The Thistle
The Border
The Nerdian sky was covered in thick cloud.
The rain starts to fall. The room was originally brightened by
the light of the Star Memra, slowly dimmed and began to change light. Light from
the fruits of Rouya were lined neatly in carved wooden stoves on
around room.
The Nerdian nobility gathered at Hogle
belonging to NeoMlar, one of the nobles who entered the ranks of the nobility
the richest in Nerdia, looking out the window. The rain they expected to arrive,
hardened throughout Nerdia. A joyful smile poked on each other's lips.
Water spilled from the sky will fill the wells of their water. Also
irrigating plantations. If the season continues like this, it looks like the Rouya Festival
next week will be flooded with Rouya fruit.
”It seems, we have to provide many Rouya
free at the Rouya Festival. King Orla has ordered so, ” said
NeoMlars.
He was one of the nobles who controlled the trade
in Nerdia. He only had a small piece of Rouya's estate taken care of by a few
workman. NeoMlar was stronger in Rouya's trade affairs. All opportunities
the trade is always in his hands. Its trading territory covered the whole of Nerdia,
from east to south. When the season is not on the side of the owners
plantation, not applicable on NeoMlar. The warehouse is bigger than the warehouse
Rouy. The nobles relied heavily on loans to NeoMlar to pay
workers when the harvest is not good.
”Hm, that means we feed the whole
Nerdia, that's right, ” said another nobleman.
”Yes, that's right. Rouya will be exhausted in any way
The festival. The lower classes would escort Rouya to her home. Could
there was a strongness during the Festival.”
”Anya will overcome it, ” outside NeoMlar,
”right so WinkGef?”
NeoMlar stood up, scanning the entire contents of Hogle. But
the discovery of the former Enya was always a reference for the opinions of the
patricians. Especially with regard to the royal rules.
”Where is Mr Sprout?” ask NeoMlar to the forum.
There was a murmur in the air, upsetting NeoMlar.
”She has escaped when cloudy is still thick,” said
other nobles.
NeoMlar stared out the window. Harsh rain. Fly
in this situation it is the same as suicide. BirdNerd's eyes
will be muddled by the swift rain, and BirdNerd will quickly fatigue.
”He will not make it to his house in conditions
like these. Base nekad.”
NeoMlar rubbed his arm in annoyance, because of someone
leaving Hogle without saying goodbye. But, WinkGef is his best friend, who
never bother with a loan. It looks like it's just WinkGef, though,
the Nerdian nobility who never had financial difficulties. He has management
a good estate, one that no other noble could replicate. He has
his own secret, which other nobles were disinclined to ask.
”He must have reached his home,” NeoMlar murmured.
WinkGef is the best SkyDiver in Nerdia. Him
it can rain as hard as anything.
Ooo
As NeoMlar alleged, WinkGef has landed BirdNerd
the plantation stables. Some of his workers immediately took care of his wet BirdNerd
sopping. Dry the feathers with cloths and give him food immediately
Rouya Green mixed with honey.
”FayLinn!”
WinkGef's voice raged all over the house. Para
workers came in panic. They already know that WinkGef is determined
through heavy rain, due to worry with FayLinn.
”She hasn't come home from the Academy, sir. OzzHog is already
set off to pick her up, but they both haven't returned.”
”BirNerd FayLinn where?”
The workers looked at each other. The Istall place
BirdNerd WinkGef and FayLinn, no BirdNerd FayLinn. And WinkGef is already
knowing that. WinkGef's panicked footsteps mixed with rage, heading
the back of the big house. At the back door, directly opposite
istall belongs to the workers.
”Search there!”
The workers rushed through the rain, heading
istall across the house. WinkGef rushed towards his room, changing his clothes
the soaked. He's really freaking out.
”Master, BirdNerd Miss FayLinn is at the castle
backside. But none of the workers knew when he was there.” An
workers give news by coming in throngs. The panic is incredible
filled the whole house.
WinkGef grunting. He can't blame
his worker. He slammed the door of the room in anger.
”OzzHog...” growled as he stared outside.
window, ”I don't forgive you until FayLinn gets hurt. And I can't
look at FayLinn's face tonight.”
WinkGef believes OzzHog has violated his message,
it made FayLinn think of her mother. It's raining this hard, it must be FayLinn
misses his mother very much. What OzzHog has done, and where men are
it brought his son.
WinkGef tried to comfort himself, that
the trust he placed in OzzHog would not be violated by a boy
there are two enemies, so the opponent of your enemy is your friend. And he is OzzHog. Although
with all the doubts that are now beginning to crawl WinkGef's chest.
Ooo
FayLinn is still crying.
OzzHog no longer knows if the boy is crying
because of the rain and not being in his comfortable home, or because it is still
remembering his mother.
Clearly, the boy was just crouching inside
lindungan BirdNerd. OzzHogs only find that way when they can't
found a single Rouya tree let alone an istall on the border. As far as the eye
just looking at the grass. FayLinn is like BirdNerd
incubating eggs. It'll keep him warm. And the BirdNerd is visible
very dear to FayLinn. He subdues his body, protecting FayLinn from
rainwater.
OzzHog did not take his eyes off FayLinn
an instant. The boy looked so sad. Crying non-stop.
”Hey, ugly boy. You know, if you cry you
looks really ugly.”
FayLinn looked up, his face puffed up from
sidelines feather BirdNerd. His eyes were swollen and his face was very wrinkled.
OzzHog regretted ridiculing him. But
at least, the child's cries stopped.
”I'm not as pretty as my mom?”
”No when you cry on.”
”Saying father, beautiful mother if crying. As such
light from Rouya at night.”
OzzHog almost laughed, but he was arrested. WinkGef
don't you have a cooler term for his wife's beauty?
”I never met your mother. So I didn't
know. Clearly, you're ugly when you cry.”
FayLinn slowly came out from her BirdNerd moaning. Her body
dry up! OzzHog was almost caught off guard, because the boy was soaking wet before. And,
the rain slowly stopped. It was so thick, out of nowhere.
”OzzHog, why are you mocking me? If you knew,
you can be fired.”
OzzHog pretended to moan, ”Olala ... better
I was fired instead of having to accompany that cunning and ugly kid always
crying out. It's a pain, you know?”
OzzHog ducked, until his face was level with
face FayLinn. And he found FayLinn completely dry, from the tip of the hair
to the end of the foot. Even his clothes seemed untouched by the water since morning. Who
this kid actually?
”You haven't taught me SkyDive.”
”You always scream, I'm so lazy to teach you. Possibly
I better not wait to get fired. I'll quit the farm and
return to South Nerdia. The girls there are beautiful and fun. No
there are people like you. Maybe I'll find more
beautiful from your mother.”
FayLinn frowning.
”You can't stop. You must accompany me.”
”And there's your father?”
”Dad won't teach me SkyDive. Especially
taking me to South Nerdia.”
”Hm, so you used me huh? Just this time
I was taken advantage of by an ugly kid like you.”
OzzHog looked at FayLinn's pair of eyes, waiting
whether the child would cry again or not because of his ridicule. And it seems,
his taunts were powerful enough to make FayLinn stop crying. And the rain has already
subside, the sky returned bright and the Star Memra began to glow gently. Awhile
another night down.
”And I just this time mocked by workers
plantation.” sergeant FayLinn.
”So? We're even or how?”
OzzHog clenched his hand in front of FayLinn. Faylinn
staring OzzHog. He knew, after all, that his father would fire this man
when they don't get home before dark.
Slowly, FayLinn clenched her hands, and
touching OzzHog's fist. Ozzhog smile.
”OK, so today's incident becomes our secret.”
FayLinn shook his head, ”No, before you told me
I'm your secret.”
OzzHog straightens back and widens hands, ”I
no secrets.”
”You lied.”
OzzHog stared at FayLinn. The boy looked at her sharply.
FayLinn is not a child. He's got OzzHog and WinkGef
a big fight, maybe he heard everything. But where is this little girl
know the adult business.
”Oh, yes?”
”Iya, I know you lied to dad.”
”Tell me what. If that's true, I
will confess, and this will all be our secret.”
FayLinn smiled, ”You can make fire.”
OzzHog. This little girl is outside
conjecturedly.
”Now, show me how to.”