Chapter 5
Malachi woke up before the others, as he usually would. The moon was just starting to come up, so he decided to start a small fire for them to light a couple torches with, as well as reheat the venison that was previously cooked last night. He threw the meat into the pan that he had held above the fire, when Josiah woke up,
“Well good morning Josiah,” said Malachi while yawning, but seemingly cheerful. “How did you sleep?”
“Well,” he replied. “When you play your ocarina, it always puts us to sleep. I feel you did it mostly to silence Jezreel, whose claws were extended greatly last night.” They laughed at this, and Malachi gave no reply to his statement, so Josiah was not sure if he was correct or not. However, it did not matter.
“Where are you taking us?” asked Josiah, hopeful that Malachi would actually tell him something since the others were asleep and it was just the two of them. Malachi looked around to see if the others were still sleeping, which after a careful look, he saw that they were all continuing in their slumber.
“Do you believe me?” asked Malachi.
“To be honest, it is hard to do so,” replied Josiah, looking at the ground while poking at the fire. He yawned and continued speaking. “You don’t ever seem to tell us anything, so I have no evidence of you ever lying to us since you’ve never said anything to lie about. However, part of me wants to think that you are just aging more in mind then in body, but the other part of me wants to say that since you’ve been training us for God knows what for years, that you started before you could have gone crazy, so maybe you’re right. The story that you were telling us is hard to believe in itself, but you are easier to believe than the story. As for your question of whether or not I believe you, I can honestly say that I cannot say.” Malachi chuckled as he took the venison off the pan now that it was reheated. Once he moved the pan off the fire, he just stared at the fire deeply, as if he was trying to read the fire.
“You’ve always been the smarter one of the group,” said Malachi as his eyes never left the fire. “Your reasoning for your possible disbelief is understandable. The others think I’m crazy, but you look farther into that. You search the past for answers in the future. Though that’s not always a good thing, it is this time in your reasoning. You asked me where I’m taking you. There is a reason that I told you all to bring your weapons with you.” Just then they heard Jezreel yawn and sit up. Malachi said no more and left Josiah very puzzled, and somewhat scared.
“What was his reason for us to bring weapons?” he thought to himself. “Weapons are for fighting…”
“Morning,” said Jezreel, still slightly half asleep. It would not take her long to wake up though. “I’m going to go behind that tree for a bit. When I’m back, I’ll want some of that meat.” After she said this, she walked behind a nearby tree. She never was private about hardly anything.
“Josiah,” called Malachi. Josiah looked at Malachi and said nothing, just waited.
“You’ve always been the quiet one of the group. As for what I have said to you, I need you to practice your reputation,” ordered Malachi with a serious look in his eye. Josiah understood and nodded.
Jezreel returned as Caiaphas woke up with a yawn. He looked at everyone with a blank stare as he attempted to stand up. His attempt, however, almost failed since he had issues with balance when he would first wake up. He caught his balance though, and walked over toward the fire and plopped himself down beside Malachi.
“Is the meat ready yet?” asked Jezreel. She was always impatient, but when she has just recently woken up, her impatience increases dramatically.
