XIII. EKPAÍDEFSI

Calia's

"They are all stupid!" Usal ni Jane sa tabi ko. Andito kami sa pinaka mataas na puno malapit sa pinag eensayuhan nila. Kanina pa namin sila pinapanuod pero they didn't even feel our presence here! "I'm so disappointed!" Nanghihinayang na saad niya. I look at her "Don't be, nagsisimula pa lang naman sila!" Pormal kong saad and binalik ang tingin sa kanila.

I must say na nakaka disappoint nga sila, even Niobi and Christine didn't notice it. "That Darah girl, we should pressure her!" She said coldly while looking intently at Darah whose now awake. Napatawa ako sa sinabi niya "Pressure!?" Saad ko at nilingon siya "I don't think so!" dagdag ko.

She has a potential, pero kapag nagpatuloy ang pagiging tanga niya baka ipahawak ko na siya kay Jane.Jane is brutal! "If you say so!" Pormal niyang saad "Are you really sure about your choosen strategoi?" Biglang saad niya.

I look at my choosen strategoi. I choose Niobi because she's strong, Antiope is strong too and she has the least blood of a Neried, Christine knows how the work of soul, Manilyn is fearless, and Nagy is capable of leading a battalion, Dimitrov's our healer.

Napabuntong hininga ako at dahan dahan siyang nilingon "I didn't choose them..." napataas siya ng kilay sa akin "Mother did!" Pagtatapos ko sa sinabi ko, gulat naman niya akong tinitigan. "Princess Andromeda did!?" Tumango naman ako "Where is she!?" Dagdag niya

Natahimik naman ako sa sinabi niya. How I wish I know where she is too. "I didn't know, I grew up without them..." saad ko sa mababang tono. I live for a thousand years yet even a single glance I didn't see them, even father.

Natahimik siya sa sinabi ko, I bet she know some reason about this. After all, she's there protecting the Kingdom and Mother. "That explains why! She's visiting you everytime your sleeping. She's always in your dream! And that's why you make this happened! Andromeda planned all of this!" She looked at me coldly and as she explained what she know, I bet that she already know too kung bakit naka ganun lang sila Dimitrov.

Bumuntong hininga siya "She can't visit me!" Ngayon ay malamyos na niyang saad. Tumango ako "She can't visit you in your dream....because you don't dream at all" I trailed off "Because your already dead!"

Naningkit ang mata niya at binalik ang tingin kila Dimitrov "I know that I'm using different body, is that Andromeda's command too?" Saad niya at tumango ako "I just don't get why your strategoi suddenly fell asleep and only Darah manage too wake her self up? Andromeda is too far from here, I supposed!?" Ngayon ay mahihimigan mo ng pagtataka ang kanyang tono.

Iyon din ang kanina ko pa iniisip, Mother can pull that off kung may naging contact ka sa kanya or your sleeping on your own course, but they are all awake kanina? "That puzzle me too!" Kunot noo kong saad habang nakatingin parin sa kanila. We look at Darah whose now freaking out, isa isa niyang ginising sila Niobi. "I wonder how" bulong ko sa sarili ko

"Maybe she was able to do that kung malapit siya..." Si Jane "Or someone made a contact to Andromeda!?" Dagdag pa niya. Nagkatinginan kami "But who?" Saad ko. Napa isip ako at natigal gal ako sa naisip ko, ang lakas ng tibok ng puso ko ng bigkasin ko ang pangalan ng taong 'yun. "West!" Saad ko na halos ako lang ang nakarinig

She stare at me "Is that why I don't see her, she disappeared ng magsimulang makatulog ang mga strategoi!" Saad niya. Napapikit ako at nag isip, how did she manage to made a contact? I opened my eyes only to see that West is in the back of Jane. Nagulat ako at muntik ng mahulog sa sangang kinauuopuan ko. Jane look at her back "West!" She said coldly. West look at her with anger and hierarchy "I see that you lost your respect to me, Tagmatarchis Jane!" She said that in a sophisticated way.

Napatitig naman si Jane kay West, maya maya ay bigla siyang lumuhod, even where in this tree, we can manage to balance our weight. "Princess Andromeda" saad ni Jane. Agad akong tumingin kay West, she's now looking at me softly. "Calia..." saad niya and I started to feel sad "Mother..." I said hopeful

She sadly smile at me before returning her gaze to Jane. "I just have limited time, Jane. I was able to do this because this girl made contact to me twice, the diary I wrote thousand years ago was in her hands, she read it and I was able to used her body" Mother said "You said twice? When was the first contact she made?" Jane look at me "I remember Christine hand her a book too when we go to their Paralia!" Saad ko at tumingin sa kanila

"Christine?" Si Jane at tumango ako. Mother seem to think something "West see Amethyst the day she got the book, I knew it because I saw it in her mind." Mother said while looking at them, our choosen strategoi. "Amethyst?" Bulong ko

Natahimik kami sandali, maya maya ay bumaling sa amin si Ina. "Christine had my diary, she know how to read in greek....But I didn't instruct her to give the diary to West"

"West didn't know how to read in greek but she manage to understand it! Naalala kong sinabi pa niya sa amin na wala siyang maintindihan duon" paliwanag ko "She is Amethyst cho---" Mother didn't finish her sentence, sa pagkakatayo namin dito sa sanga ay bigla nalang siyang natumba dali dali kaming tumalon talon sa sanga para masalo namin siya.

Jane jump and she catch Mother, she landed malapit sa lupa. I immediately jump "Mother!" Tawag ko sa kanya. Bumaba na kami sa puno at inihiga ang katawan ni West sa damuhan. We watched West as she opened her eyes, nangunot ang noo niya ng makita kami "Calia? Jane?" Saad niya at dahan dahang bumangon.

Jane looked at me "West is back!" Saad niya sa akin. Umayos ako ng pagkakaupo "Ha?" Nalilitong saad ni West pero hindi namin siya sinagot. Nilibot ni West ang paningin niya "Anong ginagawa ko dito!?"

"Ahhh..." don't know what to say. Tumikhim si Jane "You don't need to know!" Simpleng saad niya. Tumayo ako at inilahad ang kamay ko kay West "Go back to your training!" Seryoso kong saad, nagpalipat lipat pa ang tingin niya sa amin pero maya maya ay umalis na lang din siya.

Sinundan namin siya ng tingin ni Jane "We should keep her close to us.." I continue to stared at West. Makalipas ang ilang minuto ay tumalikod na ako at nagsimula ng maglakad pabalik sa bahay ko. Jane followed me, nang malapit na kami sa bahay ko ay napansin ko na may nakatayo doong lalaki. Naningkit ang mata ko at pilit na inaaninag 'yun, nang makalapit kami ay seryoso siyang nakatingin sa amin.

"We need to talk, Peg!" Saad ko at siya na ang nanguna na pumasok sa loob ng bahay ko. The time is near, we must get ready!