
The night continued to creep slowly. Making the atmosphere in Naraya Village increasingly shrouded in silence.
But tonight the village is quite remote is still accompanied by the Goddess of Night. While the Goddess of Night is still faithful to sprinkle her soft rays illuminating a pair of people who are walking lightly down the main road of the village.
Yes, they are none other than Prince Revan and General Jessica. But they walked a few steps, not talking to each other. It was as if they were still arranging what kind of conversation was good to have.
"Does Miss know what the motives of the palace soldiers were to slaughter the villagers?" ask Prince Revan who doesn't seem to stand the silence.
But Prince Revan's question isn't just a prank question. General Jessica is the Commander of the Investigative Division. It is likely that he knew the cause of the palace warriors to the point of committing a massacre here.
At least the girl had done the investigation. That's according to her guess.
"The day before the incident" said Jessica without much thought, "some friends of the Investigative Force reported that about 100 soldiers of the palace moved towards the northern village of Bahir City...."
"...Their goal is obviously to attack one of the northern villages" he continued. "Because the palace suspects that one of the northern villages of Bahir City is a den of rebels."
"Actually we were 60 personnel out of Centauri Palace" Jessica said. "As soon as we reached this northern section we broke up into 3 groups in 3 villages that we suspected were one of the objectives of the palace soldiers."
"No, it turns out their destination to this Naraya Village."
"Yes, this village is indeed quite remote," said Prince Revan. "If you've never been here before, obviously don't know if there's a village here."
"Yes, the Prince is right" Jessica said. "We just found out that to this village the purpose of the palace soldiers when from a distance we saw smoke from this direction."
"Then without much thought," he continued, "me and 29 other colleagues who were on standby in one of the villages immediately rolled here."
"But as soon as I saw the Prince and the Prince's troops were already here, 15 of my personnel told me to return to the village where we were on standby before. The rest continued to advance attacking the palace warriors."
"Prince himself, why would he know if any of the palace soldiers attacked here?" jessica turned around.
"The events were originally almost similar to Miss," Prince Revan said without hesitation. "There are reports that the palace soldiers will attack the northern village of Bahir City."
"Our uncle sent us to foil the attack. So I and 25 Special Forces personnel and 8 champions of Centaurus Headquarters went straight to this northern area."
"At first we did not know where they were going. We know their purpose here when they see the fire from this direction. Then we're heading straight here."
"There's one thing that still holds my mind, Prince," Jessica said.
"What is that, Miss General?"
"Why can the palace accuse the village of being a hotbed of rebels? While we already know together that the residents also do not understand why they were attacked by palace soldiers. Especially until accused of being a rebel."
"It is still being investigated, Miss General," Prince Revan said. "Hopefully we can know the background of all that in the near future."
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The pair of young men still continued to step under the moonlight.
"Prince. Is there any chance that the palace soldiers will attack here again?" general Jessica asked after a long moment of silence.
"It is likely yes" Prince Revan said. "If they think this is a rebel's den, and know that their first attack has failed, then they will strike again."
The conversation between the pair of people was still in a formal atmosphere. Their respective calls are also still formal. They are also still polite and respectful and respect each other's position.
But they seem to enjoy the atmosphere like that. Jessica spoke quite fluently and didn't bother anymore. Although still maintaining the intonation of the voice so as not to impress relaxed.
While Prince Revan seemed to compensate for the attitude that Jessica presented to him.
"The distance between Kotaraja and this area is about a week of riding," Jessica said as if to tell. "For sure the palace reckons it too if it wants to attack again here."
"And I can expect that they will bring more troops after knowing that the first attack failed" he continued.
"But at least there is still a chance for us to check out the entire village in this area" Prince Revan said.
"Yes, the Prince is right," Jessica said, "we still have a chance to check this area."
"What do you think of Miss General that this area is our reserve base?" prince Revan asked Jessica for a look.
"The prince must think carefully if he wants to carry out the plan" said General Jessica suggested.
"The prince should note that," continued Jessica, "if the court had known that their attack here had failed, they would have taken this area more seriously as a den of rebels."
Clever! Praise Prince Revan in your heart. Beside this tall but sturdy girl with a pretty face, it turned out that her brain was watered as well. No kidding it turns out he was appointed as the Commander of the Investigative Division.
"If we leave this area just like that, especially Naraya Village, it will be even more dangerous later" Prince Revan said.
"It could be that the villages in this area are targeted by palace people as well" he continued.
"What the Prince is worried about is my concern as well" Jessica said. "But it might be a good idea if we finish checking this whole area, then we decide on the next step."
"There must also be the approval of Her Majesty the Great Queen if you want to create a backup base here."
Once again Prince Revan praised General Jessica's intelligence, but inwardly. This beautiful general had taken everything into account before acting.
"Does Miss General know how many villages there are in this area?" ask Prince Revan.
"In this area there are 4 villages that are far apart from each other" Jessica explained. "And this Naraya Village is the farthest from the rest."
Prince Revan did not ask again for a moment or speak. And Jessica was also silent.
As soon as they saw there was a small wake like a guard substation, Prince Revan offered for them to sit down for a moment there. And confirmed by Jessica.
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It has been a while for a pair of people sitting in the guardhouse no one has started talking. It was as if they were still engrossed in enjoying the beauty of the full moon that they were watching right now.
"Prince...," Jessica said breaking the silence while glancing at Prince Revan. His voice was a little hesitant.
"Yes, what's wrong, Miss General?" prince Revan asked as he turned his gaze from the Night Goddess to Jessica's pretty face.
Jessica's breath looked at Prince Revan. After that the beautiful girl slowly turned her gaze in another direction as if unable to hold Prince Revan's gaze for longer.
Frankly, he felt nothing when he got close to the handsome prince. His heart did not rustle when he received his gaze.
His heart was reserved only for the man of his tribe, the little healer he had met. Somehow he just felt like the little healer who was actually named Dhafin alias Ghavin Aldebaran when he separated from him.
I don't know when he'll see the little healer again. He was sure by now this must have been a little healer already turned into a handsome young man. But his face was still cold wrapped in grief like Prince Revan's face.
But his heart was still somewhat doubtful and doubtful, was that little healer this Prince Revan? So now he wants to ask to be sure.
"May I ask you something, Prince?" jessica asked a little hesitantly.
"What are you asking about?" prince Revan said after looking back at the moon.
"Did the Prince's childhood ever wander?" jessica asked her to start her point.
"Since I was found by Uncle Nelson and taken to Centaurus Headquarters," Prince Revan said, "I've never been out."
"Most visit to Centauri Palace," he continued.
"Is there anything Miss General asked about that?" search Prince Revan.
There are actually 2 basic questions that Jessica wants to ask Prince Revan. But with 1 question that alone has made Jessica become convinced that the little healer is not Prince Revan. Except for others, even though their faces are similar.
"Ah, that's okay," said Jessica still a bit shy. "I just remember someone I met as a kid."
"From childhood until now Miss still remembers that person?" asked Prince Revan a little felt another in his heart. I looked back at Jessica.
"Yes, Prince," said Jessica frankly, "i remember it often."
"After that meeting have you met again?" chase Prince Revan. His heart began to grow jealous.
"I never saw each other again, Prince, other than at that time."
It's great! A girl as beautiful as Jessica still remembers someone she met in her childhood, even if only once. He was a very special person to Jessica.
He had met Jessica for a while but was already starting to like her. But the girl he liked it turned out his memory was filled only with men who had just been found once. Sadistic! It's really sadistic!
Her heart that had been rumbling with all her might was pacified so that Jessica would not know that she was actually jealous.
But what does it mean that he is jealous? He has not expressed his love for Jessica, let alone love her.
"What's the man's name, miss?" prince Revan asked after slightly mastering his feelings.
Jessica did not answer that question. He then turned to Prince Revan because he felt strange with the voice of the prince that slightly shook.
"I'm sorry, Prince," Jessica said. "If the Prince doesn't like this chat, I won't continue."
"It's okay, Miss General," said Prince Revan. "I'm fine. Just answer my question."
"She wouldn't say her name, Prince," Jessica said.
He felt that Prince Revan was offended by this chat. He's getting bad.
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"Why doesn't he want to say his name, Miss?" prince Revan asked in astonishment after a long moment of silence.
His tone was as it was, soft and calm. So that makes Jessica rather calm and relieved. But he remained cautious in speaking.
"Actually my fault is also because it is too excessive to mark it," said Jessica began to be sad. "Maybe it was upset with me that he didn't want to say his name."
"Until we parted he didn't want to say his name" he continued, trying to contain his grief. "Even he doesn't want to see me anymore."
"Maybe that time his heart was hurt for Miss's attitude towards him," Prince Revan said not intending to blame.
"The prince was right" Jessica admitted. "It was only then that I realized that my actions were causing offence to others."
"First, when I was a kid I liked being nosy and joking excessively to people" he continued. "No matter if the person is offended or not."
"Has Miss apologized to him back then?"
"I don't think to apologize, Prince. Because I felt that time was just a regular joke...."
"It was only then that I realized my mistake when I had parted with him" he continued. "Slow to apologize, Prince."
"Is there a desire to see him again?" asked Prince Revan not to mince words.
"Come on, Prince, I don't know" Jessica said. "Surely, he had forgotten me. And maybe she already has a boyfriend."
"Miss sure she already has a boyfriend?"
"The young man is handsome and as good as he is, where there are beautiful girls who do not like him. There could even be a lot of pretty girls who like it."
"But if I may suggest, if I see him again, meet him and apologize" Prince Revan said sincerely.
"Before he has a lover or not," he continued, "it is important that Miss apologize to him in response to what Miss has done to him in the past."
Jessica was speechless thinking about Prince Revan's good advice. He had to find the little healer and apologize to her. Whatever happens.
Whether he has a girlfriend or not, he should go see her and apologize.
As for Prince Revan, seeing Jessica speechless, he asked or said again. But he could have guessed that the beautiful girl was thinking about her suggestion earlier.
Actually, he wanted to ask what relationship Jessica's question at the beginning was with the young man he met as a child. But undone. He doesn't think it matters much.
The important thing is that Jessica's beautiful face already looks ordinary again, if not to say cheerful. Because his face was sad. It made the prince anxious too.
Prince Revan apparently did not know that the young man who was told by Jessica was actually Ghavin Aldebaran aka Dhafin Damian, his half-brother.
And Jessica also until now did not know that the little healer she still remembered was actually named Ghavin Aldebaran, the brother of a handsome young man who was still loyal sitting next to her.
So, what if one day they find out the young man being talked about? What happened to that young couple?
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