Chapter Nine: Human Warnings
Zira returned back home with Lucius and an orangutan. The orangutan was there to fix the window, Cornelius had since retired to bed in their short absence.
"Just there" Zira told him, pointing towards the window. He got out his tools,picking up the shredded glass.
He scooped some putty out and placed it on the bottom of the window pane. He was being watched by Lucius whom seemed quite interested in the mechanics of fixing a window. The orangutan is given a glass of water by Zira who returns.
"Thank you"
"You're an orangutan so maybe you can tell me, what's purpose of the wall that their currently building? Who do they intend on keeping out?" Zira questioned.
"To keep out any loose human mutant of cause...they are more dangerous then we, Zira"
"Really? How so?"
"They can show things that aren't there, they could show the death of a thousand apes and it would feel real yet it wouldn't be there...so says those who returned from battle"
"What makes you think a wall would stop them?"
"We don't know but we rather not be completely bare of protection"
"Thank you fixing my window, you can see yourself out now"
He gave a brief snort though he understood why she wouldn't wish to hear anymore. She might be afraid of agreeing with the war given their adversaries. Lucius passed him his tool box, opening the door and seeing the orangutan out.
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The following day arrived, unfortunately for Cornelius; he has to take time away from his assigned state work. His injury meant he could barely walk, let alone help build a structure; so he remained home. A knock on the door was heard, he forced himself to answer it; Dr Zaius barged right past.
"Why aren't you at the wall? Making me look like a fool!"
Though the elder orangutan did soon notice that he was limping as Cornelius sat back down on the seat. Zaius thought for a moment and came to the only logical conclusion, this was unwarranted foul play.
"Who beat you up? No, my real question is; why on Earth did you allow it to happen?"
"Well I didn't enjoy it...a bonobo called Jacob jumped on me, I have no idea why for I never saw him before that day and after that, I don't wish to again"
"Jacob? Oh I know him, he's one of those rebels who wishes to take over the likes of me...he has gained quite a following, like father, like son" Dr Zaius explained.
He knew Jacob quite well and knew his significance very much, he wasn't keen on him for he treated apes in a manner that Dr Zaius did not like. He agreed with his philosophy that humans were worthless however little else.
"Don't tell me there's more" Cornelius complained.
"I'm very happy that you got caught in his crossfire Cornelius, for now we can finally justify the need to arrest him and send him to jail, for he needs it"
"Was there any truth to his claim? That I'm the descendant of Caesar? He seemed very convinced"
Zaius never thought that this day would come in his own lifetime however he gathered that everything does come full circle. They have always been an old prophecy that the day Caesar was brought up again, it would be the start of a long war.
"Of cause, your father wasn't lying to you Cornelius...oh I do miss your father, I was very good friends with him; he was a great warrior and we use to spend plenty of time together on the battlefield...there's always been link between me and your father, you and I too I suppose"
"How so? You and father have always hated me"
"No we haven't, we just wished that you would have followed your father's example and trained for war as your family always have done...I've said too much"
"I dislike war and I'm no good at fighting, no amount of training would do me any good; which is why I went into archaeology"
"It should have been your fate, your forefather Caesar was friends with my forefather Maurice, they were together on the front line of the war...just rest and return to the wall when you are better"
Zaius gave him a brief last look before leaving as he so said he would.
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TBC
