The Thistle

The Thistle
5 - Guests from South Nerdia


WinkGef was reading BirdNerd Black


his servant told him that there was a noble from South Nerdia who wanted to


met him. WinkGef asked his servant to bring the guest into the room


her job. And how surprised WinkGef is so round-bodied midget guy


it appeared in front of him. It's the same height as FayLinn.


”Good day, Mr. Sprout, ” kindly.


”NixWatt ..”


WinkGef instantly lifts a midget's body in


before him and shake him.


”Stop WinkGef ! Stop !” shouted NixWatt


seraya.


WinkGef burst into laughter. He really isn't


I thought my childhood friend would come to visit him. NixWatt


thrashed, but WinkGef didn't care. She hugged NixWatt in


her waist and circled around while wide-eyed, while NixWatt


screaming fear.


”Salah yourself you came here. I'm gonna


turn you around until you can't see Zinnia anymore!”


NixWatt resigned to the treatment of his best friend.


Free shouting, will only make WinkGef happy and will not


make him stop. However, WinkGef was eventually exhausted, due to the weight of NixWatt


certainly not as light as FayLinn.


”Why ? Tired ?”


WinkGef also dropped NixWatt. Breath


panting, but his face looked bright. Smile expands, decorates


handsome face. His clothes were tangled, even some embroidery came off. NixWatt


chuckling, while trying to overcome his dizziness.


”I'm happy to see you smile, ” NixWatt said


after he was able to stand firm, ”I am sorry for ZinLinn. Him


good woman.”


WinkGef nodded. For a moment he forgot


his sadness. NixWatt has awakened his past. The issue that has already


they were married for a long time, until WinkGef married and NixWatt moved to Nerdia


Southward.


WinkGef ordered the waiter that had been


standing at the entrance of his study, to prepare lunch dishes


with NixWatt. The two of them sat at the round table. WinkGef lift


nixwatt's body and placed it on the table, while he himself sat on the chair


not far from NixWatt.


”Ah, bad habit, ” said NixWatt, but


excitement was evident on his face.


”How to garden


Rouya-mu ?” ask WinkGef passionate. For a long time he had not heard from that midget pal in front of him. Male


who disappeared on her wedding day with ZinLinn, for no reason.


WinkGef still keeps that question up


now it's. NixWatt is his best friend who is most supportive of his relationship with


ZinLinn, when NotchWood banned him. Even NixWatt to sacrifice one


BirdNerd to meet NotchWood in Rouya Blue Forest. BirdNerd is dead


hit by NotchWood so angry he found out that WinkGef was getting married


Zinlin.


”I'm not gardening Rouya, ” says NixWatt.


WinkGef frowned and observed the hair


nixwatt's shiny green neatly arranged. The Green Rouya bush is clearly smelling.


It seemed to be mixed with the fragrance of a Tier flower, a one-petaled flower


famous in South Nerdia. NixWatt is the most lazy person to take care of


hair. Now he's changed.


”Not all royals gardening Rouya, ” says


NixWatt who caught the astonishment of WinkGef, ”I trade various Rouya and


Birdner. Profitable business in South Nerdia. I also opened a place


specially for hair and feather care BirdNerd. ”


”What ? Special place to care for hair and fur


BirdNerd ? Would anyone pay for it ?”


”Of course. They just came and my employees


they will take care of their hair. All this is done in Istal. I have two stables.


Rouya Green, Rouya Blue. ”


”Istal Rouya Blue ? You have always been


weird, Nix.”


NixWatt. Everyone thought he was crazy when


set up a Blue Rouya Astal, but it is the most crowded treatment place there.


Even WinkGef called it suicide when he was about to file for


inform NotchWood that WinkGef will marry ZinLinn. And indeed, reportedly


NixWatt is walking distance from Green Rouya Forest to South Nerdia. Since then, the,


WinkGef never saw her again. Only the letter came a few times.


”I thought you were as smart as I was, but you weren't.



WinkGef laughs. He glanced out the window


the room and the look in his eyes caught BirdNerd descending on the front yard


her house. FayLinn and one of the new servants came from the Academy. WinkGef


get up from his seat.


”There are coming ?” ask NixWatt.


”FayLinn's. ”


”FayLinn ?”


”My boy. You wouldn't believe it, he's so similar


with ZinLinn. Come on, I'll introduce you to him.”


NixWatt jumped off the table and followed


winkgef Steps. For him, the man's pace was always faster and more


widths.


”FayLinn, dad will ...”


FayLinn is not. He immediately ran away


up the stairs, to his room. His servant immediately approached WinkGef.


”I'm sorry Miss FayLinn, Sir. He was very angry


because Miss LouElla reprimanded her. Miss FayLinn is not doing her job. ”


”Hm, I'll talk to him later.”


The waiter nodded and went up to FayLinn's room.


WinkGef turned around and saw NixWatt staring at him.


”Sorry he hasn't introduced me yet.


ZinLinn's departure was a heavy blow to him. ”


”It's okay, Wink. I was in Nerdia some


day for business. I will often visit here. ”


”Why don't you stay at my house.”


”No, thank you. Actually I've


a few days in Nerdia and I've occupied a room in the biggest Istal


in Nerdia. From the owner of the Instal I heard about ZinLinn. ”


WinkGef nodded. Before long, NixWatt said goodbye.


Seeing NixWatt flying with his BirdNErd, suddenly a strange feeling


winkgef. For some reason, he no longer believed in his best friend.


BirdNerd hair and fur care business is something that never


heard it. Why NixWatt even opened a business in his own field


don't like it ? Caring for hair.


Ooo


NotchWood comes one month after death


Zinlin. He wants FayLinn to visit his mother's grave. WinkGef is not


can say a lot.


”I think FayLinn is ready to visit the tomb


his mother, ” said NotchWood, ”he has the right to come there to take off his shade. ”


WinkGef nodded.


”I'll have one of the maids to


be with him. ”


”No need. I'll drive him myself


home.”


WinkGef stared at NotchWood. As always, though,


her in-laws were always stubborn. But this time, WinkGef did not want to fight


with him. However, FayLinn needs NotchWood. The related man


blood with his mother. Draining Zinnia's real blood into his body.


”I want to ask you one thing, ” says


Wikgef.


NotcWood. WinkGef was no wonder


with his in-law attitude. Ever since, he had never been able to reach the heart of an old man


that's. He can only get his son's heart.


”What NixWatt said when he came to


Rouya Green?” ask WinkGef, still with caution, ”yesterday he came


come here and express his sorrow at the passing of FayLinn. I'm so


honoring him. And I regretted why he had to walk to


South Nerdia, even left her Rouya garden here.”


NotchWood is not flinching. Long, quiet mood.


WinkGef was not sure if he would get an answer.


”If you don't answer it, no


anything at all. But please when you meet him, don't kill his BirdNerd again. ”


”I will still kill his BirdNerd. In spite of


he's got stables with BirdNerd on every branch, I'm gonna kill him


all the. ”


WinkGef flabbergasted. He did not expect, it turns out


it wasn't just his marriage to ZinLinn. But anger


that big, definitely because of something else. NixWatt has lied


to him through his letters all this time, saying that forever NotchWood


it didn't approve of her marriage to ZinLinn and was so wrathful about it.


”What ...”


”Don't till you tell me where the guy is


now it's. Or I will hoard it with the land of Nerdia. ”


”NotchWood ..”


”If you love FayLinn, don't go near


that guy again. ”


WinkGef gulped. Maybe, this is the reason


why has that feeling been troubling since yesterday. His heart whispered to


no longer trust NixWatt, his best friend since he was at the Academy.


”Kakekkk !”


NotchWood turned around and found FayLinn


running towards him. He also developed his hands wide and FayLinn


slipping into his arms.


WinkGef suddenly remembered the sentence he had once


nixwatt.


”Until


at any time, the original Zinnia will not accept human descendants. Don't expect much from an old man


that's. He'll only trouble you.



”NotchWood, can I come with ?”


NotchWood stared at WinkGef. He knows, the man in


before him it doubted the sincerity of his heart. NotchWood did not answer. But


he immediately held FayLinn and raised it to his BirdNerd. WinkGef


follow him without words. Right now, he had to determine who was


he must believe. NotchWood or NixWatt.


Ooo


FayLinn was so excited about the trip to Nerdia


Eastern. Along the way, he chattered incessantly. NotchWood is occasionally broken


heard story. WinkGef simply observed them from his BirdNerd and went along


smiling at the joy of the two. So that FayLinn doesn't get tired, they


stop at two Instal.


”That's grandpa's house!” exclaim NotchWood while pointing


far to the horizon.


The sky blue color is almost fused with the blue color


The Blue Rouya Forest.


”Hutan Rouya Blue !” pekik FayLinn happy, ”home


mother !”


WinkGef stared at the Blue Rouya Forest, and the memories


about ZinLinn back pictured in his eye peluk. When he first


meeting him, he really still remembered the warm tremors in his chest. Woman


it was so perfect for him. Although he was a true Zinnia, and their marriage


controversy arose from various parties, but at that time WinkGef did not want to


release ZinLinn. Although he had to resign from Enya, although not


never got the hospitality of NotchWood, although had to lose NixWatt. Now all


it's over. It was FayLinn that he had to keep for the rest of his life, to


zinlinn.


BirdNerd WikGef's


and NotchWood landed not far from NotchWood's cabin.


“It's home


grandpa, uglier than your house, “ NotchWood said as he pointed to his cottage


which has already opened the door.


“That's grandpa's house ? I like grandpa's house. Small-time.


I don't have to be tired of climbing stairs !”


jump down and run towards the NotchWood cottage. Open the door slowly


and enter carefully.


”Dad ! There's a picture of mom !” scream FayLinn.


WinkGef stared


NotchWood, don't believe it. There's pictures


ZinLinn ? How is it possible ? No one drew a face in Zinnia.


WinkGef rushed down from his BirdNerd and half ran inside


shack.


FayLinn was standing in the middle of the cottage. Nonexistent


nothing in it. No furniture of any kind, empty hopping. Just one


a stick as tall as FayLinn, blue in color that appears to draw water from the


ends continuously. But the floor of the cottage is made of wood altogether


not soggy.  Water coming out of the end


the stick formed a clear colored water ball. There's a face in the


sana, I'm smiling.


”FayLinn ?”


”Dad .. look, it's mom.”


WinkGef put his face close to the water ball. Exists


zinlinn's face was there, smiling. His face, his hair, everything was blue. Smiles


beautiful and sweet as always. Slowly, WinkGef brought his hand closer


towards the ball and tried to touch ZinLinn's face.


”If you do, you won't be able to


seeing him again, ” NotchWood said suddenly, making WinkGef lower


her hands.


”How, how can you make this ?”


ask WnkGef curious.


”Only ordinary true Zinnia. We call it


memory ball. We keep all the memories of those who have


leave us there. If other than true Zinnia touches it, then the ball


it'll be ruined. And it took a long time to make it again. ”


WinkGef stared at the ball closely. Yeah, no


perhaps the most intelligent man in Nerdia was able to make it. The water ball really


fantastical.


”Grandpa made it ?” ask FayLinn tastefully


curious, while widening her round and beautiful eyeballs.


”Of course, darling. Only grandfather can


make it. ”


”From what grandfather made it ?”


”From the water of grief and memories grandfather


your mother. ”


”How do I do ? Teach me, Cake !”


”You won't be able to, Fay..”.


”Ayolah, Cake ...” whine FayLinn.


WinkGef grabbed FayLinn's hand, then crouched down on


ahead of him.


”Darling, you have to be as good as grandpa to be able to


making a picture of mom. You can also make a picture of Dad. ”


”But father is not dead.”.


NotchWood.


”We're going to ZinLinn's grave before it gets dark.


Come onl. ”


NotchWood left the cottage. FayLinn is still heavy


leaving a picture of his mother.


”Fay, come. Soon night. ”


”Wait, Well, ” pinta FayLinn.


For a moment he approached the water ball and entered


his hands into the ball.


”Fay, no !”


WinkGef stunned. The ball was not destroyed because


faylinn Touch. Maybe because he's still a descendant of Zinnia. Faylinn


stroking ZinLinn's hair and also the cheeks of the beautiful woman's image.


”I love mom, ” says FayLinn. Eyes wet.


”FayLinn, let's get out !”


WinkGef pulls FayLinn's hand, so it comes out


from that water ball. The water ball was not broken. WinkGef hurriedly pulled FayLinn over


out of the cottage, he doesn't want NotchWood no longer giving him the opportunity to


come to this cottage. Here was ZinLinn who had treated his longing.


Ooo


NotchWood walked down a path, a path,


the Green Rouya Forest. WinkGef followed him while carrying


Faylin. The scenery around them was only blue and blue. Rouya Tree


Blue is like any other Rouya tree. The stems, leaves and fruits are blue. However


when growing and jostling in the forest, Rouya Blue feels so


lovely. Like entering a different world. Not many people want to enter the forest


Rouya Biru, the largest forested area in East Nerdi. Because it's not


some like the famous Blue Rouya fruit bitter. Sometimes farmers


took the trunk of the tree to be used as a cottage, but the aroma was lacking


delightful. Its long leaves are often used to make pouches


water for the sick. Because the leaves are efficacious to relieve the taste


be ill.


”I love this forest, ” said FayLinn while staring


the skies. Even the boundary between the sky and the forest was not clearly visible.


”Your soul is from here, FayLinn, ” sahut


Notchwood.


WinkGef let out a long sigh. His memory of


ZinLinn is getting stronger. The scent of the Blue Rouya Forest had helped her remember


everything is.


”There. ”


FayLinn and WinkGef looked in the designated direction


by NotchWood. An altar at the foot of the hill. WinkGef remembered, on that hillside, that,


ZinLinn healed him, and ruled his heart.


NotchWood touches an altar made of stone


that's. On it were scattered Blue Rouya flowers.


”Mother's in here ?” ask FayLinn, go along


touching the altar stone, which was as tall as his shoulders..


”Yes. Your mother I lay under this rock. Him


I love the hills up there. There he built a cave, a place


he used to play since childhood. Your father went up to that cave.”


”True, Dad ?”


WinkGef nodded and kissed his daughter's forehead


haru's. Everything here had reminded him of ZinLinn, so he didn't


can say anything more.


”Grandpa, I want to goa mom, ” pinta FayLinn.


NotchWood shook his head and said sadly,


”I've never been there, Fay. I promised ZinLinn. ”


”Dad doesn't promise like that right ? Dad must be


can take me there. I want to play in mom's cave, like mom used to. ”


WinkGef glanced at NotchWood who just looked down


looking at the altar before him. A moment later, he whistled loudly.


His BirdNerd came and was confused looking for a landing spot. Those trees


so big and tall. The only place that is a bit roomy is around


altarpiece.


”Get to the altar !” notchwood Command.


WinkGef climbed up the altar and his BirdNerd saw him,


then he nodded slowly. WinkGef jumped and his place was replaced by


Birdner.


”You only go there, ” said NotchWood seraya


lift FayLinn up BirdNerd.


”Grandfather should come, I don't want to go without


grandpa, ” pinta FayLinn.


WinkGef was silent, without comment. He's sure, though,


His BirdNerd was able to transport three people, let alone FayLinn was a child. NotchWood


looks hesitant for a moment, but then he catches up with WinkGef riding BirdNerd.


With some effort, BirdNerd WinkGef soared over the Blue Rouya Forest and


fly down the hillside.


”That's goanya !” winkgef exclaimed spontaneously as he looked


the cave that seemed hidden behind the bushes.


BirdNerd descended slowly, right at the door of the cave. Exists


the slope is deliberately made flat, it seems to be for a landing place


Birdner. WinkGef went down first, followed by NotchWood who was still in doubt. Faylinn


in his carriage immediately sagged down and ran into the cave.


The atmosphere of the cave is still the same as before.


Some stones were arranged into a seat. The walls are decorated


blue Rouya Sulur. FayLinn was most excited down the wall and


looking for something. He wished his mother's belongings were left there.


There are several pictures of Rouya Trees carved on the walls of the cave.


”Dad, isn't this Rouya Tree in our house ?”


tanya FayLinn pointed to a picture of a tree in the corner of the cave.


WinkGef approaching. All images look the same. Only


FayLinn who imagined the picture of the tree was a picture of a tree in his house.


”See, there is a picture of a bench under a tree. And


this one tree, this tree in the plantation. There's a swing of mine and mine


mother.”


WinkGef stunned. FayLinn's words are right. Picture two


the tree is a picture of their tree. Even the swing was exactly the same, though,


there was a big stone stick beside him. WinkGef was never allowed to do so by a second


her beloved woman to ride the swing, then she just sat down to accompany in


that rock.


”Your mom is good at drawing, ” says WinkGef,


”father new knows.”


”ZinLinn can't draw, ” NotchWood said.


”Iya, dad. I can't draw, ” sahut


Faylin.


”Then ? Who drew all this ?”


No one can answer WinkGef's questions.


NotchWood and WinkGef act like FayLinn. Browses


the wall of the cave, enjoy all the pictures emblazoned there.


”There are those who entered this cave besides ZinLinn, ” said


WinkGef, while approaching NotchWood, ”someone who picked up ZinLinn while he was


help me in this goa. Who is NotchWood ?”


NotchWood. A habit that sucks


WinkGef, but he won't protest.


”Dad, there is a BirdNerd image here. But why


the color is black huh?”


WinkGef and NotchWood were flabbergasted and straightforward


squandered closer to FayLinn.


In front of them, there was a picture of a BirdNerd


black is being ridden by someone wearing a hooded robe


it's black anyway. His face was invisible, only a faint black color.


”BirdNerd Black, ” murmur WinkGef.


NotchWood was glued to his place. WinkGef standing by


notchwood.


”So, who is he really ? And what does it have to do


with ZinLinn ? NotchWod ?”


NotchWood.


”I don't believe that ZinLinn was exposed


magic BirdNerd Black. But looking at all this, should I not believe it.


Tell me, NotchWood. Who is he ? Why did he kill ZinLinn !”


”He didn't kill ZinLinn !” sergeant NotchWood.


NotchWood leaves goa. Clapping hands five


time and soon the white BirdNerd came. He left WinkGef


and ZinLinn just like that. WinkGef furious. Now he is beginning to not believe


Notchwood. The man was always full of secrets.


”NixWatt, NotchWood. Who I should trust


? ik?Anya Moss ? Huh !”


WinkGef threw his body in a rock


flatfoot. FayLinn walked up to him and handed him something. The Yellow Rouya Fruit


still fresh.


”Where did you get this baby ?”


”So it's on the floor, in the corner there. ”


WinkGef checked the fruit. Still fresh. Fruit


Rouya will only wither two weeks after being picked. Someone must have just


got into this cave and accidentally dropped it. Must be the same guy. Persons


who drew these walls of goa.


”What BirdNerd Black likes Rouya Yellow ?”


WinkGef. The Memra star began to slip, though,


towards dusk. WinkGef rushed to invite FayLinn to leave the cave.


Ooo