Fake Princess
DXVIII Chapter
My horse again walked in tandem with Haruki's horse, my eyes still glancing towards the residents who stole the gaze to look at us. Haruki led us away from the market, I breathed a little sigh of relief as the gazes of the residents ended.
“Ryu, can you pound the thorny root again? So that the two of them can find us,” Haruki said as the horse he was riding approached Ryuzaki.
Ryuzaki nodded his head, taking a glance at the sight of his eyes falling to the ground. The prickly roots with half-sunk to the ground grow outwards, elongated and continuously elongated growing further and further away. “We will rest here while waiting for them. Don't let your guard down,” Haruki continued by throwing a glance towards Tsutomu, Arata and also Yuki.
I move my horse towards a tree not too far away, and let my hand touch the trunk. “What are you doing, Sachi?” lux whispered as I raised my gaze staring at the leaves on the tree.
“I just thought, if only I could control them like the other Elves. It might be more useful than magic that harms me myself,” muttered me by moving the palm rubbing the tree trunk back.
“If that is true, then I will feel sorry for Kou,” continued Lux who made me frown.
“What do you mean, Lux?” I asked back with a glance at the corner of the eye.
“Do you remember, the first time Kou cured you?”
“I said it first, didn't I? If the Dragon magic will follow the Master's magic, Kou can heal you because you have that magic. Just imagine, how Kou would suffer if when he exhaled the spiked roots like Ryu. Kou will probably die with his mouth hurt right then and there,” Lux continued, I closed my mouth trying to hold back the laughter of what he said.
I raised back my hand fanning my own face, “astaga Lux, I didn't even think far up to it,” my timpalk with a sigh as my head looked up, “thank you, Lux. You're right, I should be more grateful for what I have,” connect me while moving my horse back closer to them.
“What are you doing? Are you feeling anything again?”
I shook my head while stopping my horse's footsteps, “I just wanted to take shelter for a moment, nii-chan,” I said in response to Izumi's words staring at me.
“Sachi, tell Haruki .. So many humans are approaching, full of anger. Say, I feel it very clearly, it is better at least us while walking avoiding them.”
I was stunned when Lux's whisper rang out, I thrust my horse towards Haruki by whispering what Lux had said to me earlier. Haruki long looked at me before she threw her gaze back towards Izumi and the others, “we will keep going forward. Ryu, can you do it while we continue our journey?” asked Haruki who set his sights on Ryuzaki.
“I'll do it as ordered from you, brother. Leave everything to me.”
“If you are tired, tell me right then, do you understand, Ryu?” haruki asked again who was immediately replied by a nod of Ryuzaki's head.
“Everything, follow me!” haruki orders when his horse has turned around and steps away.
I re-raised my horse after Haruki, we continued our journey until we stopped again at a building made by arranged stones, “what is this temple?” I whispered as my eyes turned to some formless stone statues arranged along the path to the building.
I was downcast as the pain suddenly crept through my chest, I raised my palm pressing against my chest that was getting sicker with each other, “Sachi,” Lux whispered back, I was aghast as quickly as I could raise both hands to catch her body falling off my shoulders.
“Prince!”
I tried to glance back, towards Ryuzaki who had almost fallen off his horse if Arata had not quickly caught his body. “Nii-chan,” My voice trembled, my lips opened as the pain and tightness mixed with it became more and more intense.
“Nii-chan, there's something," I said to a halt, I bit my lips hard while burying my face on Haruki's shoulder, “ada, there's something in the forest. There was something in the forest beside the building. Take me there, take me there, nii-chan,”, I said with a face up looking at her.
“Are you sure?”
I nodded my head very slowly, “take me there, we .. Can't let go of any creature,” I replied, my breath getting stronger as I clasped firmly on the clothes he was wearing.
“I understand,” Haruki continued, she strengthened her embrace on my waist before lifting me up sitting in front of her.
“Hold tight,” Haruki said back while looking at me.
“Izumi, I leave them all to you. We, will be back soon.”
“Where are you going? If you go, I'll come!”
“Izumi! Those who are here need you more,” Haruki said again with a glance towards Lux.
“You ready?” Haruki turned his gaze towards me, I nodded slowly by further strengthening my grip on his clothes.
Just a few steps the horse ran .. The building that was like the Temple had disappeared to nowhere. All around us is a forest full of trees, “what is this place?” murmured Haruki while moving his gaze in all directions.
“What's clear is that this is no longer a human world,” I said, I gulped down my own saliva as a haze suddenly crept towards us.
The fog is getting higher and higher until it has touched the neck of the horse we ride, “nii-chan, are we now at the border of Ardenis?”
“Must be, how can we reach that place with a very short time.”
“But nii-chan, did you forget what Sano said? The border of Ardenis, surrounded by thick fog. Are you sure we didn't take the information wrong? Could it be, this is the border of Ardenis?” my exchange streaked to Haruki who was still silent noiseless.
“But, the Captain of the ship said .. If we have to pass through two kingdoms first before getting there.”
“But he didn't tell us where the border is. Could it be that the Kingdom meant, just a fortress? Fortress, symbolizing Kingdom, right?”
“And also, the reaction of suspicious residents. They seemed to let the comers come, because they knew that the comers could be destroyed by themselves,” my link back to Haruki who returned my gaze.
“You may be right, why do I not think until there,” murmured, I glanced towards the grip of his hand that was clutching tightly to the bridle.
“Nii-chan, let's forget all this for a moment. I will call Kou, we must also find Tsubaru as well as Tatsuya. And more importantly, destroy and then capture a creature that makes me breathless like this. So big brother, help me to hunt them down," I said, Haruki was still silent followed by his gaze still fixed on me.