Despite the story OKE told you, TOIRE wants to know more about the pillars, this story becomes increasingly dangerous than you think.
You have the idea that KEKI knows more about the pillars than OKE can know, after all, it's a CHOSEN.
He approaches KEKI and asks about the pillars, KEKI tells him not to know much.
A brief silence is made, it is OKE who breaks the tension, she tells him that they are sorceresses of the princess's counsel, they kept the castle safe from the evil power that weighs on it, purifying it.
They were four pillars, unfortunately they must already be dead. Keep your head down.
TOIRE asks KEKI if she knew anything about it, she tells her very seriously that she was in training the process to replace a pillar next summer, as they take turns every 3 years or if they died earlier.
All this, to TOIRE seems unfair that they were human sacrifices.
It really goes into anger against CHOSEN.
TOIRE will check KEKI's wound, touch his forehead, have a little fever.
TOIRE doesn't like what KEKI's wound looks like, tells him that he's already infected, he asks KEKI for approval to clean it, it's going to be very painful, but, he's going to have to scrape his skin to get the infection out of it, and press on the meat.
KEKI without much rush, tells her not to stop doing what she thinks is necessary, he apologizes for not keeping her clean, as they did not stop in many hours and after that, the water shortage.
Ask OKE for help, which is fast approaching.
While he works, superficially cleaning the wound, he tells OKE that they are going to NANEKI, TOIRE pulls out a very thin sheet of metal and starts cleaning it with a rock and proposes to OKE to go with them, also tells him that KEKI is a CHOSEN who possesses a sacred treasure (KEKI looks at him annoys) and she possesses the tear of love that she possesses the tear of love that she , perhaps and only perhaps if they reach the princess, INFRAMUNDO has salvation.
TOIRE looks for a silk scarf the strand and unscoys a little, it will resist as thread.
He tells KEKI that he must sew the wound, she agrees, and he asks OKE for help so that he does not allow KEKI to lower his arm.
KEKI would claim what he said, but he knows it's going to hurt a lot, so he's right.
KEKI takes a stick next to it and bites it.
OKE is surprised, KEKI has a small body, seemingly fragile, however, its attitude, is to be admired.
TOIRE proceeds to sew his wound after soaking that with the water of medicine.
According to each stitch, KEKI measures his breathing and tries to concentrate on decreasing his pain, within her, she thinks all that training was, if it hurts and a lot, only serves to keep busy.
After a while has passed since sewing, he yields a little pain to KEKI, they are ready to follow, and it is not long before we reach the village of TOIRE.
They come out carefully from the enramada watching around them.
They plan to continue as before, away from the roads.
They walk through the forest until they reach a river, everyone rejoices, TOIRE takes a breath of relief.
Water is vital at the time, for everyone, especially KEKI, the fever will not go down without hydrating.
KEKI and TOIRE have not eaten in nearly 2 days for fear of being discovered in addition to the state in which he found it in the river.
TOIRE decides to be the only one exposed, asks them to wait behind him, they will cover it from the bushes, TOIRE goes to the river, apparently there are no people nearby, he goes fishing, manages to catch some good sized fish, OKE helps the preparation, TOIRE did not let KEKI move much.
Sitting down to eat, OKE leaves the biggest fish to TOIRE as a thank you, as she approaches lunch, TOIRE offers KEKI the biggest, she looks at him strangely, OKE found it a nice gesture, however, she doesn't take it.
KEKI tells him that with another he will be fine, she does not eat too much, besides, the one who works a lot, needs more energy, so, the bigger one must be for him.
He's flattered and smiles.
OKE looks at them curiously.
They eat, but they no longer rest, they must hurry, in a few hours they arrive in the village of TOIRE, people are seen in apparent calm, however, they look at them with distrust, there are signs of looting in the houses.
On one of the town's shores they arrive at TOIRE's house, look humble and looted like the others, he goes to his stable and confirms that his horse KAZIEL is gone, it was stolen.
They have no more for what, come in.
TOIRE asks them to close the door.
When he inspects his house, he at least sees that his bed was not moved.
His blankets do, but, he's in the same place.
On the legs of the bed there are some lines that he has drawn.
Underneath, on the floor of the bed, remove a board that covered a drawer under the floor.
Relieved, there, he sees some bags of money saved and some bottles of medicine.
TOIRE shows OKE where he's got the pots with water.
He'll come out of the house again, he's going to go buy some things to eat.
On the way to fruit shop, you notice something you missed as soon as you arrived.
It is strange not to see young males anywhere, only older and some children, very quiet women, asks them and they reluctantly turn away telling them that, they ignore who stole the village and the whereabouts of others.
When he went, when he went to a shop, the elder he attends lets him know that they were taken away by mercenaries mounted on beasts and put in cages that they brought in wagons.
He comes home, KEKI and OKE wait for him, finds them sitting at the table, having a hot drink.
TOIRE tells them what happened, he doesn't think they'd catch up with them since KEKI couldn't run in those days so there's no choice but to wait, they probably won't come back, he tells them they'll have to wait at least 7 days for KEKI to heal because without his horse, it will be a long journey.
And he'd only hurt himself more.
After 7 days, KEKI's wound closed, although, only superficially, KEKI has improved a lot and they decide to continue, they walk along a path that will lead them to a fiefdom known as THE KINGDOM OF KIRO, this fiefdom is on the side of good, but, first they will have to go through a thick mountain range that has many cliffs.
TOIRE would have liked to wait longer, at least another week, but staying was also a risk for KEKI.
They must still be looking for her.
They prepare, for a long way with pronounced declines, for this, the trees begin to form vines, with the flexible bark of the young trees and tie them reinforcing them with sap.
end of chapter 12