Moonlight Throne (Gazellian Series #6)

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

— HARI —
Real Enemies

"Why do we need to hide?"

Evan, Lily and Casper looked at Finn in disbelief. I suddenly had an urge to massage my temple.

Should I smack him right now?

"We should, Finn!" malakas na sabi ni Lily.

"Even if this isn't our era, you should be aware that we came from an influential bloodline. May mga Gazellian na sa panahong ito. Baka maging pamilyar sila sa atin. And that would give a conflict in the future, sa panahon natin. We need to move safely." Dagdag ni Lily.

"And we have Casper with us. Look at him, strikingly resembling our young father. Have you seen the portraits of our ancestors inside the castle? Each king has this similar feature that only Casper inherited."

Sabay-sabay lumingon sina Evan, Finn at Lily kay Casper. Sa bawat pamilya ng Gazellian, madalas panganay ang siyang laging may malaking pagkakahawig sa ama, ngunit tila sa amin lang naiba dahil si Casper ang siyang lumabas na halos pagkamaliang si ama na naglalakbay sa aming panahon.

Casper awkwardly scratched his cheek. Pati ang tipid na kilos at galaw ni ama ay nakuha rin niya. "Uhmm, Harper said that I am handsomer than father..."

Sabay ngumiwi sina Finn at Evan.

"Right, yes! Of course, my dear brother." Sagot ni Lily.

Napailing na lamang ako.

"But this isn't our father's era, right? Ilang daang taon pa ang lilipas." Muling sabi ni Finn.

"And your point is?" tanong ulit ni Lily.

"No. Nothing."

"So, who's the Gazellian right now, Finn?" si Evan naman ang nagtanong sa kanya.

Finn's mouth hung open. "What the hell is wrong with you? Bakit ako na lang ang nakikita n'yo?! How would I know?!"

"Takas pa sa unibersidad..." ulit ni Lily.

Evan chuckled. "Takas pa..."

"Seriously? Please move on! Bakit hindi pa rin kayo makalimot sa pagtakas na iyon?"

"Because you're an idiot." Sagot ni Evan.

"Mind your words, Evan! Mas matanda pa rin ako sa 'yo!"

"Uhuh?"

I cleared my throat. Mabilis silang tumigil sa pagtatalo at muli na silang humarap kay Casper at sa impormasyong nakalap niya nang saglit kaming maghiwa-hiwalay.

I tasked Casper to investigate the current situation of Nemetio Spiran, the economy, the politics, the upcoming big events, and the problems that they are facing right now. While Lily's responsible for gathering the information about the creatures living inside the castle of high thrones, especially the way their people looked at them. Kung kaninong pangalan ang pinakamabango hanggang sa pangalan na pinangingilagan ng lahat. And I asked Evan to gather the resources needed for our cover to make our entrance safe and realistic.

Finn... he stayed beside me. May bagay akong higit na gustong ipagawa sa kanya o tamang sabihing iparinig sa kanya.

"Dastan, you should give my task like the others. Can't you trust me?" I did not answer him. Nagpatuloy ako sa paglalakad habang nakasunod siya sa akin.

Habang abala sina Lily, Evan at Casper sa ibinigay kong misyon sa kanila, si Finn ang isinama ko sa pagpili ng kabayong gagamitin namin.

"I trust you..." sagot ko matapos ang ilang minuto.