The Thousand Year Dynasty
16. Surprise
The day after the arrival of the Yllgarians, Nata was surprised by the arrival of three hunters from Tyrgis.
Since it was quite late afternoon, and the others were also busy with their respective work, then only Nata and Lucia greeted them. Because only those two people who now have the most free time.
Nata and Lucia wait for Loujze, Deuxter, and Huebert in the meeting tent.
"Lucia's princess, Nata's lord" said Loujze the first to enter the tent. Deuxter and Huebert were behind them.
"Now you look more dashing. Did your aunt bang you there so hard" Nata said as she saw the three of them already in the tent. But it seemed that there was still another person outside, who had started to enter the tent.
"Look who we're carrying" Deuxter said later when the figure was already fully inside the tent.
"Fla?!" Nata seemed surprised to not expect to see the young man again here. Looks like Fla didn't come alone. There are four more behind him.
"Oh, Fla?! How are you doing? How can you meet?" Lucia also seems surprised to find Fla is with a trio of hunters.
"It's good to see you both again" Fla seemed unable to hold back her tears. Then he immediately knelt before Nata and Lucia. It surprised everyone in that place.
"I finally got a chance to thank you in person to both of you. Thank you for everything you've done to my life" Fla said on his knees.
It seemed Nata and Lucia could not help their sentimental feelings seeing Fla who was like that. Nata stared at Fla. While Lucia had started to tear up as she lifted Fla's body up.
"We're also glad you survived until now. And don't kneel like that again. You surprise a lot of people" Lucia said later. "Now I'm no longer the crown princess. You don't have to do that anymore. I no longer have a royal jade emblem" he explained.
"Huh? What happened princess?" Fla looked surprised to hear Lucia's current status.
"What does she mean by the crown princess, Fla?" A Morra man behind Fla whispered.
"She was the crown princess of Elbrasta kingdom" Fla explained later. Which surprised his friends.
"Why didn't you ever tell us?" A girl's protest next to Fla.
"Because I thought it was something the princess had kept secret" Fla replied which instantly sparked laughter from Nata and the trio of hunters.
"Now you don't have to hide it and you don't have to kneel like that anymore. I'll tell you what caused it" Lucia replied later.
"Oh, yes. I came here with some people who were also slaves who managed to escape from the fortress city back then" and Fla started to introduce his friends.
Starting from a girl named Livia, then a Morra man named James, Yllgarian from the Lycan Clan named Luke, and then Yllgarian with the figure of a lion named Fang.
"Oh, so this is a girl named Livia?" Nata spoke with his mischievous smile.
"Right, I'm Livia. I want to thank you for you. For saving my life and being a free man now" the straight-shoulder black-haired girl bowed towards Nata and Lucia.
"I want to thank you too. Because you not only saved my life but the lives of my wife and two children" the Morra man bowed before Nata and Lucia.
"I also thanked him for freeing me from the fortress city, even giving us food and clothing while we were on the run" the wolf Yllgarian also bowed his body following Livia and James.
"I don't think I'm part of the slaves that have survived, but I already consider Fla my own niece. So I also want to thank him for saving her from slavery" this time Fang also bowed before Nata and Lucia.
"You guys. It's wrong to thank me" Nata said later. "First, because the one who saved Fla from slavery was himself. Just when he tried his life to run into the forest" said Nata dijadah, "Then the second, Fla himself who did the rescue of the slaves at that time in the city of Halmd. I was even soundly asleep when it happened" he concluded later. "Oh, and for food and clothing it is a gift of the Arcdux Lugwin. I have 100 such clothes and food" Nata added.
"Your speech is like that of Mr. Loujze. You guys are really good people. Thankful that Fla met you all" Livia said as she rubbed her watery eyes.
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"I was surprised, the valley that when the bridge was only installed five months ago is still dry, now it is filled with water that looks refreshing like that" Loujze said sounding amazed.
"That's all because of Aksa" Nata replied shortly.
"Oh, yes. Where is Mr Aksa now?" This time Huebert asked.
"He was with Mr. Couran and Lily making a path through to the south. Maybe a month and a half back" Nata explained.
"And also my concern when entering the camp below was, why are there so many Yllgarian in that place?" Deuxter and the others seemed curious about it.
"That's what we're paying attention to right now. They were about to head south towards the Old Forest, as their settlement in the north was destroyed by the Elbrasta warriors" Nata explained. "But with the path that we are now making, only heavy lanes remain that can be passed on foot" he added later.
The sympathetic faces of the eight people were seen before Nata and Lucia.
"And although I do not understand much about the stamina of the Yllgarian people, but with so many women, children, and the aged, it will be a dangerous thing for themselves" this time Lucia added.
"Have you told them that?" Tanya Deuxter later.
"we have made an offer to wait until Aksa has finished making the line, and after that we will take them all south by steam train. That would be much easier and less dangerous" Nata replied.
"What was their response then?"
"It seems they are still hesitant to stay in the human environment, seeing what happened to their village in the northern forest. That is indeed a natural thing in my opinion" Nata replied.
"really. They'll always be wary of us" Deuxter agreed with Nata's opinion.
"Actually we want to approach communication by building their trust. It's just a pity that the only Yllgarian we know, is not here right now"
"Bother too" Deuxter added.
"Oh, right too. Miss Lily's heading south, too, huh?" This time Loujze said.
"How about I help you mediate with them?" Suddenly, Fang offered to help.
"You want to do it?" Loujze's voice reassured Fang.
"Yes, I will" said the lion Yllgarian firmly.
"Well, that's lucky. You came at a really good time, Mr. Fang. Then tomorrow we try to meet their leaders" said Nata who looks excited again.
"But what about their eating problems, Nat?" This time it was Lucia who asked as if reminding Nata that there were still problems to be resolved.
"I'll think about that problem again. For a while they can hunt to meet the lack of food that we have provided for children and old age" replied Nata who looked a little worried, "By the way, by the way, tell me how you met and where you live now, Fla?" He then changed the subject.
They continued to tell each other until dinner. And then Fla's entourage and a trio of hunters headed to the central region to spend the night in Nata's tent which is still empty.
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