Chapter 8: The plan
After three days Dal and Eagle arrived at the outskirts of the city.
"So many things have changed here," Eagle said. "This evening I'll finally be with the others in the Mall again and I'll see Bray again."
When they arrived in the Mall, they went in through the sewage. "Be careful, Eagle. I think the alarm system is activated. It's better if you first stay in the background while I'm calling the others. Then the surprise is bigger when you come in."
"You mean you go in and tell them where you were and then I come and say, 'Hi there, I'm back again.' Ok, they would be amazed of seeing me, but that's not enough for me. I want to see the surprise in their faces. They shall think they can't trust in their eyes. And they shall be a little scared." Eagle put on a long black coat, which nearly reached the floor and put its hood wide over her forehead. Then she fixed a black cloth like a veil in front of her face so only her eyes could be seen through a thin split.
Dal asked, "What do you intend to do? You look some how scary with this masquerade. You weren't like this earlier."
"That belongs to the rules of my tribe. We Gaians always travel in such coats. The girls as Kitten in black ones and the boys as Tomcats in brown ones. Melody as leader of the Kitten wears a red one and Pride as leader of the Tomcats wears a blue overcoat. When we see another tribe we set up the hoods. If we get in trouble with this tribe and this tribe is searching us, it searches the Kitten and Tomcats and lets the Gaians alone. We're just allowed taking the masks off in front of persons we know and we can trust, or if Melody or Pride say that we shall take them off. Go and call the others. Tell them you were at my grave and why. Tell them you met your old friend who calls herself now Eagle. When Lex hears that you've brought someone you know from then with you he'll freak out and I guess he'll call me a spy…" Eagle told him her further plan. "When I appear masked in the Mall you'll have to take care that they don't do anything to me, especially Lex. They mustn't pull down the hood. I'll say noting. And I won't cry, if they catch me, cause they would know my voice. If I want to say something, I'll tell it only you and you'll have to say it to the others. Now go, I'm waiting here and listen."