107 sp05 02 13, What Restrains, She Whispers (1/2)
What Restrains, She Whispers
Intro: Earlier, as the graceful night for Jelfyr's community continues their party, dedicating to their glory. Somewhere inside the woods, while they walk, Criselia stops. A distance from her, Judith also does.
Slowly floating in the air on the wide surroundings, plentiful glowing lights ascend up. Onto one of the glowing orb of light, Criselia slowly reaches her finger. She smiles, a bit sadly.
Judith gazes down and thinks, She's quite a goddess. She hears Criselia's voice speaking,
”Jaino's princess, among the kind of allies that I'm looking for, you are one who has potential.” She smiles again. On her long skirt's pocket, she picks out a black wristband. Moderately she throws it to Judith who receives. ”That gadget, I made it after I'd seen you fought against Jaino.
”I was hoping to reach to you, only I stumbled to someone who was spying at you. I interrogated him, and he was a man of Jaino. I forced him to spit out everything, and really, a huge problem hindered my intention.
”...Jaino cared about you for all of his life.”
”He cared for me?” has mumbled by Judith. ”Then why would he left me alone?” In pain on her heart she yells, ”He should be by my side when I needed him the most! I was so alone from those years! Why? Why would he married someone if he cared about me?”
”You don't understand young girl. The man spying at you had dug deeper to Jaino's history. He told me everything. Jaino's ancestor had made conflict with the current royalty's and some nobles' bloodlines. Not just that, but the current enemy of this kingdom. And he has plenty of enemies among his men. He told me also that Jaino's ancestor was a strong man, not until he gave up his life...
”He gave up his life for his love ones, who were under in hostage could be freed.”
Judith states, ”He doesn't want the past to be repeated on him..? I don't understand... I can protect myself. He is strong, why would he cowered?”
”Young girl, face reality. He is doing his best for your safety.
”In our life, everything comes, withers, and dies. Sometimes, instantly. Not, unless, you can possibly sustain health or are always lucky while years pass by. Or the law of nature doesn't permit your demise for a certain reason.
”Beside, in the dead soul plain that most of the naked eyes can't see, Jaino is surrounded by many sorrowful souls that he had slain—” Judith strains to listen at her ”—placing his consciousness somewhere between the boundary of sanity and insanity.
”His sanity limits his access on his current ability, but his insanity breaks those limits resulting his ability can go out of control — a so destructive that may cause the same to what happen on this kingdom.
”You understand what will happen if he loses grip to his reasoning, right? because of his problem, right?”
Judith gazes down. So that was why he always wanted solitude for his pastime... after my mother and father's case..? To sometimes get away from reality that he was facing? ”I can understand that he needed rest. But, I'm his friend. He should consult to me. I did practiced and improved my usage to my ability, in the purpose that I could help himwith his work. Wasn't that enough? And why would he hadn't consult to me? He didn't even listen to his man who asked consideration about my effort.”
”You miss my point younggirl. What this 'losing grip to his reasoning' that I'm talking is about mental breakdown. Do you want to witness people being mercilessly killed?”
”That's... I don't wanna.”
”And he is a norim born after several generations that had passed. That means, he also is a dangerous person. And his insanity might be triggered by this certain event.”
Judith's heartbeat turns faster. She asks, ”And... what... is it?”
”I know Jaino is instinctively aware by this. The most person that he cared about probably the first one or the second one before you. That would be...
”...his mother or father. What this certain event is—” Criselia appears on Judith's front and whispers near Judith's ear.
Judith has her eyes wide open. ”That's—?” Her tears pour on her eyes.
”Don't cry. I give your this bracelet to assist you with your ability. It's your decision either to follow us or be useful to this kingdom. Be useful for him instead. I also care about you. Yet, sadly, I can't protect someone while I become busy. Also this goes to Jaino — no needfor you to think. It's understandable.”
”I... is there nothing to be done? To...”
”So you can be near with him?” Seeing the poor Judith nods, she continues, ”I already give you this bracelet. I haven't given up with you. You need to talk to him.
”Me, Jesifer, and Jaino aren't enough for our survival. Because to where we will journey is a place that defines hell.”
—End of Intro
As the night continues — in contrast to the joyous community of Jelfyr, outside the ruins inside Akrosdasan Forest, the frightened captives, members of the underworld, under weaken state, they are afraid of something. — Something that only their vision could see — a shadow of insane woman who is about to torture them. Some captives are already passed out.
Standing in the area, the woman, Cally Haulicrity, idles as she stares at the sky. Inhaling and feeling the refreshing wind blow of the night, her vision wanders and settles down at the incoming woman, Frehviesa Amahaon, carrying a plate of coffees.
As she arrives, she reaches one Coffee to Cally, ”It's so amazing to see you at your current young beauty. I really wish I have the body of yours.”
”Try not to flatter me. I hate it.”
Frehviesa chuckles. ”You really did changed. Before, your fist spoke first before your mouth. Anyway, it seems this is a victory that we can't praise of. If my reasoning is correct, your child handle the matters alone. My men reported to me, that every person — soldiers, civilians, nobles, officials were forced to evacuated before our kingdom was destroyed.”
”Destroyed? How comes? How strong is this underworld is? I met Eladin before, he was not that strong.”