Moonlight Throne (Gazellian Series #6)

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

-- HARi --

Third, Fourth, Fifth

All of my brothers were all excited, except Zen.

"I think it's too early. These idiots are more troublesome than Lily before." Zen said as we watched Finn, Evan, and Caleb, howling different kinds of swords inside our one of weaponry's room.

Lily gasped irritatingly. "How dare you call me troublesome, Zen? If it weren't because of me, you and Dastan—" Zen immediately raised his hand in defeat.

"Alright. My fault. My apologies, Princess Lily Esmeralda." He bowed formally.

I shook my head. Here we go again, Zen and his sarcasm. Hindi naman siya manalo kay Lily.

"Whatever, Zen."

Nanatili kaming nakatayong tatlo habang tanaw iyong nagkakagulong sina Caleb, Finn at Evan sa pagpili ng espada.

Time really flies, dati ay si Lily lang ang tinatanaw namin ni Zen noon. But now, she's right beside us, a lesser silly, a lesser crybaby, but still the spoiled one.

Ilang taon din ang lumipas bago kami nasundan tatlo. Noong una ay inakala kong sina Zen at Lily na lang ang mga magiging kapatid ko. But when our parents had returned from a long vacation, they brought unexpected gifts, new siblings.

Hindi lang isa kundi tatlong munting prinsipe. 

I can still remember how Finn and Evan tried to hide behind our father's legs when he first introduced them to us. How Lily sweetly welcomed them and how Caleb's hand ripped my favorite royal suite when I tried to play with his little fingers.

Akala namin ay mapag-iiwanan pa si Caleb nina Finn at Evan, dahil sa kapangyarihan niyang nagpapabagal sa kanyang paglaki. Iyon din ang siyang unang napansin namin lahat nang umuwi sila sa palasyo. Dapat ay nakalalakad at nakatatayo na rin siya noon katulad ng dalawa, lalo na't mas matanda siya kay Evan, pero dahil nga sa kapangyarihan niya'y naintindihan na namin iyon. Ngunit matapos lang ang isang taon, mabilis nakahabol si Caleb sa dalawa.

Hindi miminsang may nag-akala mula sa mga karatig-emperyo na nagkaroon ng triplets sina ama at ina.
But they're not. Hinahayaan na lang namin sila maniwala sa gusto nilang paniwalaan.

"I am not really sure about this." Ulit ni Zen.

"Why not? We can try them. We have natural talents, Zen. Besides, it was our father who—"

"Alright. Yes, Lily." Sagot ni Zen na hindi na nais pahabain ang sinasabi ni Lily.

Nasa pagitan namin ni Zen si Lily. Nakapamaywang habang nakangiting pinagmamasdan iyong mga kapatid namin na nagtatakbuhan at nag-aagawan ng iba't ibang uri ng armas.

"H-How about you, Dastan?" Zen asked.

I shrugged. "It's our father decision."

Saglit kong nakita ang sarili ko kay Zen nang sandaling malaman ko na isasama na siya ni ama sa pagsasanay ko at ang naramdaman ko nang makitang nasa likuran ng binti ni ama si Lily.

He was worried.

Kinapa ko ang sarili ko habang pinagmamasdan sina Finn, Evan at Caleb. Hindi ko na nararamdaman iyong pangamba sa kaalamang sasama sila sa pagsasanay.

And that was because of them—Lily and Zen. Alam ko na kung anuman ang mangyari, hindi lang ang mga kamay ko ang aabot sa mga pasaway na iyon.

"I think they're all done." Anunsyo ni Lily.