Chapter 69: chapter 69 - A Quiet Before A Storm

As the day Changes there's a strange atmosphere around this kingdom.

As the day of the next Invasion gets close, tension is shown on everyone's face.

It's understandable because no matter how great Akh'sah as a king or how much charm Anugerah has it's still can Replace Granada's position.

So there is nothing much that Akh'sah and Anugerah could do about this tension.

Also, the original plan that Akh'sah had for Anugerah, is rejected by Anugerah herself, she already knows This beforehand, when She searches for Akh'sah on the night that Akh'sah and Taufik drink together, Anugerah inadvertently hears what they talked about.

At first, she wanted to cooperate with that plan after She heard what her brothers said, but with the situation, they are in now, Anugerah obstinately wanted to stay and didn't want to leave Akh'sah to struggle on his own, This is Also why Taufik decided to stay and help Akh'sah too.

Face with Anugerah stubbornly, Akh'sah can't do anything, and only agrees That Anugerah stays with him.

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One day before the next full moon.

Taufik can be seen, walking alone at night, Wanting to go somewhere quiet.

After he arrived at the place that he thought was quiet enough, Taufik called someone.

"Kl'lara, came out!"

After Taufik said that, a space was distorted to make something like a gate, A gate that has a pure black color.

then Kl'lara came out from that gate and directly got in her knee.

"My lord, what I can do for you?"

Kl'lara said while bowing her head.

To summon Kl'lara Taufik didn't have to do a procedure like what Anggun (The Dai-Yak "ex" Princess 'chapter 23-24') did because the Contract that Taufik had with Kl'lara is not a "mutualism" Contract like what spiritualist have with their spirit, it's a submission contract, so Taufik didn't have to do that "chant" Like what Anggun do.

"How many skeleton soldiers do you have?"

Heard the questions, Kl'lara was silent for a while.

"... It's Around 600-700, my lord, can I ask why you ask that?"

"I see, I think that is enough, tomorrow you have to help this kingdom from the monster Invasion, so feel free to use your skeleton, Is that okay?"

Kl'lara nods her head, knowing the reasons are for Taufik's summoning her.

"... I will follow whatever you said, my lord"

Taufik smiled a little when he heard that.

"Ahh, and don't back to the spirit Realm, just stay here! Arman seems to miss you somehow"

"... That kid? My lord?"

"Yeah that kid"

Taufik then pointed at the ice castle behind.

"Just go to that castle, just tell the guard that I sent you, and ask where Kaela and Arman are, the guard Will show you the way... Go now, I still have something to do"

"Yes, my lord"

After Kl'lara leaves, Taufik looks in the direction Where he feels someone's presence.

Taufik then walked for a little bit more, and after he arrived at the place where he felt someone's presence, he saw someone sitting on a rock, looking at the night sky.

'Anugerah? What is she doing out here? at this Hour?'

Taufik then gets close to Anugerah, but even after Taufik is close enough to Anugerah, she still doesn't feel his presence at all and still looks at the night sky.

"... Anugerah?"

"!!!"

Anugerah was startled when she heard someone calling her from behind and directly looked behind.

"Ahhh, it's you sir Fik, what are you doing here?"

"That's my question, what are you doing out here... Alone?"

Taufik said while walking to sit beside Anugerah.

Anugerah smile.

"Yeah I'm alone, I just want some quiet place to think about a various thing, what about you? What are you doing outside at this hour?"

"I'm... Just walk to get some fresh air, nothing much"

"I see"

"..."

"..."

There is an awkward silence for a while, no one knows what topic they should talk about, it's understandable because this was the first time they were talking Only the two of them, usually when they talk there is Akh'sah or Kaela Around, so when is only two of them like now, an awkward silence like this would happen.

But Taufik as a man, of course, needs to start a topic. (:v)

"... Is it about your brother?"

Heard that Anugerah showed a forced smile.

"... That too, I know it already happens, but there is still something inside me that thinks all of this is just a nightmare, so it's always on my mind... It's just hard, you know"

"..."

Taufik didn't say anything, he never had a brother, even a cousin the only family he knew in his whole life was just his mother and Father, so he didn't know how to respond to what Anugerah said, so he just decided to be silent.

"... Haa, I just can't believe it...

Anugerah said after taking a deep breath and then looking at Taufik.

... By the way, thank you for always helping my brother, it helps lessen his burden, Thank you"

"Don't mention it, I just do what I can do, it's not much"

Taufik said looking up at the moon.

"Maybe it means a little to you, but for my brother, it's a great help, and also about what you said that day, because of that we can stand still, if not because of what you said that day, I don't what will happen to us"

"No, You overreacted, it's-"

Taufik stopped because he suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder.

"!!!"

Anugerah suddenly leaned on Taufik's shoulder, grabbing his shirt Tightly.

"No, it's really meant a lot to us"

Anugerah said hiding her face on Taufik's sleeve, hiding her crying face.

"... It means a lot"

Taufik just looked at Anugerah for some time, then looked at the moon again.

"... I see"

After that Anugerah kept that position for a long time, and Taufik didn't have the heart to move her, so they just kept That position until Taufik felt Anugerah had already fallen asleep.

"Haaa, this why I don't like family Drama, I don't know how Jenn and my mom always enjoy watching something like this?"

Taufik said carrying Anugerah in Princess carry style, then going back to Castle.

The Guards were surprised when they saw Taufik carrying Anugerah that way, they thought something had happened to their saint, so they asked Taufik many questions, but Taufik just ordered them to shut up.

The guards just do as Taufik orders, shut their mouths then let Taufik who carrying Anugerah go inside the castle.

Ask some maid to lead him to Anugerah's room.

When they arrived in Anugerah's room, Taufik placed her on her bed and then left the room immediately.

But after Taufik left the room, there was a movement inside that room.

Anugerah then opened one of her eyes to inspect the situation around her, and when she saw there was only her inside her room.

Anugerah got up from the bed and then covered her face with a pillow.

"Ahhhhh, I'm so Embarrassed, did he notice I was awake?"

Anugerah said loudly but luckily Because of the pillow, there was no one dan heard her voice.

Actually, when the guard asks Taufik many questions, Anugerah is already awake but because she is embarrassed to get up at that time, so she keeps pretending that she is asleep.

"How can I sleep? How will I face him tomorrow, Ahh I want to die" Sёarᴄh the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

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Taufik didn't know what was happening right now inside Anugerah's room.

He now was on the way to his room, but when he got close to his room, he heard a commotion from inside.

"You can't sleep here, this brother room, go sleep with Kaela!"

"Who are you ordering me to do a thing, it's not your business wherever I sleep, Why is that bothering you huh? Is this your room?"

"I-it's not, b-but you can't"

Heard what they fight for, Taufik wiped his face with his hand.

'...Fuck'

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Next day.

A few hours before the Invasion.

Taufik and the others right now were having breakfast, including Kl'lara.

It was just their usual breakfast, but Taufik felt something different, he kept getting a feeling that Anugerah was glancing at him from time to time, but When Taufik looked at her, She Always looked away, and didn't want to face Taufik directly.

Taufik was not the only one who realized Anugerah's strange behavior, Kaele, and Akh'sah Realized this too, and Akh'sah just responded to it with a smile on his face, only Kaela who showed a panicked expression on her face.

Kaela looks at Taufik and Taufik looks at Kaela back, in that Short exchange, Taufik and Kaela are having some conversation with their eyes.

'Do you do something to the princess?'

That was What Taufik caught from what he saw in Kaela's eyes.

And in response, Taufik just shrugs his shoulder.

That Morning was a quiet and enjoyable morning for them.

'A quiet before a storm' like thing.

And all of them know that.

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