Jedediah POV

Chapter 9: A calm conversation

After four nights I still felt bad about it. I felt so little and weak when I had to walk quietly behind that Roman. And what kind of joke was that at the fork? He just wanted to make me angry or humiliate me even more. But I was just so tired back then, I didn't feel like fighting anymore. I had enough of being humiliate whole the time. Luckily our walk ended quick. Before we knew it one of the giants, the little one, Gus I think, stood before us and said he would bring us back. Octavius decided we should go with him and I was happy with his decision. I wanted to get away from that Roman as fast as possible. This stupid alliance only brought me distress.

Every night I just hoped the giants wouldn't come, but this night they came. Cecil took me with him and after me he picked up Octavius. And again he let us fall at the couch. "Jedediah." I heard it before I got up. "Jedediah?" I just looked at the giant before me and ignored Octavius entirely. "Jedediah!" How long did it take for him to give up? It was everyone for himself again, didn't he get it? The alliance was just a bad idea. That's not a big surprise, it was the idea of that stupid Roman.

"All right, I first wanted to say something about last time," Cecil started suddenly.

"Oh, just shut up," I said somewhat loud.

"Excuse me?" Cecil said, still pretty calm.

"Shut up!" I yelled back. "I won't listen to you. And I also won't listen to that stupid Roman anymore! I have enough of both of you! Could you just leave?"

Without any warning, without any sign, Cecil's hand came towards me. Just in time I was able to duck. But when I laid down on the table Cecil's fist came at me again. I wasn't able to get away from it again, so I just tried to protect my head with my hands. I waited for the hard slam, but suddenly some iron hand pulled me backwards. A hard bang, a light trilling in the ground and a cry from Cecil. I looked up and saw Octavius with his sword in his hands standing before me. So he really pulled me back for Cecil's fist? I stood up and went besides Octavius. He looked really mad at Cecil and seemed ready to attack.

"Oc… Octavius?" I said softly. Octavius turned his head towards me and suddenly he didn't look so angry anymore. "What are you doing?" I asked amazed and louder. We didn't got time to continue our conversation. Cecil already recovered from the blow and his reached towards us again.

We ran as fast as we could at the other side of the table and we stopped just in time before we fell in the ravine. Cecil was very close to us, but there was nowhere to go. I looked around and little bit panicked, cause there was just no way out. But then Octavius tapped me on my shoulder and I turned towards him. Octavius held the belt of his sword, who normally hang around his shoulder, in his hand. And I immediately knew what he meant.

I took one end of the belt and jumped of the first edge of the couch. The belt was too short to reach the ground, but I couldn't go back then. Octavius and I both held the belt on his very ends and I still wasn't sure it was safe to fall down. But still I let go of the rope and fell down. Without any problems I landed on my feet. I looked above and was relieved when I saw Octavius jumped immediately and I caught him safely.

Soon I hang for the second time at the rope and I couldn't reach the ground. Again I let myself fall, but this time I didn't land softly. I felt pain flow through my right ankle when I landed. When I caught Octavius again I felt for the second time a pang flowing through. Octavius ran quickly beneath the couch and I stumbled behind him. When I finally was beneath the couch I hang against it. My ankle hurt and I couldn't stand on it.

"I think we lost him," Octavius said while he putted his belt around his shoulder again.

"Why did you do that?" I asked while I still stood against the wall.

"Why did I do what?" the Roman asked back. "And why are you standing on just one leg?"

"First this Roman, why did you pull me back?" "That is part of the alliance, isn't it?" "I didn't even called your name, so there was no alliance." "I know that…" It was quiet for a little time before Octavius continued. "But I understand why you ignored me." "Oh, just shut up. What do you know of me then? Nothing!" "I suspect you just don't want to follow me anymore after what happened last time."

I kept silent, because I didn't want to tell him he was right.

"And now you don't reply, because you don't want to admit that I'm right." "Octavius, just stop! What makes you think that?"

And again it was quiet for a short time.

"Well," Octavius said after a while. "Actually I just thought how I would react if it happened to me." Silence again. "Back then by the fork…," Octavius started.

"Was kinda dirty from you and kinda humiliating for me," I ended his sentence.

Octavius looked at me with some weird look on his face. He looked at me in a way I thought I would see it from him. He looked ashamed…

"I know," he said with the same look in his eyes. "But I didn't really mean to do it. I just got a little irritated when you looked so happy when I asked you which way we should go. I never planned to humiliate you like that."

"I'm sorry Octavius, but that's kinda hard to believe."

"And also that I understand," he said seriously. And again there was a little silence between us.

I got lost in my own thoughts and thought about what Octavius just said when I heard him snigger. "What?" I asked while I looked up.

"Well, it's pretty funny," Octavius answered. "Some nights ago we yelled at each other and even fought about the leadership and now we have a calm conversation about our misbehaviour last time."

I also smiled by the thought of it. He was right.

"But maybe it is time to leave this place," Octavius said out of the blue.

"Good idea," I said immediately. "But you are not the leader!"

Because of the conversation I had forgotten about my ankle, so I just took a step forwards. Immediately the pain flowed through my whole body and I had to sank on my knees.


Wow, this is the first time they are nice to each other, isn't it... =S

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