Chapter 724 - Accepting the Ones Weakness, The Abduction of the First Princes Wife (1/2)

Day 153 - 8:39 PM - Village of Exiles, Barangay Mardrijelos, Municipality of Algeria, Province of Cebu

”I better go now. I have to prepare things on my side.”

Pefile stood up from his seat after drinking the rest of the tea.

”Then, let me lead you out.”

Erille said, also standing from his seat.

”There's no need to. I'm not the child you always have to usher in the past.”

Pefile replied as he walked towards the door.

Erille watched Pefile's back. About a hundred years ago, Pefile was just a child that called him uncle. Now, there was no trace of that child anymore. What was left was a pitiful wanderer forced to be alone.

”Is there anything we can do to help?”

Erille asked.

Pefile stopped and turned his head above his right shoulder to look at the old Tamawo.

”There is one thing you can do,” Pefile replied. ”Your son and all those still loyal to my father. Make them leave the tribe before the day after tomorrow. If they didn't leave, I would not be able to ensure their safety.”

With those words, Pefile walked out of the door.

Erille wanted to ask why. However, even if he was loyal to the previous king and Pefile, it would be suspicious if he pressed for details. Instead, he fell silent and took Pefile's advice to heart.

The old Tamawo walked towards the door to take a peek at the leaving Pefile. Unexpectedly, even though it was just a few seconds, Pefile was already gone.

”It looked like he had gotten stronger after these years,” Erille murmured with a smile. He was happy to see the growth of their king. ”I should hurry and send a message to my son. A day is barely enough for them to leave the tribe.”

Erille then rushed towards the window behind his house. The window was opened wide with a potted plant. The plant was strange as it was not something that could be seen by humans. Nonetheless, its twelve inches tall stem bore a huge bud at its end.

”Tenaya, I need you to wake up.”

Erille spoke to the flower. No, not to the flower but the creature residing inside it.

The voice of the old Tamawo made the bud shake as it slowly bloomed into a beautiful red flower. Inside the flower, a little girl sat in a fetal position, stretched her arms up, and yawned. The cute little girl with blond hair then shook her glowing dragonfly wings and opened her golden-colored eyes.

It was a Lambana. A Spirit Race said to have been born from the tears of the Philippine Goddess of the Moon, Bulan.

”What is it Erille, I'm still sleepy...”

The Lambana, Tenaya, complained to the old Tamawo.

”I'm sorry, but this is urgent,” Erille replied. ”I need you to send a message to my son as soon as possible.”

”Urgent?” Tenaya asked as she stood on the flower. ”How urgent is it?”

”Their lives might be at stake.” Erille truthfully answered. ”We can't delay this message.”

Hearing the old Tamawo's answer, Tenaya shook herself awake. She listened carefully to Erille's message and flew out of the window in a hurry.

”I wish that Pefile would succeed.” Erille voiced out as he saw Tenaya leave. ”Even if he did not accept being our next king, it was better than living under the rule of his brother.”

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The second prince allied himself with the enemies of the previous king. They were the Tamawos who were exiled after committing crimes and blaspheming their culture and tradition.

They were the previous ones thrown in the Village of Exiles.

The Village of Exiles was a village built by those who were exiled by the tribe. To be exiled from the tribe was something grave for the members as it was basically cutting off their blood and knot for the generations they served the tribe.

As exiles, they were outcasted not only by the members of the tribe but also by the other races living nearby. It made it hard for them to live without the support of the tribe.

Experiencing the hardsh.i.p.s living as an exile made the hearts of the criminals curse the previous king.

The only way for an exile to return to the tribe was to receive the king's forgiveness. Thus, they took the opportunity to aid the second prince and gain the freedom they wanted.

And in the end, a bloody coup ensued led by the second prince and the exiles. It all started in a sneak attack in their ancestral land, killing all those unprepared warriors along the way.

The second prince succeeded in taking over the throne in one night. Those exiles that aided him had their status restored. While those who were loyal to the previous king were exiled in return.

However, even though the coup succeeded, the second prince, no, the new king, was unsatisfied.

In the end, he never felt the accomplishment of surpassing his eccentric brother. He just took over an empty throne, nothing else.

And the worst thing, the treasure of their tribe that was the symbol of the king, did not respond to the new king's call.

Frustrated, the new king thought that it might have something to do with his brother.

Thus, the new king gave his order.

It was to find his missing older brother.

The Tamawos might not have any ability to locate a person. However, there were other races in existence that might be able to do so.

In the end, they found a witch. The witch was not able to locate the exact location of the missing prince. However, she managed to give the general location.

And there, the new king himself led the search.

They reached Infanta, a place very far from their homeland. However, they were not able to find a trace of the missing prince.