69 Secret Tunnel (2/2)

”Tie, you show May everything?”

”Yes Flute.” Tie said while bowing down.

The goblins got busy under the suffocating presence of Flute. While in the middle of their work, Sun, Root, and Smoke appeared from the darkness and joined the ladies. Flute stood up and greeted Sun, ”Sun, why you here?” She asked while cleaning her messy hands.

”I'm just here to ask about the secret tunnel.”

”Secret tunnel?” Flute looked puzzled.

Tie gasped when she heard Sun mention the secret tunnel. She jumped off her seat and announced, ”Me know!”

Tie and Flute sat next to them to discuss the secret tunnel. May followed Tie and stood by them. Sun could not help but notice her, ”Um, hi. I don't think I've met you yet.”

May's cheeks grew bright red, ”hello.” Then she ran inside the caretakers' sleeping tent. Flute ran after her while waving her fist around.

”Well, that was weird.” Sun and Smoke listened to Tie while she tells them about the secret tunnel. Root drew a map based on Tie's accounts while traveling in the passageway. Very few knew of the tunnel. Olhos and Sum and their followers were ones that discovered it, and Cala only shared it with his most trusted retainers. Tie managed to learn of it while delivering a message to Olhos. She followed them in the tunnel, only to get noticed by them near the entrance. Fortunately, they believed her lie about Flute knowing of the tunnel and sharing it with her.

Tie gave them the best route to take. Wide paths and small oasis-like rest stop for the tribe was Sun's top priority. Tie also told them of narrow pathways used to scout the path ahead. The underground path has many dangers such as cave-ins and flooding, and using these small openings to scout ahead could save their lives.

Root finished drawing the map for the brothers. Sun was surprised to see the map's render quality. Root's drafting skill was not to be underestimated. The only problem Sun faced was light. Sun's mother was experimenting with her healing spells, hoping to create a spell to create an orb dedicated to producing light.

The three men left once the map was finished leaving the Tie to finish her duty. May came out of the tent staring at Sun while he leaves. ”No think about it.” Flute whispered to her ears while dragging her back to the fireplace.

May could not help but admire Sun. She was one of the many goblins that witness Sun's ascension into a red conqueror. And her admiration slowly turned to love. When she learned she could not give life, she was happy. That meant she would be part of Flute's followers and finally get the chance of meeting her crush.

But goblins like May are useless as lovers. If they can't give birth, then there is no use for them. May must know this harsh reality before its too late. Flute's heart broke when she didn't receive Cala's love because of her useless body. She does not want May to experience the same sorrow she did, so she must bring her down before she gets closer to Sun.

When the women finished their work, they cleaned up their mess and returned to their tent to sleep. The next day, Flute guided the women to their usual spot to gather more horny toads. When they arrived, they saw an extraordinary scene. Some of the trees around their spot were sliced clean in half, while others were uprooted with their trunks broken in two. And in the middle of this scene was Sun and Rock resting on the ground and covered in sweat. Sun's sword was on the ground and Rock's buckler was stuck in a tree.