Tale of Time

07

With Amara out on a mission, the elders are now trying to fix the mess they did.

"Tangina niyo naman kasi eh." Reklamo ni Denrich at parang batang nagpapapadyak.

"Ano na naman ba? Manahimik ka nga at tumulong." Iritang sagot ni Signia at hinatak ang collar ng kaibigan.

"Kung hindi kasi kayo pala-desisyon, edi bestie kami ni ganda?!" He whined.

"Please tell me na hindi si Amara 'yang tinutukoy mo." Iling ni Cosmos, hindi makapaniwala sa pet name niya sa dalaga.

"What? Maganda naman talaga 'yong bata natin ah."

"Oo nga. She's pretty." Segunda ni Violeta, "Has anyone seen the elixir I've been refining? I need to give it to her."

"Aba, malay ko sayo. Burara ka kasi."

"Bakit ka ba laging nanghahamon ng away, Denrich?" Tawa ni Esme.

"Excuse me, beh. Ikaw ang nasa number one list na aawayin ko." Talagang pumamewang pa ito.

"Bumabawi na nga?" She smiled.

"Enough with the chitchats. We need to know how we can rescue the other Jedens."

And they began working on a plan. A plan where they don't need to hurt or sacrifice anyone just for it to be successful. They've learned their lesson and as much as possible, iniiwasan na nila ulit mangyari 'yon.

"How do we infiltrate the place?" Signia asked.

"Infiltrate?! I love that!" Napapalakpak pa si Violeta.

"Hala, ano 'yon?" Inosenteng ani Denrich.

"Oh gods. Pag-uuntugin ko na kayong dalawa." Pagod na daing ni Cosmos na ikinatawa ni Denrich.

"Oh, ang bangs, baka malagas." Pang-aasar niya pa.

"Denrich!"

"Enough!" Sapilitang pigil ni Esme sa kanyang mga kaibigang halatang miss na miss ang isa't isa.

"Please, let's be serious for once. We don't have enough time."

"K. Sorry." Ismid ni Denrich sabay gitgit kay Cosmos.

Nilatag ni Esme ang mapa sabay turo sa mga lugar kung saan maaari nilang gawing daan para malayang makalabas pasok sa pinagkukulungan ng mga Jedens.

Just beneath the academy lies the stone cold hills na iniiwasan ng mga tao. Bukod sa napakalamig sa lugar na 'yon ay wala rin naman ibang makikita roon kung hindi ang mga bato-batong burol. Wala silang mahihithit kaya wala ring nagtatangkang sumilip doon.

A perfect place for the witches to hide the Jedens.

"What's the estimate time for Amara to find them?" Esme asked Cosmos.

"I'm not sure but it's definitely not around the corner." Tumango naman si Esme at nagsimulang ipaliwanag ang koneksyon ng mga lugar.

"Since our people frequently visit Halo's Tears to get an adequate supply of mallora, we can make use of it." She traced the map, moving around every possible route to the academy.

"And we'll block all pathways until we have no choice but to pass through it," she added, referring to the hills.

"The witches should be aware of our schedule. Kung kailan aalis para kumuha ng supply at kung kailan magkakaroon ng aberya sa daan."

"Once they get to know our plan, wala silang magagawa kung hindi ang ilipat ang mga Jedens sa ibang lugar-"

"That's when we'll attack, right?" Singit ni Violeta.