When I opened my eyes the next morning, I was in my room. My father, uncle, Evan, and Leko uncle were all present. They were all staring at me. They had an anxious and a fearful expression on their faces.
When I glanced at my father, I noticed tears in his eyes. I didn't understand why he was crying at the moment. I felt an ache in my heart when I tried to get up to wipe his tears.
When I looked down at my chest, I noticed some weird markings. That's all I recall. I only know that after that incident, I got this mark on my chest and it wasn't my mother. That was the devil. But I still feel my mother was there.
While touching this mark, Maxilin looked in the mirror.
Maxilin's POV.
As I stroked it, I said, "I truly want to look inside of it."
After that, I sighed and put on my clothing. It's time to meet my Hawki. I haven't seen him in a couple of days. I blew a loud whistle out of my window. Suddenly, I noticed my Hawki was flying towards me. He stayed in front of my room on a tree. I extended my hand, and Hawki sat on it. He's grown into a large boy who is both bright and aggressive.
I stroked his back and asked, "Hawki, did you tell my uncle about my situation?" Hawki fluttered his wings.
I responded, smirking, "excellent job, boy. I should give you a reward."
Hawki made the sound "Kack-Kack" to express his happiness. I smiled and walked into my room.
In the office room
Yean entered the office room where Wyiner was talking with a man whose entire body was covered except for his head, which was half-clothed. He exited the room as soon as he heard someone approaching. When he watched that man go, Yean raised one of his brows. However, that man appeared to be really slim. As he walked away, Yean shifted his gaze away from him.
"This letter is for you, my lord," Yean said. Wyiner grabbed the letter and read it. His eyes narrowed and his expression got gloomy as he read.
When Yean saw Wyiner in this state, he was going to leave him. "Yean," said Wyiner.
"Sorry for my inconvenience, my lord. I'm going to leave," Yean said.
"It's not that serious. You can stay here," Wyiner said.
"Is everything all right, my lord?" Yean asked. Wyiner peered out the window. It's been raining since the afternoon. The sky is lit up by lightning, and the wind is blowing.
Wiyner stated, "We need to go to Scotland."
On the other hand,
I was on my way to the hall room. Suddenly, a man bumped into me. "Be careful," I warned. I tried to look at him, but his face was partially covered. He lightly pushed me and bolted for the gate. I was staring at him as he ran. I looked at my hand after a moment. It didn't appear to be a guy.
Instead, I got the feeling it was a lady. Could it be? I took a peek at where she came from. She emerged from the office. I blew a whistle to summon my Hawki.
I walked over to the office.
...
"Scotland?" asked Yean.
"Yes, that is quite urgent. It is a solitary creature with tremendous evil powers that are affecting events throughout the islands. People also think that a monster has a poisonous breath that causes withering crops, droughts, sickness, and plagues among cattle and humans," Wyiner said.
"Did anyone see it?" Yean asked.
"No," Wyiner replied sternly, "but they heard horse sounds surrounding their settlement when it became mid-night."
"Sir, what will it be?" Yean asked.
"We must go and stay there. Or else we won't be able to say anything," Wyiner said. The sound of a door slamming open startled them.
Maxilin walked into the room. Wyiner murmured, "Maxilin."
"Uncle, I'm going to Scotland," Maxilin said.
"You? But, Maxilin, there's no need for it. I'm still young enough to deal with everything- "
Maxilin interrupted Wyiner before he could finish his sentence.
"Uncle, don't be worried about me. I can handle it on my own," Maxilin said. "Maxilin," Wyiner stated.
"Please don't tell your brother about this. I don't want any other arguments for my decision," as Maxilin said, he was about to leave.
"Wait, Maxilin, listen to me," Wyiner urged.
Wyiner's Aside.
Ahh! This boy and my brother will undoubtedly drive me mad at a certain point.
I emerged and climbed onto my horse. Evan appeared out of nowhere and walked over to me.
Evan said, "Where are you going at this hour?"
"I simply want to ride," I said, looking at him.
"It's raining, Maxilin. Don't leave right now. You've only just gotten out of bed, "Evan said.
"Hey, don't be like this. You know me, right? "I said. I then moved my gaze to his hand. I asked, "How's your hand?"
He murmured, his eyes furrowed. "It's absolutely fine. But I am still unable to move properly."
"Can you ride with me?" I asked.
Evan abruptly sighed. "Maxilin, would you listen to my one word?"
"Dude, I did not know you were such a scary cat," Maxilin teased.
Evan grasped my horse's rope and attempted to gently pull my horse. "What are you doing, Evan?" I said, rolling my eyes.
"I need to talk to you," Evan said.
I got down from my horse and put my horse in the horse stable. We made our way back into the fort. Suddenly, I noticed my uncle was approaching us.
Wyiner called out his name, "Maxilin."
"Yes," said Maxilin. He stated, "We need to talk."
Maxilin cast a sidelong glance towards Evan. because he knows what his uncle is about to tell him.
"Evan, I will join you soon," I said. Evan understood my signal and went to the second floor.
I said, "Yes, Uncle." I want to talk about that matter," he said.
"If you attempt not to send me there, I'm sorry, but I will not listen," I explained. "No, I'm not. I understand my brother is protective of you, but if you ask my opinion, I would say that you should go with," uncle said. I lowered my head.
Maxilin's Aside.
Father? Is my father aware of my life? No, I don't believe so. I sighed and closed my eyes.
Wyiner glanced at Maxilin and stated, "Maxilin, I know you're angry with him. But whatever he did, it was all for your sake," uncle said. I said, "Uncle." "I think we should discuss the mission," I said.
"Come with me," Wyiner responded after a brief pause. He began walking towards his bedroom, as Wyiner had stated.
As we entered his room, he handed me a letter. Wyiner said, "Read this." I read that letter and immediately began thinking about something. Uncle said, "You have to stay there for a few days."
I narrowed my eyes and shifted my gaze to the letter. I stated, "Uncle, I had a dream that I was near the seashore when I was unconscious.
I saw a monster riding a horse; I remembered. But I didn't see his face." "What are you saying, Maxilin?" Wyiner said, his eyes furrowed
"When I lose consciousness, I generally dream about disturbing things," I said. "Sometimes it's tied to reality, but sometimes it's not."
Wyiner's aside.
Maxilin, it won't be "sometimes" any more. One by one, everything will become real.
TO BE CONTINUED..