Legends of Olympus (On Hold)

North America

Paige's POV

Pagkarating ko sa pribadong lapagan ng eroplano ng Grande Prairie Airport, Canada, sinalubong ako ng tatlong lalaki na nakasuot ng itim na uniforms.

All three of them looked foreign, and based on their features, they must be Canadians or Americans.

I immediately took notice of their gold badges that had the letters CAP stitched on them.

Carswell, Austria and Prince...

Sinabayan ko sila sa paglalakad patungo sa isa sa mga eroplano.

"You're the founders' men?" tanong ko.

"Yes, ma'am, we are collectively called the CAP." One of them spoke with a Texan accent. "But I am from the Carswell's."

Palihim akong napangiti nang mapagtantong hindi niya ako kilala.

"You must be the white knight sent by Madam Carswell?" tanong niya. "Because of your white robe?"

Hindi ako sumagot at sa halip ay panandaliang napasulyap lang sa kapa na suot ko.

"Tell me about the situation in Saskatchewan," tugon ko.

Saskatchewan is a province of Canada that has wide grasslands and fields, which is why it didn't come to me as a surprise that the huntsmen built three of their facilities under it.

'Careful, Paige, you'll be facing more than one at the same time.'

Daglian akong napapikit sa gulat dahil sa boses ni Grey mula sa earpiece na kamuntikan ko nang nakalimutan ay suot ko pala.

Tinanggal ko ito saka ibinulsa.

"An Alpha was able to locate the three facilities, ma'am," sabi ng lalaki. "She drowned one of them, and our allies are currently in the middle of battle on the Missouri Plateau."

"But I just got word that the Alpha was wounded and is on her way back to the base camp-"

"They have abilities?" I realized. "The huntsmen they're fighting."

Tumango siya. "Yes, ma'am."

Papalapit na kami sa military aircraft na kabubukas lang para sa'min nang magtanong siya sa'kin.

"Excuse me, ma'am, but aren't you also a student?"

Hindi ako sumagot at umakyat ng hagdan papasok ng transport plane.

Nang isarado na ng dalawa pang tauhan ang pinto ng eroplano ay saka ko lang nilingon ang tauhang nagtanong.

"I am," sagot ko.

"I'm sorry but I cannot understand why the founders' white knights are students ma'am," aniya. "I thought you were an entire army."

Walang ipinagbago ang blankong ekspresyon sa aking mukha. 

"I am," sabi ko. "-an entire army."

Napatigil siya, pati na rin ang dalawa pang mga kasama namin sa loob ng eroplano.

For a few seconds, silence filled the entire space as they took time to take in what I just seriously said, until we heard the pilot's voice from the speakers.

"Alright, Folks." The plane's engine began to accelerate. "I hope you have already taken your seats because we are already on the runway."

Inside the plane were two columns of seats that faced each other. The three men sat on one side while I took a seat from across them.

At dahil wala akong ibang magawa, tinitigan ko lang sila na nagbubulong-bulungan nang nakakunot ang mga noo, halatang pinag-uusapan ang kasasabi ko lang.