He gently placed Flower on the grass, sit next to her and closed his eyes meditating.
"If Julian knows I am here, Douglas knows too. I know my brother too well."
An hour later, everyone that was froze, were able to move again however, they fell on the ground with numbing legs.
"Why did you take it too, Exila? The poison doesn't affect you." Tim said, shaking Exila's arns wuth strength.
She catches his hand and closed the fingers until he let her go.
"How can you be so cruel with me!"
"Dont be a child. You are old enough to behave." She said.
"Don't be like that, love." He begged on his knees, holding her legs "You are being si cruel with me."
Exila shake her leg and got up, moving away from the teen, towards Luan.
"Is hard to believe that he is a teen, right?"
"Not really. He is only like that with me, for some reason."
"You are like twice his size, what did you think?" Tom joined the conversation "He must feel like a kid next to you."
Tim got up and walked to his brother, stopping right the distance that couldn't be passed.
"Why are calling a kid? I am no kid."
Tom opened his mouth to talk at the same time the roots started to retreat, making all forret what they were talking about and concentrate the new problem in hands.
"I knew that the power wouldn't hold much longer. We should move on, we can't stop here."
Exila picked Flower up and put her on the shoulder, starting to walk towards the desert.
"We will not survive in the desert like this."
"How so?" Exila asked.
"We dont have food or water. We must follow the forest trail."
"Let's go then." Tim shouted in joy "We must hurry up so that we can arrive the championship in time."
"As if I would let you all sacrifice your lkfe for me. You all are already marked by Douglas only for helping me... I don't want to think what would happen if we went there."
"Are you ok, Luan?" Exila asked "You look worried."
"I am fine. Just thinking about past life, that's all."
"if you say so."
Luan went ahead, no one knew the trail he wanted to take. As he walked, Luan felt eyes fixed on his back, but he ignored it and continue walking.
"We have been walking for hours, can we take a break?" Tim asked "And Exila is carrying Flower on her shoulder. We must see how is she doing, right?"
"You have a point " Luan said, turning around and walking deeper in the forest, being followed by them. He stopped in a forest open space and started collecting wood.
"What seals do you all have? I know Exila is water...."
"I have Wind." Tim said proudly.
"Wind." Tom answered, without looking into Luan's eyes.
"I see... Can you two collect wood and tree leaves? To make a bed for Flower."
"Yeah, sure." They said in sync, going each other their way.
"They have the original seal, right? There shouldn't be two of the same seal."
"It's complicated. Ojce they are ready, they will tell you their story."
"Very well! Can you put her laying against the tree? I need helf to make a bonfire?"
"Sure. I'll do it."
Exila obeyed him and after lighting the fire, the boys returned with the wood and leaves that Ljan asked for.
"You didn't have to bring so many." Luan exclamed, upset "She doesn't need a king's bed."
"Whi told you that is for her!" They asked simultaneously.
"That's my boy." Exila said, making her way to Tim.
As she was in front of him, Exila He lifted him off the ground and took him on her arms.
"Why did I receive the princess treatment today?"
"Because you are my princess." She said "Or did you forgot?"
"Of course not."
Luan was looking at them, waiting for them to approach, beside their voices there was the absolute silence.
"Get ready." Luan said, getting up and put out the fire "We are not alone."
"What are you talking..." Tim started by saying.
"You have quite the audition, Lucas! Or should I say Demon King?" Emma interropted their talk, coming out from the shadows of the tree.
"How did you find us?" Luan asked, getting near Flower with his arns opened.
"Why should I say?" She asked before getting her hand ul, still burned "I didn't forget what you did to me."
"If you didn't try to take me, it wouldn't happen. You deserve it."
"Do I deserve? Is it something for your to decide?"
Luan was out of words, she was right. Even if he felt that it was the rightfl thing to do, no one should get hurt.
"It isn't." Exila said "But you weren't playing fair."
"What can I say? I am good on what I an doing."
"We will see about that. " Exila said, getting ready to fight with ger handmade spear.
"There is no need to fight." Luan explained, getting between them, but Emma started to laugh.
"Are you fucking serious right now? After what you did to me."
"I understand that I hurt you. And I want to apologize With all my sincerity.
"I don't care what you have to say. I am goong to kill you."
"If it is what you want." Luan said as he relaxed and took his fans from the pocket.
"There is no way that you have those." Emma said, amazed "There are from Douglas private collection.
"Why would he have it?" Luan asked, confused, but without taking the eyes of her.
"Are you stupid? There are from his late brother. I don't even know why he still has something from a dead person.
"I should make the same question. But not to her."
"Getting distracted in the middle of fighting?" She asked launching forward with two daggers in both hands.
No one was able to predict it, she didn't have any magical aura around her, what would only mean one thing.
"She is human!" Tom shouted, surprised as he run to caught Luan, but was pulled back by a root.
"I wasn't expecting you here." Emma said, happy.