Chapter 9.2 (1/2)
TN: Thanks for waiting! Here’s the other half of the chapter. You might wanna ask why am I cutting the chapters like this. It’s on my own volition. I’m posting on an even length per post since some chapters could even go as 3x longer than usual. Well, whatever me.
Also, I wanna take this chance to finally open my ko-fi b.u.t.ton. It will be placed on every end of each chapter from Chapter 10. Thank you in advance!
Chapter 9.2: [Provisional] Subst.i.tute? (2)
Roselda made sure that her Mamang and Papang have already slept. She firmly closed her door, as well as her windows. While she laid on her bed, the lambanang-tubig flew around, darting non-stop in her room. She smiled to herself. She didn't imagine that she would have a familiar and a water fairy at that.
The world is so mysterious; it has so many secrets that a simple person couldn't understand everything. This is probably the reason why people fear the engkanto1. The latter lives in a world beyond human understanding.
Beside her bed was a small table. On its surface perched the jar where the black pearl given to her by the merman was being kept. Next to it was the remains of the egg of her Lambanang-tubig, Saminsadi. She placed it on a broad and shallow pot made from clay and decorated it with white stones. At first glance, it simply looked like a unique kind of plant with no leaves. And in the middle of her table, there rest the only framed picture of their whole family which was taken when she’s still only ten years old.
Maybe something like this?
‘Don't let the egg's remains dry up, Eda.’
She suddenly recalled the merman's reminder when he pa.s.sed the remains of the egg to her.
‘When it dries up, your fairy will weaken. It’s a part of itself. And it’s part of your job to keep the egg's remains moistened and healthy because if you neglect it, something bad will happen. Always soak it on the water, you understand?’
She nodded to the merman right then. Before she left him, he thanked her for the bread that she shared earlier.
I will take care of you, Sadi, she whispered to herself. I will treat you as a brother.
The water fairy flew to her forehead and pretzeled itself there while making a pleasing hum.
“Are you tired, Sadi?” She asked quietly.
The fairy nodded and flew to its egg. There, it laid and hugged itself.
Roselda moved her body towards the pot of the egg's remains. She can't help smiling as her little friend finally went to its rest. She can't help a yawn. I’m feeling sleepy, too, she thought.
Before she fell asleep, she thought about Managat. Just maybe…
“How is the condition of the Head Maayo, Healer?”
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The Counselor, Umala, was standing behind Maalam, the Healer, as the latter conducted an examination on their beloved Head. He has long served the Head Maayo so he also wanted to know her exact situation. But based on what he's seeing at the moment, her condition still hasn’t improved.