Fake Princess
Diii chapter
Both of my hands were firmly grasping the straps of the horse I was riding. I still look at Tatsuya and also Tsutomu who is talking to some Knights who are guarding the border, “Princess, is Princess okay?” I turned to the side as Tsubaru's voice came back.
I shook my head slowly looking at him, “I'm fine,” I said with a back throw of the foresight.
“Tsu nii-chan, what exactly are we doing here? Are we going to sail?” I asked while looking towards him.
Tsubaru nodded his head, “we will sail using the merchant ship. By sailing, we will cut travel time more than riding there, and also .. By boarding a merchant ship, our existence there will not be too suspected, he said,” replied Tsubaru who sounded on the side.
“You have thought about this very carefully, as expected of the vice-captains,” said I turned and smiled at him.
I gave my horse a step forward and stopped right next to Izumi's horse. “How, any news from them?” I slightly turned to the left side, trying to look at Haruki who was also riding his horse beside Izumi.
“Ship traders who will stop by, new possibilities come tomorrow morning. So while waiting, what if we look for lodging around here, Your Majesty,” said Tatsuya, the horse he was riding stopped stepping in front of us.
“Alright, immediately find lodging around for us to stay!” haruki's orders were instantly replied with a nod of Tatsuya's head.
I moved the horse I was riding to turn to the side, the horse kept walking and continued to walk near the shore. I stopped the horse as I moved down from his back, my legs continued to step .. The sweep of the waves that moved to the shore, with a flash had wetted the shoes I was wearing.
I lifted my head, looked at the blue sky imprinted with the clouds .. I took a deep breath, then I exhaled back as my right arm moved to close my eyes. “What's up?” Izumi's voice coming from behind made me lower my right arm.
I looked back, towards Izumi who had been standing behind me. “Haruki has asked them all to leave us both, what's up?” ask Izumi again as she continued to step closer.
“Nothing happened, nii-chan,” I said as I returned to the sea.
I raised my eyes again when suddenly Izumi's body was standing on her back, “if you want to cry,” she said as she patted the back of her shoulder without looking back.
I walked and put my forehead against his shoulder, “nii-chan, I had a nightmare .. All our struggles ended in vain, one by one we took our lives. I, afraid if it really becomes a reality,” I said, I closed my eyes as the sound of the breeze mixed with the pounding waves flowing into the ears.
I raised my face back to look at the nape of Izumi who was still turned back. “If I can choose, I will invite you to stay where ... We no longer need to deal with Emperor.”
“But,” said Izumi again who quickly chimed in his own words, “ during the journey, made me a lot of learning ... I learned, if many are less fortunate than me. In fact, during the trip, we are not too difficult .. Even though the money we have runs out, even though only clothes on the body are left, we can still get it by just relying on Kou to go home,” connect Izumi followed by the breath she let out.
“We know what is really going to happen to this world, and we turn a blind eye to all that and run away just to save ourselves. If it had to die, it would be dead .. Although, perhaps our death would leave wounds for those who consider us valuable.”
“However, knowing many people are going to die and we just keep quiet without doing anything. What in your dream, did I die first than others or not?”
“Why? Don't you want to answer that?” Izumi asked again followed by her body turning to look at me.
I looked down with both of my eyes that were already very wet. “So I died first, huh?” said Izumi who made me lift my face back to look at him, “good, it's better than having to see you guys die before me,” he said who carved a smile at me.
“Nii-chan,” My tears broke while walking with a strong hug, “don't make that dream come true. I don't want to lose you, I don't want to lose any of you .. It's better to see my own body die, than. I'm scared, I'm scared .. But I can't show her fear, anything will break if I do. What should I do, nii-chan?” I cried again as I buried my face on his shoulder.
“Just do it as usual, depend on your brothers. Don't cry, you worry me more, ” she said, she hugged my body firmly followed by a gentle swab several times that touched the back of my head.
“Then I? In what order will I die?”
I raised my face then turned to the side, looking at Haruki who had stood up with his eyes still staring straight ahead. Haruki turned his head towards us, “I don't know what really happened, nor will I force you to tell me what really happened,” Haruki said, he raised his thumb rubbing my eyes.
“However, just as Izumi said .. Living in regret, it will make me even more tormented, I have felt it, and I do not want to endure it any longer,” said Haruki who returned to throw his eyes forward.
“Why are we more afraid of death that is not necessarily the case, when the longer we live .. The less time we also have to live in this world, is not it? Dead now or die later is the same, which distinguishes only .. Have we given our best during life? Have we given good or bad memories to people we think are precious.”
Haruki lowered his face with a deep breath that he did. “Following your talk makes me want to taste something sweet. What if we went around the market? The smell of burnt food sold, makes me want to immediately fill the stomach that has not been filled since morning,” said Izumi, I raised my face, looking at him who smiled at us alternately.