CHAPTER 36- MOONSUNE II

LUNA CREST

I poked Luna Quartz, pushing her to follow the princess to the workshop. That woman is full of curiosity on her mind. The resemblance are insane. Both of them are exactly alike. Always curious about everything.

I stood at the fire place and there's a portrait of the family. I saw the Count on his youth holding a book, I can say that this man have embraced wisdom since in his early age, standing beside an old man with a crane on his hand and a woman who was in a black dress, black hat dark eyeliner and lipstick, I describe her as a widowed woman of how she dressed herself. Behind them is big double door.

There's a few painting of them. Masyado na itong Luna at Ang ibang detalye ay hindi na minsan makita at maintindihan. The landscape is unfamiliar. The castle is standing right beside the cliff, the waves are drifting on the large rocks. The cloud are painted in a grayish-black color. From a distance, a painting of a roaring waves, even it was blurry I saw a woman in a dress standing. Watching the waves.

This painting hid something very important message. Human loves being puzzled.

I went to the sword display.

Every sheaths are detailed to its own built. Somehow the sword that bleed Luna Quartz are different from the sword that displayed in this room. Humans use something on their weapons that almost finished the half our kind. Junakie however use themselves as shield and as baits so the Zendalien would flee. It's a coward thing to do so, but it save fairies from going extinct. I heard something coming and I hid behind the curtain. Peeped silently, eyes following his every step. The Count left his room and went straight to the workshop.

Lahat ng nahahagip ng mata ko ay manahan kong sinusuri. Next his roomm but I stop when I heard them coming. Nagpapanggap akong tulog at humiga sa upuan na nakapatong ang braso sa noo

"What a pretty brooch pin, thank you" I narrowed my eyes to the pin she admired and she put them on her coat. "My poor knight is tired can I amph.. asked for a blanket?"

"Right away your highness" said the count and I pressed my eyes until a shadow blocked the light. I open my eyes and she was surprised to see me awake.

"Sorry to wake you up, matulog kana" she caresses my cheeks and then cover me with a blanket, medyo nakaramdam ako ng kakaibang kiliti sa aking tiyan pero nabadtrip lang ako ng marinig ko ang mahigikhik ni Luna Quartz.

"Hanep binababy ng prinsesa"

"Stay out of this Luna Quartz!"

"Baduy!"

Umupo nalang ako at tumakbo siya paalis ng samaan ko siya ng tingin. Iniligpit ko nalang ang kumot at sumilip sa workshop. Her highnesses is studying the swords. I can tell it by how she look at them one by one. This princess is something...

"Tao po" napalingon naman ako ng may narinig akong boses ng lalake sa likuran ko. I knitted my eyebrows to see no one. May problema ba ako sa taynga?

"Oyy Fernstien napadaan ka"

"Balak ko sana bumili ng bagong espada at palaso" nabigla nalang ako ng may dumaan

"Mukhang mapapasugod na naman kayo ahh" masayang sabi ng matanda at binalingan ko siya ng tingin at napakunot noo ako kase lima silang nakatinghala sakin. Mga dwende!

"Man, are you for real?"

"Your height?"

"Was that an insult?"

"I'm just asking"

"Binalik molang samin ang tanong namin"

No wonder I didn't see anyone behind the door. Nakatayo lang sila sa tabi ko pero di ko sila nakita. Count's uncle called them and I followed there step, reading their movements, studying their clothes and weapons they carried on them. One sword got my attention it just crumpled like a paper. The hell. I know these strength.

These people just happen to bump a wrong fairy. I went for a walk on the busy streets and watch the men laughing, bawling hitting each others faces, slapping the ladies bun. I glanced on a taverns old structure building, cracks on the wall like it's about to crumble in a minute, yet men inside seems forgotten the existence of death itself. Is sure Moonsune. I forgot to take a few glimpse on this town since I serve that princess. I push the door open and the door bell stop the people's murmuring, heads turn to me, saggy eyes, red cheeks a marks of having drunk to much; distracted and those unnecessary noises and pungent smell of alcohol and sweat came together and I inhaled them whole inside. Disgusting. Binaling na nila ang tingin nila sa isa't isa at nag simula na silang mag ingay. It's deafening.

I walked myself and asked for a drink from the bartender. I narrowed my eyes on a man beside me, those familiar eyes, pupil's assemble itself as hollow ghost ascending from its grave. I somehow recognizes those arms tapping on the table. A minutes slipped by without movement or change in the surrounding, I turn my face to a man to seek the cause of delays myself

"You sure have guts to come into this alone.."

"You sure noticed, think I'm gonna cut your ears, same questions as you" his voice never change, it's still hollow like death is having a conversation with me.

"Have you heard the news of the coup"

"Yes, our Superior report that and we took an advance attacked on the shoreline and even Naviex on sea.. "

"Good, What if a plan of ambushing those coup as an advance. Their camp is not far from the shorelines and divide them to the mountains to attacked the armies"

"That a brilliant idea my lord, but we can't sneak there, not yet"

"Make the impossible to possible, report the Junakie to attacked the camp but wait for my signal if only I could sneak out secretly but this chained will give her signal"

"It was a shocking news to me, you have a contractor"

"You knew about it"

"From the Gem fairies, the Viscountess Dela fluer told me about your disappearance and not be able to come back home.. but" he didn't continue but laughed at me.

"I forgot the princess Fiance had a plan of an advance attacked, just wait for my signal before engaging yourselves.."

"Aye" he narrowed his eyes and gave a signal that someone is coming "I may take my leave" he said and stood up.

Someone tap my shoulder and my man leave the tavern immediately

"Whose that dude?" The man spoke, Nakilala ko kaagad ito kahit Hindi kopa nililingon "Kylve. It's been a while" He sat next to me and pat each other's shoulders. He turn his face and asked for a drinks. "You sneak out again"

He sighed heavily and tap his pants "My junior hurts, Lancelata wouldn't let me rest, I'm almost empty I need to recharge"

"Para di ka naman nanibago sa kanya"

"I sneak out to rest and whatta coincidences to met an old homies"

the old man handed him the brew and he drank it without breathing and drag the glass down"Clarabelle miss you, why not go back to Remana it's been years"

"I have something to finish first and I don't want to met her now, I'm busy"

"You haven't change, but still, you forgotten about the deal"

It wasn't an insult for me. Nung araw nayon nagpustahan pa kami kung sino saamin ang mahuhuli ay siyang magbabayad ng upahan at lupain sa land lord. Pareho naman kaming nakatira sa iisang building.

"Don't rushed me"

"Don't die on me dude you still have a debt to pay. I slipped out the apartment to escape that land lord tyrants attitude, it's bullshit!"

"You know she's still not gonna rid you out of her property even you swear words to her not to come back, you still urge,  finding your way back to her"

"You could say that, how can I resist such beauty. I'm his man, and when I get home she'll gonna dragged me inside the room and we'll have a good night pushing her to the sofa and the room is getting hotter when she's around. Couldn't help myself slide through the sofa, sweating doing our work out routine just like we always do, clapping sounds and her shout was satisfying it wants me to drive fast until she burst"

"You sure have"

"Yeah doing yoga is not a joke, I think I broke a bone twice, but I love watching those play off are tiring sometimes we disturbed those people sleeping but we don't mind since we're both addicted to watch the latest sport on Tasvania"

Natawa nalang ako ng palihim ng wala sa oras, baliw talaga to ket minsan. I sip on a beer and exerted my breathing, it burns my larynx. As the alcohol ran down I feel like it's burning my flesh inside "it feels so good to be burn alive" I let out a sarcasm and he a small laughed slip on his mouth

"Aww weak enough" he said, like his want a challenge, his tolerance to alcohol and that the advantages even on an unexpected attacked he can still move like he haven't drunk the whole barrel of brew. I scoffed at him and ask for another shot and drunk it at once "Twice still weak"

"Don't be a braggart" I asked for another and another and feel like the world starting to spin. My eyes starting to fog, I look at him and his ugly "Dude you should shave that beard you look like my grandpa"

Wala na akong maalala basta ang pagkaalam ko patuloy lang kami sa pag inom.

"Klyve hon where have you gone!!"

"Your wifey is looking for yah"

"Yeah, miss her already my junior calls for her. See you dude.." he rose from his seat and raise his cup to the air "Men I'm gonna make her wet tonight" the drunken men inside cheer for him.