched him stare at the river in silence. It looks like he really wants to take a shower too, but I know, his legs make him stop thinking.

"It looks like I'll just take a shower in the dorm" he said.

"Come, there's me next to you. You don't have to use your feet to survive in the water, I'll help you" I said, crouching behind him.

"I'll trouble you."

"Did I say that?"

"No, but-"

"Here you go, get on my back" then the Piers follow my words. We both got into the river, like the others, enjoying the flow and the freshness of the river in the morning. Piers preferred to sit on a boulder in the river, so I left it there. We bathed in normal conditions, the Mermaid did not show their true form either.

I've never been like this before. I feel like I'm alive. It's nice to have friends.

"You're done?" We had been in the river for a few minutes, forgetting the girls who had just finished their tasks. How can I not worry, they are completely exhausted.

"Yes.." said Cassandra with a breath of breath.

"Come, join us. The water will make you tired" Jack asked.

"You guys don't look yet." said Olya almost undressing her. We just listened, turned around so as not to see them. I could feel their arrival into the river, then they instructed us to be able to see. The daughters do not swim in the middle of the river, because the current is strong, and also deep. After all, they look better on the riverbank, right next to the wooden planks.

"It feels very tiring, but I think the boys are more exhausted than we are" I could hear Titania speaking.

"Yes, they even immediately lay limp when they arrived" Azalea continued while watering her short hair.

"Esther and the others are right, their task is harder, and we're just like this already complaining we won't be able to do it" Selena said.

I glanced at Jack, and the others to begin to calm down. As expected, something like this would arrive by itself. We don't have to do anything, which might make things worse. Jack who understood nodded his head at me. Then I instructed the others to come closer.

"Hey, you know, I didn't mean to say that. I've been overreacting, I'm sorry. I should have known, we are still children who would be very tiring to do heavy things like this" said Jack, bowing his head when approaching the girls.

"I'm sorry, too, I shouldn't have made a group like this in the first place. Sure, you'll be so exhausted" the voice came out of Lilac's mouth, she also felt guilty.

"I'm sorry too" Cretes also apologized.

Naturally, if only the three of them bowed their heads, there would be no feeling of guilt towards the others. They were silent, but I'm sure they had the same thoughts. I just lowered my head, as a sign of respect for the women. Not long after, the other boys lowered their heads.

"I'm sorry for us too, we should have known that this kind of division was not wrong" Selena said as she approached Lilac, "Looking at you all more exhausted than we were, we've been grateful that we were tasked with just washing clothes."

"Right, we're sorry" Cassandra said, and followed by others.

"Don't think too much about problems like this, even this makes us get to know each other more. We just have to understand and protect each other. Then all the problems will be quickly resolved" I said while looking at everyone.

It all depends on our thinking. And just like that until we get back to playing in the water, then stop when our fingers start to wrinkle. After coming out of the river, and wearing clean clothes, we all sat under three apple trees and ate their plucked fruit. Nothing special, unless we start talking to each other again.

There are no boy groups and girl groups. From now on it's just all of us, as friends.