Chapter 44

                                    

                                          
Chapter 44 
                          
Statue's whisper
                          
"A dying tear from the last surviving reason of her tragedy."
                          
Silence hovered inside the four corners of the room. But after few seconds of absorption, Prince Zen, Finn and Caleb stood to their feet with balled fist, prodding veins on forehead and eyes filled with fire. 
                          
King Dastan remain composed, Prince Casper flinched on his seat, Princess Harper bit her lower lip, Prince Lily let out a deep sigh while Queen Talisha shredded her few tears.
                          
"Of course! He's a Gazellian, he is my brother! Maging ako ay gagawin din ang desisyon niya sa sandaling madiskubre ko ang paraang sinasabi ni Rosh. Ipadadala rin kita sa emperyong ito. Kung hindi ikinukulong ng sumpa noon si Kalla, matagal ko na siyang dinala rito." Madiing sabi ni Finn.
                          
Lily waved her hand. "No, you're not. Hindi ka katulad ni Evan, hindi mo madidiskubre ang paraan para magising ang dyosa. Hindi ka nagbabasa ng libro, Finn. Ipinapaalala ko lamang sa'yo, aking minamahal na kapatid."
                          
Umawang ang bibig ni Finn sa sinabi ni Lily. "Seriously Lily!?"
                          
"I am serious, Finn. Maupo ka na lamang." Prince Finn cursed under his breath before returning to his seat.
                          
"Sino pa ang nakakaalam nito, Rosh? Dastan, we should alert the different empires of Parsua!" Prince Zen said in his determined voice. 
                          
Lily waved her hand again. "And do what? We should settle everything first inside this close room, are you suggesting an immediate war? Hindi mo ba alam na si Dastan ang haharap sa natitira tatlong hari ng Parsua? We can't just inform them like this Hey, we're raising a war tomorrow. Pack up. Kailangan pa nang masusing pagpupulong."
                          
"You may sit down, brother. Your suggestion is highly appreciated." Katulad ni Finn ay iritado rin naupo ang prinsipe ng mga nyebe.
                          
"That way?  I'm afraid my brother will bite it. He will immediately pack up with our greatest knights." Muling bumuntong hininga si Lily. 
                          
"Well, King Tobias is an exception."
                          
Sumulyap si Lily sa huling kapatid niya na nakatyo. "Caleb? May sasabihin ka ba?"
                          
Caleb shook his head, he silently returned to his seat. Finn and Zen smirked at him.  
                          
Nagpatuloy si Rosh. "Sa ngayon, kaunti pa lamang ang nakakaalam ng paraan kung paano gisingin ang dyosa. But we can't always assure that it will always stay that way." 
                          
"T-Then if the information did spill... we are not going to face a single side of enemy, right?" mahinang tanong ni Harper.
                          
Tumango si Casper. "The council and of course the other empires. We're going to face two enemies at a time." He said while tapping his fingers on the table. 
                          
Nagsimula na akong maguluhan sa pinag-uusapan ng mga Gazellian. Kaunti pa lamang ang nasasabi ni Rosh sa kanila pero parang napakarami na ng mga itong nalalaman. I could even wager that they had already surpassed my idea about my mates' situation right now. 
                          
Alam kong hindi ito ang tamang oras para humanga, pero hindi ko mapigilang hindi mamangha sa nasasaksihan ko.
                          
"The council, because they wanted to keep the goddess under their possession and produce more councils that will take their side. Ngayon ay nabigyang linaw na sa atin ang lahat kung bakit walang lumalabas na matinong konseho, dahil sa unibersidad pa lamang ay hinuhulma na sila ng sarili nilang intensyon. Using the goddess' possessed power." Sabay-sabay tumango ang mga Gazellina sa sinabi ni Lily.