"I'll be back when my time here is over."
"I feel so troublesome for you," Freya whispered.
Zuko looked at Freya flatly, "but for me this is an adventure that I have to go through."
He went back to reading the letter in his hand. Rolls of light brown letter with black writing. There is a sense of longing for the atmosphere of his own kingdom.
But if he goes home for a while, he's worried about Freya, if either Medusa or the werewolf comes back will kill him.
"Zuko, come back to your country for a while if you really want to come back. I'll take care of myself here."
"No Freya, I will stay here to look after you for the rest of my life. What if during my absence, Medusa came here again?"
The girl looked at Zuko with a gaze swept away by something that made her feel moved by those words.
"Freya go to sleep, because tomorrow morning I want to take you around this area."
"But I couldn't sleep at all until my father came back safe and sound," said Freya in a worried tone.
"Excuse me sir," a maid who had been delivering food and drink, now picking up leftovers.
"Please," said Zuko as he helped put his plate into the tray brought by the waiter.
After the waiter left. Zuko laid his body in that place, there was still aches in his body even though it had been a week.
"Don't sleep here, you'll catch a cold," Freya said, touching Zuko's hand.
"So why? Even in my kingdom I often sleep outside," said Zuko as he got up from his bed.
"How is the state of your country? Is it very pleasant there?" asked Freya.
seemed increasingly affectionate with him, even though he was only like a soldier to the girl.
"In my country there are many small villages that I always visit."
Freya became more and more curious about this unique story, until she didn't realize that she was resting her head on Zuko's shoulder.
Knowing this, Zuko was silent and felt something strange when he was close to the girl.
"Perhaps someday, I can invite you to visit my country when the circumstances permit."
"But when?"
"Until time will tell," smiled at Freya's question who was now impatient to come with him.
"Does your father also have enemies who attack frequently?" asked Freya.
"A soldier is trained in war skills to fight with the enemy, and in my country there are many soldiers who practice war every day to face the enemy who suddenly invites to fight on the battlefield."
Freya woke up from her thoughts leaning on Zuko's shoulder, she said something, "if in this country almost every time someone comes and attacks, until one day one of the Mahapatih here died protecting me from being slashed by a sword."
"In this kingdom there are a number of patihs how many?"
"There were only three. And now there are only two after Arca's uncle was killed."
"Do you have an uncle too?"
"All the patihs here are uncles, brothers of my father." replied Freya.
"But why can't your brothers be seen here?"
"My two uncles only have one son each, and they are both being assigned by Uncle Kerta and Cakra to go to a master samurai maker. Tomorrow morning is the tenth day they go."
No wonder Zuko didn't see Freya's brother, he's only been in this kingdom for only one week, and even then he fainted and only recently woke up that very day.
"Poor Uncle Arca, does your uncle also have a son?"
"Yes. He also has a son, but now he goes with his mother choosing to live in the middle of the forest with his brothers," Freya's face showed a sense of guilt, because because of her, Patih Arca was cut to death by a samurai.
Meanwhile, Zuko felt sorry for the reincarnated girl who was nearby. His life seems uneasy, starting from Medusa who wants to take revenge, and now the king of the wolf demon who wants to eat him for eternal life, and his own uncle died for saving his life.
"My mother always said that in life, sometimes we are happy, sometimes we will feel a sadness," said Zuko to make Freya appreciate her life more.
At that time he was also surprised. Why had he not seen Freya's mother at all and the wives of Uncle Kerta and Uncle Cakra.
At that time. Suddenly there was a man who was the same age as Emperor Argayasa, he walked up to Freya and with a friendly smile.
"Princess Freya. Go inside or you'll catch a cold," the man whose name was Patih Cakra.
"But uncle, I can't sleep if my father isn't home yet." Freya looked very worried about her father's condition.
"Freya. I will guarantee your father's safety," said Zuko who was trying calm the heart of the princess to be calmer.
Patih Cakra also smiled kindly hearing those words, he nodded his head when Freya looked at him.
"Okay, I'll go inside," Freya got up from her seat.
Zuko looked at Freya who walked away from him in the garden. The sweet fragrance of the girl still smelled even though it was no longer visible.
The girl's scent didn't change at all like the first time Zuko saved her from the demon Medusa. Her scent was like that of an angel who had descended from heaven, or perhaps because she was the reincarnation of the goddess Athena.
"Mr. Zuko, sorry to bother you," said Patih Cakra.
"It's okay uncle."
"Hopefully the Emperor survives the demons. But how did the Emperor get kidnapped by the demons?" asked Patih Cakra.
Zuko was surprised by Patih Cakra's question, as if he didn't know what was really going on. No wonder at that time Zuko did not see the Patih was in the Kingdom.
"At that time the Emperor was called to meet a guest, but a few moments later Uncle Kerta received a letter stating that Emperor Argayasa was kidnapped by a wolf demon."
Patih Cakra was surprised by the story, "then what is the meaning of the stealth?"
"I don't know uncle either, but in the letter it says that if we want the Emperor to be safe, we must hand over a chest filled with gold."
Patih Cakra wrinkled his forehead, "the demons are thirsty for wealth, he uses all his wealth to have fun with women,"
"But is there a woman who likes scary demons like that?" Zuko asked in surprise.
Patih Cakra laughed at the question, he then said, "As a demon, their true form is. But the demons are able to change their form into an ordinary man without anyone knowing, with a necklace around their neck they change their true form into ordinary humans. "
Hearing that, Zuko remembered a black necklace wrapped around the neck of the werewolf that attacked him, "no wonder the necklace looks suspicious."
"When did you see it?" asked Patih Cakra.