Chapter 14: The Tear (1/2)

Jake woke up the next day. He felt refreshed. The previous days were bothersome. So after a good sleep, he was energized.

He noticed his surroundings, 'Hmm, where am I?'

Looking around, he understood that he was in a tent and most likely still on the field beside the barrier.

Beside him slept the twins and their childhood friend. He could see figures outside of the tent. They were probably the guards watching them.

One of them said, ”Should we wake them up?”

He was replied by another, ”Not yet. When the young master is ready, he would summon them. Our job is just to make sure they don't escape”

”Okay, but I doubt they can. They are weak. They haven't even started cultivation at their age.”

”Hahaha, that's true, but don't underestimate them. Our young master gave us our job for a reason.”

After their conversation, they got silent. Jake managed to get a few pieces of information from them.

One, the power they possessed was obtained through cultivation. Jake knew a little about cultivation. His master, M, told him about it, but he wasn't taught it as he didn't need it at the time.

Two, whatever cultivation was, it was meant to be practiced from a young age.

Three, the most important one, Gavin, the young master, was still suspicious of them. He clearly didn't buy their excuse.

He held up his chin and thought, 'What do I do? I can't escape. Even if I managed to escape, I don't know anything about where I am. So, where would I go?'

He got an idea, 'Hmmm. Thinking of it, the situation is not bad at all. I am only detained. I just need to go with the flow. If anything happens, I can come clean, but I would rather not as I have no idea what they would do to me. Yes, the best solution is to go with the flow, that way I can collect information on my location.'

Jake had never thought of the trio. They were just pawns to him, indisposable. He only covered them as they were needed for his excuse. After this, he would leave them.

Stretching his body, he felt comfy. He was wearing clothes. It didn't matter who dressed him. It was probably a blessing to the person; He got to see Jake's beautiful body up close. He should be happy.

Jake examined his clothing. His fairly long-sleeved, furred jacket covered him to just below his knees and was loosely tied with string at the right side. The jacket had a wide v-neck which revealed part of the traditional shirt worn below it and was worn with a big cloth belt, which was held together by a small belt buckle. The cloth belt was purely a functional addition.

His pants were simple and a comfortable fit and reached down to his leather boots. The boots were made from a fairly rare leather but were otherwise an ordinary design.

This dressing style was different from what he preferred. He removed the jacket and suddenly he felt free.

As he was arranging himself, Jake heard a voice outside the tent different from the ones guarding his tent.

”Wake them up. Young master wants to talk to them.”

”Copy that.”

The two guards went into the tent to call the group.

”Wake up!” One of them shouted. He saw Jake, ”Ohh, you are awake. That's good.”

The other guard kicked Nico, Lola, and Jaya before they could wake up.

Yawning like he was in his father's palace, Nico asked, ”What is it? Is it time? I'm so ti--red.”

....

Young master's tent.

After minutes of preparation, the group finally got to the young master's tent.

Gavin greeted them, or rather he nodded at them.

Jaya humbly greeted, ”Young master Gavin.”

She was followed through by the twins and Jake.