Fake Princess
Ccxciii Chapter
"I know you advised them to leave where they lived before. But should they follow us?" Izumi's whisper was riding her horse beside me.
"Tell nii-chan, is there any certainty that we will survive in this desert?" My eyes were fixed on the endless stretch of sand that was before us.
"If we take a wrong step, we'll die for nothing here. However, with them, at least our chances of survival will increase slightly," I said looking straight ahead.
"Your name is Akintunde, isn't it?" Jabari's voice broke the silence, her eyes turning to the man walking beside her.
"What's wrong?" Akintunde answered without looking at Jabari.
"We will rest before nightfall" Jabari said, looking straight ahead.
"Do you want to die in the swallow alive by this place" he said, followed by a whisper of laughter by some of its inhabitants walking beside him.
"You!"
"Jabari!" Haruki snapped as Jabari raised her leg to attack Akintunde.
"Can you explain what happened?" Haruki's words moved his horse closer to Akintunde who was still silent without making a sound.
"During the day, the air around will be very hot. If you have a little water, you will die of thirst. Therefore, the only way is to walk at night and then sleep during the day" Akintunde turned to look at me.
"So, we're gonna walk all night?" Revealing her gaze back, Akintunde nodded back at her.
"Whatever he said, there was a point nii-chan. When the human body is short of water, the worst possibility is death" I turned to look at Haruki.
"Alright, we will follow his advice," Haruki continued, looking straight ahead.
The group walked up to this endless desert, the situation around had darkened slowly. I turned to look at the villagers who crossed their arms...
If the day was so hot that the whole contents of your head seemed to melt, everything seemed to disappear when night came. The air around felt very cool, so cold as if directly piercing the bones.
My right arm occasionally moved to cover my nose as the wind blew along to blow away the sand it carried. The light emanating from the torch carried by some people seemed to occasionally sway in the wind...
"I want to sleep" whispered Yoona behind me.
"You can sleep if you want Yoona" I whispered back to her.
I must admit, this trip was exhausting. I also want to rest, my own head has been very dizzy, especially... My chest that already feels so tight.
First time for me, I hope the morning comes soon.
"Are you able to explain what the covenant was meant by this afternoon?" Haruki opened the conversation, I stared at Akintunde who clucked his tongue in response to Haruki's words.
"You must remember, we share our food supply for you too. At least, give your gratitude to us by answering all the questions we ask," Haruki said back to Akintunde.
"Our tribe once did something wrong to the Empire. As punishment, we were banished in this place" he said, bowed to Haruki's words.
"It's not a big mistake, it's just... The Emperor at that time was very angry with the Chairman and also the Elders. Therefore, we were banished in this place." Akintunde's words quietened the surroundings, my eyes were turned back on the villagers who were also quietly bowed.
"How much time do you think we have?" Akintunde said back, he turned to look at me.
"What do you mean?" I told her to return her gaze.
"I mean, our age, how long will we live?" He looked back straight ahead.
"I don't know. I'm an ordinary man, just like you... There are many things I don't know, especially... If it's about someone's destiny."
"I'm sorry, if I could just make the cure, I'd love to give it to you. But it's impossible" I said back to a halt.
"Why is that impossible, do you not know the cause of the curse" said one of the men from the village.
"The disease, it cannot be cured easily, if only..."
If only, I had plenty of time to research it. After all, I need a lot of equipment to help with that research.
"If only?" Say the man back.
"It's nothing. The fly that attacked you is called Tsetse, even if it is sure to heal, then it takes several more years of treatment to make sure the sufferer is completely cured or not."
"Again, even though it is a disease transmitted from similar flies, the parasites that cause the disease are not the same. Different parasites cause, different also cure..." Reveal me back to that man.
Why, I did not experience luck like the main characters in the comics or novels I read, in the comics or novels... The main characters, can easily cure any existing disease.
The fact is, it is not as beautiful as the dream life in the fairy tale.
After all, why would you even think of being the main character, Sachi. Remember, you are nothing.
"Sachi," Izumi said to my surprise, I turned to look at her who had been looking at me with one hand touching my shoulder.
"Ehh?"
"I'm sorry, I just thought of something else earlier," I said again answering Izumi's gaze.
"Are Uki able to shed his tears, nii-chan?"
"Do you want to use her tears to heal them?" Izumi whispered with her hand grabbing my head that had been bowed.
"I really want to help them" I said in response.
"I knew. But if you can't do it, giving them a false hope will really disappoint them in the end..."
"Because it's Sachi, let them clear up all the problems they face themselves. After all, look at their faces... They look calmer, because the illness they are suffering from is not a curse. They're not as damned as they thought they were all along, and that's happy enough for them now," said Izumi moving my face towards the smiling villagers looking at a child sleeping in her arms.