37 Chapter 37
"So what's the next town called?" Cielo asked
I looked down at the map. We all sat in the woods and weren't allowed in the house at the time. Kind said that the guards do their usual patrols around the outer houses at this time and didn't want to take the chance of them barging in and seeing us.
"Verum" I said
This name…
"This name means "true" in Latin" I muttered to myself
Cielo, who was looking over my shoulder at the map, glanced over at me.
"Is this like the time when we were in Sud? What was it you said? That Sud meant…" he tried to think of the translation but failed.
"South" Terra said
"That's it!" Cielo exclaimed
"Is that really important?" Gun asked
I shook my head "Dunno"
"Can I see the map?" Luna asked
I handed over the map. She stared intently at the map.
"See anything?" I asked
"Hmm…not sure if it mean anything but," she started "You said that Sud means South, right?"
I nodded
She pointed at the woods we're first started at. "Look at the direction we needed to go in order to arrive there"
"It's south!" Cielo said "But in order for us to go to Recht, we would need to go East"
"Recht means "right" in German" I said "The direction we went in"
"Alright, we see that the names have a special meaning once they're translated. Does this have anything to do with us?" Terra asked
"It might just be a coincidence" I said and took the map. "I mean, "true" doesn't have anything to do with what we just found out"
"True…true could also mean right" Cielo said
"That's…true" I said
"Ah! I see what you did there!" Cielo laughed
"And the direction we're going next is right" Luna said
"So, what? Are you guys saying that this was all meant to be?" Terra asked "Cause if you are, that's so messed up"
"Why? Don't you think that it would be pretty cool if we were all fated to meet like this?" Cielo asked
"It wouldn't!" Terra yelled "I hope, to whoever is out there, that isn't true!"
He stood and paced around. He kept wringing his hands and shaking them out.
"Dude, why are you getting so upset about this?" Luna asked "It's not like it matters"
"It does!" He yelled "It does matter…"
We stayed silent before he spoke again, "If this is some kind of fate, then my family was fated to die"
"I-I'm sorry" Cielo said "I shouldn't have said it like that"
Luna was about to apologize before I wrapped my arm around her head and covered her mouth before she could say a word.
"No, I'm sorry." I said "I brought it up so I should be the one to apologize"
"Don't be, I-" Terre started before Gun interrupted
"I swear to God…If another person apologizes, imma slap myself silly." He said
He stood and indicated for Terre to sit back down. He stood before us and said "I don't know any of you and since you all pretty much just met, I'm guessing you don't know each other well either. Why don't we all introduce ourselves and start over again? I'll go first. My name is Erinnerungen Heinrich. I am more comfortable with the name Gun since I have been called that for most of my life. I was raised by my mother until the age of eight. I was taken by the guards and trained until the age of fifteen by the third leader. I am now twenty five and until a few days ago, I was the protector and weapon for the guards and the town, Recht"
He sat back down and indicated for someone else to go up.
"I guess I'll go up next" Cielo said "But I'm not standing in front of the class like a certain loser"
He nudged Gun on the side with a smirk. Gun lowered his now blushing face.
"My name is Cielo Márquez. I am the prince of Kardas and until a few weeks ago, I loved a happy and boring life" he said
"Oh come on! That's it?" I asked him "Gun over there poured his entire heart and soul into his introduction"
Cielo laughed and said "We've known each other for so long! You know everything about me!"
"We don't!" Luna yelled
"How about this?" Gun said "We don't need to say anything more than our name if we're not comfortable"
We all agreed. I was about to go next until Terra said "I'll go next. My name is Terre Jourdain and I am going to tell you all my story"
