Three times in the evening and four times in the morning, Felis and Deluna have been tossed around on the boat without eating or drinking properly. Occasionally what if the dew falls more heavily and the seagulls fly too low. Only then were they able to catch one or two tails to be used as a stomach filler. Of course Deluna was moving too fast so Felis had second thoughts about eating an old woman who claimed she was related by blood.
The clouds were moving fast in the sky. The cold wind hit Felis' face, bringing boredom and sleepiness. The girl yawned widely until her eyes were moist. Felis raised both hands while stretching her aching bones due to colds. While in front of her Deluna sat up straight and hasn't said anything since the two of them left Candramawa behind.
Every time she remembered her friend, regret made an invisible hole in Felis' chest. Cold. She didn't feel calm at all. But this is not about Weesa village. She faced Deluna.
"Are you following me, or accompanying me?" Felis asked rudely.
"I'm looking after you." Deluna responded soberly. Almost expressionless.
"Shouldn't you be there? She can help you read the book.”
“You probably killed her already, so why should I stay there?” Deluna answered calmly.
Felis thought that there was some truth to it, but still, she felt suspicious.
"What do you know about the last Reeda?" asked Felis to test Deluna.
“The last Reeda? Hmm, I don't know where you're talking about. But, everyone is talking about it in town.”
“You believe in the prophecy about that new era too?”
"That one I've never heard of." Deluna looked at Felis.
Felis looked at Deluna. Her expression was unreadable.
"What's that book you're holding about?" asked Felix. "May I see it?"
Deluna, she knew the girl in front of her was not just any girl, so she slowly held out the old book to Felis. The girl accepted. Flip through the pages.
"Why did you bring this book all the way here?" asked Felis.
"Because I can't read it," Deluna answered quickly.
"Why do you have to read it?"
"Because none of the Coalition employees know what they're doing right now." Deluna suddenly felt annoyed. It sounded clear from the sentence.
"So you're helping them?"
Deluna looked at Felis closely. She shook her head. "I seek justice." Without realizing it, Deluna had been provoked.
"What kind of justice?"
“What exactly do you want to know? Just ask for sure.” Deluna gave a firm line in her sentence. She knotted her hands in front of her chest.
Felix smiled. “If I remember correctly, Reeda is as old as you, all gone. I'm the only one left. And, how did you manage to retrieve my father's book in the Coalition building?” Felis approached Deluna.
"Who told you to follow us?"
Deluna combed her gray hair with her fingers. She stared straight at the expanse of sea behind Felis. She remembered the incident.
"How are you, Deluna," Gregora's soft voice echoed from every segment of the walls in the dungeon.
Deluna woke up. In front of her a pile of corpses that live half. It starts to rot because it's being economized. From where she was shackled, the old woman looked. The bearded man, they haven't seen each other in a long time. Deluna quickly smoothed her hair.
"You are getting more and more handsome," Deluna said praisingly, Gregora only smiled a little.
"I didn't come to visit," said Gregora, looking around. "I offer you your freedom."
"So I can have my house again and have you as a guest, like the old days?"
“Exactly,” said the bearded man. “You will be free and get everything you want. Like it used to be."
Inside his suit, the man was busy preparing something. Deluna was pacing in her place, waiting.
"This book, look for Marlon's daughter, her name is Candramawa. Only she can read it now," Gregora said to Deluna.
They were both friends from the beginning. That is the most logical reason why Gregora let Deluna live to this day. Twenty years Gregora imprisoned his best friend. Of course, if the other members of the Coalition knew, the woman in front of him would surely be lifeless.
All this time, only Aldora could trust Gregora to visit Deluna. Aldora gave the woman food and drink at least once a week. Only Aldora knows about Deluna.
"Is that all?" asked Deluna, as if such a job was not too difficult for her.
“Yes, for now. I just want to know what the book contains. I heard that someone wants to destroy the Coalition. I won't let it.”
"You like power, not women." Deluna was teasing.
"I'm old, what else can I do, Deluna?" Gregora looked at his friend. "Tell me, if I can trust you."
"Sure, we've been friends for a long time. You can trust me.” Deluna kept the red dagger behind her back.
Gregora unlocked the iron door that locked her best friend. "Ahead is a Weesa, a present for you."
Delena nodded enthusiastically.
But, after the door opened, she stabbed the old man sixteen times. As many of her family and children were killed in the Reeda massacre. The old woman once trusted Gregora. But, Gregora betrayed him. Gregora didn't even kill Deluna either, that made Deluna even more vengeful. Gregora made her live alone.
Deluna made sure Gregora was dead before picking up the book. “Unfortunately, someone has already made an appointment, Gregora. Forgive me." Deluna grinned as she stroked her best friend's beard once more.
Deluna climbed the stairs, slowly getting out of Gregora's basement. The light from the torch flickered on her cheek. She approached the Weesa man.
"Let's go Oscar." Deluna says hello. Leaving Gregora's corpse in the damp dungeon.
Oscar followed Deluna from behind. As a new member of the Coalition, Markus quickly influenced him, making him do whatever the Marlon twins wanted.
After half an hour of walking, Deluna stopped. “Enough here. I will bring Felis home for you.”
"Okay..." Deluna backed off a bit, then turned her back to Felis. "I'm a liar, but I can make a better offer." Deluna stared at the beach in front of her. “That, the city of Este. I can take you there. Once there feel free to kill whoever you want, then let me go about my own business.” Deluna simple her wish. She just wanted Felis to come back quickly. Before it's too late.
"Before I know why this book is so important to everyone?"
Deluna stood up, hands on her hips. "I just want to find a way to destroy the Coalition." Deluna finally confessed. "The book is not important to me."
And I want to avenge my father, Felis said to herself.
Hearing Felis' heart, Deluna smiled.
Felis nodded. “Okay, I'll help you with that. After you drive me to town.” The girl determined confidently.