'Wake up... Wake up Fontana. Fontana? Fontana, wake up...'
A soft and magnificent man's voice slowly whispers at her and it was like floating along with the wind.
'Fontana wake up. The time is running out.'
As it whispers again.
'Fontana...'
The last call of her name made her tremble inside. Eyes open of a sudden then wondering if where that voice came from or it was just part of a dream.
She holds her head with her right hand then slowly sits in the grass. Gave her eyes a trice look above. The sun was already too high so she needs to continue her journey before it comes down from its position right now. She picked up the sword by her right hand before fully standing up.
Looking around to figure out where was the right way to reached the city of Replecko but she doesn't know where to go.
A footstep was heard on the right side and it catches her attention. It happened before too and she thinks that it would help her just like before. She walks in this direction and footsteps were heard again forward from her. She keeps following it with a big hope that she could successfully pass through these woods.
After how many hours of walking she became weary but still, she keeps herself stay in touch with her journey even if her feet are ready to give up.
But half of an hour bygone, she cannot keep her journey yet for tiredness was now predominant within her. She immediately kneeled at the ground then finally sits on it. A sound of footsteps forward continues and she looks forward in that direction.
"Stop... Let me take a rest for just a moment."
Then she sighed.
She closed her eyes while slowly laying on the ground.
"What are you?"
She said then she opens her eyes.
After about a minute without response, she sits then looks forward to where the last footsteps are heard lately.
"What are you? Are you just invisible footsteps or what?"
A few seconds bygone but still there was no response. She sighed then shook her head.
"Argh! Who am I kidding?"
Her mind was in mess. She won't know how she would react in this situation. She thinks that all of this was just a dream especially with the footsteps who keeps helping her. Despite this mess inside of her mind, she remembers the three. She feels sorry for them. She holds her forehead with her left hand and then closed her eyes.
"I hope they're okay."
She whispered.
'Go on... Proceed...'
Again the whispers of a man's voice just like lately appeared and when she heard it she stopped then opens her eyes.
Right now, she never thinks that it was a dream or else for she was witnessing it right now in sober.
"W-who was that?"
Her voice was showing that she was in the deep of confusion.
The air blows stronger in her direction. She holds fast the sword by her right hand then stands up.
'Tell me who you are. Why are you helping me or do you have some other intentions in me? Tell me, who are you?'
The wind blows again at her face the reason why she closed her eyes for a moment. But it blows softly and is comforting.
'Listen... Listen...'
A more slow and lovely voice whispers at her along with the blows of the wind. She did what it told her, she gives her whole attention to it.
'I am Sakar, peculiar companion of yours.'
She wondered when she heard him say his words.
"What do you mean?"
'You shall know us more in the allotted time.'
Fontana was truly confused.
"What do you mean you can tell me in the allotted time? And us? You're not alone?"
'I am not alone Fontana and so you are. In every wish or answer that you wanted to have has their own time for them to be visible in your eyes and perception and that time is not yet now but it was getting nigh.'
"I don't understand."
Then she bows her head.
'You cannot understand for the time now is not the time for you to understand everything.'
"You're talking too deep. You know I am not intelligent if you think I am."
'Come on. Keep following us.'
Then the wind stopped blowing at her. Footsteps can be heard forward from her and she follows them until she had finally reached Replecko city.
The emotional tragedy was at her front. Smokes are everywhere because of fires from other houses and streets. A sensational situation was truly present, dead bodies are scattered everywhere. The place of Replecko was like bathing in a red liquid for blood almost covered the whole city. And she could hear voices crying because of severe anguish. Others survived but were in severe condition.
Some armies are lying dead on the ground. Certainly, these armies had been murdered by the people who are more powerful than them. A sympathy appeared within her of a sudden.
"Why is this happening? It is getting worst. No one should suffer like this."
She knows in herself that she was the reason why these people suffered. She was the person that the King desires to get. Right now, she thinks that she must give up herself to the King so no more innocent people may die.
'The blame is not put in your head. Nobody wants this to happen except the King.'
This unknown creature whispered again to her.
She just sighed deep. Stepping closed to a man who was in middle age. When she finally gets closed she saw this man's wound at the upper right chest caused by a sword and it was continuously bleeding. His fabric was still coiled in his neck but more blood has in it.
She put the sword in the ground then help this man by preventing his wound from bleeding. She had twined his chest in where the wound was located very well using a part of the ripped fabric from the end of this man's coat. While this man keeps moaning because of pain.
*Bogsh!*
This sound was made by a canned food when it falls to a wooden floor at the store not far away from them. And because of this, she suddenly looked in that direction. She picked up the sword and walks slowly towards the store.
The floor creaked when she did take one step at the entrance of this store. When she fully stepped her feet on this floor she stopped then observed the surrounding. It was very silent and it was deafening. She steps slowly forward, she assured that her ears are keen and hands are all prepared.
She heard a small sound of breathing at the corner of the counter so she steps near in that direction slowly. She holds the sword tightly to accumulate strength. When she was about ready to smite using the sword she stopped when saw a man that the age was like her. He was panic-stricken while protecting his head with his two hands from her.
"It's okay. I won't hurt you."
She said in a comforting way.
She hands over her left hand unto him.
"It's okay."
This man looks at her hesitatingly then slowly takes her hand. She helped him stood up then tapped his shoulder.
"I am glad you're okay."
Then a sweet smile became visible on her face. This man suddenly stopped when she saw her smile. It feels that it was his first time to see a girl smiles beautifully.
"Wow..."
As he whispered at her front but Fontana heard it.
"What? Okay, can-"
This man stopped her from talking.
"Hi! I-I am Carter. I am glad to know that you are okay too."
Then he smiles sweetly at her.
Fontana feels awkward for him.
"Well... Thank you then."
And she turns backward against him and walks out of the store while this man keeps following her.
"What is your name?"
She feels irritated with this guy.
"Miss? What is your name?"
When they are exactly in the place where the man that Fontana handed over a little help lately she stopped from walking and face this man in seriousness. This guy felt afraid.
"Hi! I am Fontana Swundes and nice to meet you, Carter."
Then she smiles at him, a force one.
"You are beautiful."
Then his eyes are like twinkling.
She thinks that this man was crazy but she also thinks that she could take advantage of him.
"Okay, Carter. Can you do me a favor?"
Carter nods at her.
"Of course, yes. What is it, love?"
She was shocked when she heard his last word.
"Love? Why are you calling me love? My name is Fontana not love."
Carter just keeps smiling at her, staying cool too.
"You don't want that name? Okay, I understand sweetie."
'What?!'
As she speaks her mind. She was ready to give this man a sweet single punch but she decided to not do it.
"Call me whatever you want but can you heal these people? The ones who had survived."
"Yes, yes my sweetie."
Carter smiled very well but a few seconds later it disappeared when realized something.
"Umm, sweetie? What steps should I follow to heal them?"
"What?"
Just a single word came out of her mouth. She was so annoyed by this guy. She closed her eyes and control herself from being impatient. Then after a few seconds, she looks at Carter.
"Okay, Carter. Prepare food to eat for these people. And don't tell me that you cannot cook too."
"Of course, I can."
Carter said.
"Then do it."
She commanded.
"Okay, sweetie."
He said energetically before turning and starts walking in rush.
"Argh... I am not good at this. How can I save them?"
An idea suddenly appeared in her mind. She thinks that maybe Sakar could help her with this.
"Sakar? Sakar are you there? Please, tell me what to do."
A moment bygone, there was no response from Sakar.
"Sakar... Sakar please..."
She feels very hopeless.
"Let me heal them, young lady. I know how to do the healing."
She turns at her back. It was the man that she had assisted lately.
"But you have a wound. You need to take a rest too and to be healed by someone."
This man smirked.
"You helped me even if you don't know me. I had never seen that kind of conduct, never been in my whole life except this time, right now. I have realized that maybe before I die I will make beautiful doings in this world even if we are all strangers. And you made me see that being strangers is not a reason for a person to help one another."
She was being astonished by this man. She slowly smiles at him.
"You are trying to make me cry, aren't you,?"
And she chuckled.
Fontana feels the happiness inside her chest. The happiness that she wanted to have. She sees that change is near.
"You are a different young lady. Very different..."
Then Fontana stares at this man trying to understand what he means to say.
"Come, help me stand up."
He said.
And Fontana helped him so he could stand up. She stares at this man's wound with a worried face.
"Don't worry young lady. This is just a scratch to me."
Then he chuckled.
"You are admirable for you are brave."
When Carter heard Fontana just said he suddenly put down the two cartoons which the foods are inside it and get a part of a metal pole about one meter long beside him.
"Fight with me armies! Fight with me! I am sure that I'll gonna kill you all!"
"Hey! Carter stops that. What are you doing?"
Fontana tries to stop him.
Carter turns at her and he put back the metal to where he picked it up. He was like a childish one but not to deny that he was sinewy. His hair was brownish and eyes are also brown and he had an enticing face. He was a little taller than Fontana.
"I'm sorry sweetie, I just wanted to make sure that you are safe and sound."
Then smiles again.
Love seriously stricken him the first time. Is it true that love can make you crazy or not? Well, maybe it is.
Fontana just rolled her eyes without his awareness then helped the man to have a seat.
"Does he had a problem with his mind?"
She asks in a very low voice at this man.
He chuckles before responding to her. While Carter was busy getting the food out from the cartoons.
"No young lady. As I had observed. He was under an unstoppable condition."
"What do you mean? You mean he is sick?"
Then he chuckles again.
"Forget about it."