"Ugh…" The blue haired swordsman's consciousness began to return, he brought his body to sit up. "Where am I?" The swordsman spoke.
"Our hideout in Nevassa…you fell unconscious in the forest. Edward carried you here along with your horse." A girl voice replied to him.
"I see, sorry about that." The swordsman said. "Where is Edward?" The swordsman looked around inside the hideout.
"He left with Leonardo to gather some information and rumors. Are you feeling any better?" The girl asked.
"Yeah…it doesn't hurt anymore? Micaiah." The swordsman looked at the silver haired girl with a soft look.
"Nothing I just patched you up with a staff, I called for a doctor." The girl replied, in truth she didn't use the herb.
"How long have I been unconscious?" The swordsman asked.
"About half a day I guess…you fell unconscious before evening, and now…it's before Dawn…so I guess it would be around that." The girl replied.
"Umm, hey, that yellow haired archer told me to ask you why you guys trusted me, so what's the real reason? Edward told me that because of your fortune telling about me coming here to help you guys and stuff, was it really that reason?"
"Not really, well I mean yes, part of it. I've heard of you from Sothe since we met up last year."
"Oh, so you was the one who Sothe was looking for, that's pretty much explains it, but how do you know I'm the same Ike from Sothe's story?" Ike asked as he sat on the bed, tidying himself up.
"Edward told me yesterday, he remembered you from the mad king's war, he told you that right?"
"Yeah, he did. So everything just pieces together huh…hmm…" Ike said, amazed at how things turn out like, it feels like as someone has been pulling string behind the shadows, he still doesn't believe in coincidence. "Where's Sothe now?
"He went to Begnion, he said he's going to see someone who might be able to helps out. But he didn't say who, but you probably knows something about it."
"Yeah, I guess I knew, the one who went to see ended up somehow making me coming here I guess. So who gave him the idea? Another idea from your fortune telling?"
"No, it wasn't me. He thought of that by himself, he changed after he met you. He used to follow me, always the follower but now he's tend to lead and I followed him."
"I see, guess I won't be able to find out anything without asking him, if he's back then probably I can ask him a lot." Ike said and chuckled. "He was a confidence kid when I met him, good to see him become…stronger."
"He used to talk about you every day after we finally meet again, he also did gave me an earful about why I suddenly left him." It was Micaiah's turn to chuckle.
"Seems like I'll be the one getting an earful if something were to happen to you on my watch." Ike smiled, he didn't expect Sothe to be the one who could make him feel comfortable with Micaiah, not like he was using Sothe as object but it's good to know there's someone he knew, talking about himself to someone else in Daein.
"So how many of you are actually fighting against Begnion?" Originally there was 5 of us, we lost one of our member not long ago with Sothe away we're down to 3 members." Micaiah explained, when she mentioned that they lost one of their member, she looked saddened. "Please don't mention this in front of Edward, otherwise he will push and blame himself again."
"Sure…mind if I ask what happened?"
"How do you feel about Edward? He looks so serious and sharp right?"
"Yeah, how old is Edward anyway, he looks sharp for someone his age."
"He's 16, he's usually more cheerful and naïve but something happen in the 3 months ago, one day, he brought a man to us, that man said that he wanted to help us, but he was a Begnion soldiers. They prepared an ambush for us."
"Then what happened?"
"It costs us…a life…one life of our friends. He sacrificed himself to let us get away. We don't know whether he's alive or not but it's safe to assume…that he isn't anymore."
"I see, but it's not his fault or anything wasn't it? But I kind of understand him though, I experienced something quite similar."
"We don't blame Edward, but he kept blaming it on himself. I hope he will be able to forgive himself one day. When we decided to do this, we know the risk and we're prepared to do everything." A little drop of tears rolled on Micaiah's cheek. "Sorry, I wasn't supposed to cry."
"That person…he was important to you right? It's normal to cry when you want to cry." Ike tried to comfort Micaiah, he held her hand and smiled.
"I wasn't supposed to cry, if I cried then everyone will be shaken, I have to stay strong. Thanks Ike, talking about it helps put me at ease a little bit. Sothe never shed a tear nor said anything back then, all he said was he wanted to be stronger so he wouldn't regret anything again."
"Sounds like he really take after me."
"He is, you're like father of Sothe's children. You should see and listen for yourself how you kept talking about you nonstop every day and night."
"It aggravates you that much?"
"Kind of. But actually I wished if he never returned, he could be happier with you."
"He won't, he was always looking for you wherever we go, and he always asked everyone in every village we stopped by, asking if anyone have seen you."
"I see…I guess I did worried him that much."
"So, what are you guys going to do next?"
"I'm not sure myself, in my dream, it wasn't only you, but a considerable sheer amount of army under the flag of Daein will rise up and finally liberate Daein but I don't know when either but judging from your arrival, it could be anytime soon I guess."
"Since when you have been able to dream and foretell the future?"
"Since I was birth, I used to act as fortune teller before the war broke out."
"Seems like you led a good quiet life, and now you have to take arms, I'm sorry. A pretty girl like you shouldn't be fighting on the front line at all." Ike said sorry before he blushed.
"You know, I used to hate you…I used to blame you as the cause for Daein's downfall, I used to complain to Sothe whenever he brings subject about you up." Ike could sense the resentment in Micaiah's word, but he could understand what Micaiah felt towards him.
"I'm sorry for what happened but I had no choice either."
"You're not to blame, to be honest. I was just finding someone to blame, no one could stop King Ashnard, no one could stop from what King Ashnard was trying to initiate. If no one stopped him, no one could tell what was going to happen."
Both of them ran out of subject to convey, they just sat in silent without looking at each other for several minutes, before I broke the silent. "I-I'm going to take a stretch outside, call me if you need anything."
"Sure. Make sure to don't stand out, there could be Begnion patrol and someone might recognized you."
"Yeah, I'll be careful." Ike grabbed his equipment before left the house that somewhat looks like a small cottage, he walked around the town, seeing the livelihood of people. Much to his surprise, it wasn't what he was expecting.
He was expecting that at least they would look happy or at least energetic with their daily lives with the war ended and everything is at peace, seems like he was wrong.
"Is this what I should be looking for Sanaki? Supposed not, but I guess I could find my answer if I stayed with them." Ike walked around, fidgeting his fingers, trying to think of his cause.
"I guess Sanaki wants evidence about the oppression in Daein and if I was the one reporting it then the senate wouldn't be able to reject it easily." But Ike wondered, even if it was him, will it really holds any weight against the senate?
Eventually, he went back to the hideout but instead of entering it, he leaped for the rooftop before he lay down, trying to think things over. He felt lost as what he should be doing, if it was a mercenary job, it was simple, he only needed to followed what he was hired to do, but when it's something related to politics, there are always hidden boundary of what he should and shouldn't.
"What should I do, Father…" Ike let out a heavy sigh.
"Ike, what're you doing up there, aren't you supposed to be resting?" A voice startled him.
"Oh, it's you guys, finished gathering up the information?" Ike sat up to greet the boys.
"Yup" Edward nodded "Do you wanna hear what we have gathered?"
"I'll just stay outside, I need to gather my thoughts, sorry. Care to fill me in later?"
"Sure, I'll come and get you later." Edward and Leonardo waved his hands before he went back to the hideout.
Ike lied there for a several minutes, resting, he was joined by the turmeric bird later who rested on his head. "You're one little smart bird, where did you learn to be so sharp?" Ike played with Yune with his fingers before she rest and lean herself on Ike's cheek. "I didn't realized your feather was this soft. I wonder if the heron's wing were as soft as yours."
When Yune flew away from his side, his eyes follow her trail but that's when he spotted the Begnion forces marching their way.
Ike jumped down and entered slammed the door open. "The Begnion soldiers are coming, about twenty to thirty marching here."
"You were followed?" Micaiah asked.
The boys apologize for their carelessness. "I'm pretty sure we weren't noticed by anyone, not that anyone know our faces."
"Except for one, let's talk about this later. For now, let's escape with the door at the back of the house." Micaiah opened the secret doors behind the group.
The boys ran out first to check the safety but Ike stayed behind. "Ike, what are you doing, let's go!" Micaiah turned back to shout at the swordsman.
"I'll draw their attention, you guys go ahead."
The girl ran back and grabbed the swordsman's wrist. "But you-."
"I'll be fine, just come and pick me up later."
"Micaiah, let's go! what are you doing!?" Edward ran back into the house.
"But Ike-"
"Ike will be fine, let's go!" Edward carried Micaiah onto his shoulder before he ran towards the rear entrance. "We'll be waiting at the outskirt of Nevassa before sunset, you know the way right?"
"Yeah, if my brain still serves me well."
"Ok, then! Don't be late!" Edward shouted as he left the hero behind.
"Now, go! The boy nodded before leaving.
A clattering voice of iron and the soldiers could be heard as they kept getting closer and closer. "Now, then. It's time for a morning exercise I guess. I hope my body can take this." Ike readied his sword.
The general of the Begnion's Soldier shouted when he saw Ike stood outside of the Dawn Brigade's hideout. "Huh, who are you? I never saw you around before, new members of that thug brigade? And here I thought that boy would leads me to his friends again."
"Did He say Again" Ike thought to himself and realized right away, it was this guy who followed Edward before.
"I maybe, or I maybe not, or maybe I'm someone sent to investigate you from Begnion." Ike smirked as he tried to bluff.
"I haven't heard of such things, don't lie to me, but you don't seem to be with them either. I have never heard of a blue young swordsman in Daein before. How about you tell us who you are, and where that wench and her friends are."
"How about you answer my question first, what's going in Daein? I heard you guys Begnion were oppressing the citizens of Daein, was it the right thing to do?" Ike asked, pointing his sword towards the Spear wielding general.
"Of course it is, what we're doing is trying to make sure Daein won't be able to take arms again, besides Daein lost the war and we're the rulers here. What's wrong with doing as we please?"
"I see, so the rumor was true after all, who was the one that was sent to rule over Daein? Which senator was it?"
"Like I would tell you, besides I don't need to tell someone who's going to die. Like I'll let this spread outside of Daein."
"Heh, maybe it's you who need to say your prayer. I never show mercy on my enemies."
"Hmph, let's see. Men, keep this guy pinned down, half of you follow me, we're going to hunt the wench down."
"Like I would let you go after her."
"Let's see how you try!"
"I hope Ike will be alright." Micaiah said as she running away with the boys.
"Why, didn't you always resent him?" Leonardo asked.
"I did, but meeting him in person, how to say. You couldn't hate his personality; it was so honest, too honest that you know he wouldn't be able to betray someone."
"Are you sure it wasn't his look that changed your mind? I saw you staring at his face while he was out cold for a while." Edward teased the girl.
"It's not like that Edward! I was just looking into his heart and I could feel the warm light radiating from his soul…"
"I wonder what Ike would think if he had heard you say that, he might go for you, you know?" Edward continued his teasing, and Micaiah had to pinch his cheek to stop him from teasing her about Ike ever again.
"So in the end, that means we can trust him for sure right?" Leonardo asked.
"I don't know, it's still up to him to decide which side he's going to take, even though I dream of a hero who comes to liberate but I don't know…it could be the first time that my dream isn't accurate."
"We'll see about that, anyway we should be able to rest for now. We have run far enough and I don't see anyone following us. If only Sothe was here, he would be able to detect any hostile."
"We would have to survive and wait for him, it could be because of Sothe that Ike is here, but who knows, we can only hope for the best." Micaiah said. "So about what we talked before we escape?"
"Yeah, about that, you see…"
"So tell me, I heard that Begnion occupation force is putting all of boys and men to the labor camp, is it true!"
Ike grabbed the soldier by his collar, the thin body was trembling hard. "If you don't speak up, I'll slice you open just like your friends over there." The swordsman pointed towards the corpses that were scattering around.
"I-It's true! P-Please spare me."
"Anything else you would like to add up?"
"I heard that the General killed everyone who tried to oppose us! Men and Women alike! I- I don't really know anything else!"
"Who is the one behind all of this?"
"I don't know either, the General never told us anything!"
Ike flung the soldier away after he listened to the last sentence. "Go away, and don't let me see your face again!"
The soldiers ran for his life, he crashed into everything on the road. It was his first deployment and his entire platoon was killed, it felt so lucky that he made it out alive.
"So…it was true after all...I had hoped that they wouldn't….damn…" Ike muttered to himself before walking away, towards the outskirt of Nevassa. He still remembered the way even it had been three year already.
"I still got some time before the sunset, maybe I'll go stock up some supplies I guess..."
"Yo! Ike!" Edward called Ike who was leaning on the wall, near the main gate of Nevassa, "Sorry, I'm late!"
"It's okay, I went and check things around as well so I just got here as well." Ike said.
"Then let's leave, Micaiah and Leonardo is waiting for us." Ike nodded.
Edward led him away from the main gate of Nevassa, there was a hidden tunnel that the Dawn Brigade usually used it to sneak around in Nevassa, both in and out. The tunnel was known to few to the old Daein citizens, so unless someone told the Begnion, there wouldn't be risk of getting found out any time soon.
"Hey, Edward…" Ike called out. "I need to tell you something, even though Micaiah did ask me to not say anything in front of you but I guess I need to tell you."
"Sure, what do you want to tell me?" Edward asked.
"You know, the guy that you brought to the hideout few months ago, he was General of the Occupation forces. Did you know?"
"So, Micaiah told you about it…no, I didn't know. You suspected that I betrayed my friend?" Edward replied.
"Of course not, I asked one of the soldiers, he told me that the general knew your face, so they were able to trail you…I just want you to be more careful when you're walking around, because it's not safe anymore."
"I see, thanks, Ike." Edward bit his lips, trying not to look annoyed by the fact that Ike just told him, deep down, he felt responsible for what just happened, just like what he did last time. It was his fault again for getting found out. "Thanks, Ike. If you weren't there, I don't know what would have happened."
"Don't worry about it. I got what I came here for, partly because of what just happened anyway, so let's say everything just fit together." Ike smiled.
"So, do you believe in Fate now? With all what just happened." Edward asked
"I don't know, it's still too short for me to say anything. But I still don't believe in fate…."
"Is that so, I hope you can stay strong to your belief." Edward smiled and mumbled "…I'm so envy of you, Ike."
After several turns of the tunnel, they finally reached the exit of the tunnel, they were greeted by Micaiah and Leonardo, who was waiting for them. "Thank you, Ike, we owe you one." Micaiah bowed her head down slightly before gazed up to look at Ike.
"Don't sweat about it, if I didn't met you, I wouldn't be here in the first place. So I guess we're even now." Ike smiled before he told Micaiah to raise her head up. "Uhh, also, I guess I'll be joining you guys now, I'll help you guys chase away the Begnion Occupation forces." Ike scratched his head as he said.
"But wouldn't that cause a problem for you? If someone recognized your face." Leonardo asked.
"Then I only have to make sure that no one saw me and left alive. Or I can just cloaked my face, simple."
"You made complicated things sound so simple. If everyone can be so simple like you, we would have a better life." Leonardo said, in a way contemplating.
"Well, it's not like my life was this simple but I get what you meant, but enough about this, what are we going to do next?"
"We heard rumor about Ashnard's son raising an army in the desert of death, so we're going there." Leonardo explained. "Well, to be exact it was said he left an orphan, since no one have ever heard about him bearing an heir to the throne."
"Ashnard's son, I hope no one from the last war can recognize me."
"Don't worry Ike, you'll be fine." Edward told Ike as he pat the hero's shoulder and smiled.
"I hope, so how far from Nevassa to the desert of death? Are we going to walk there or what?"
"We'll go there by horse." Edward and Leonardo blew a whistle, not too long 2 horses running their way.
Ike recognized one of the horses was the horse that Elincia has given to him and he rode on her when he came to Daein. "Your horse's so loyal to you, Ike. She never left your side even though you released him back then."
"Is that so? Thank you for being with me." Ike smiled as he brushed his horse gently. "So who'll be riding with who?"
"Since it's your horse, you should go with her, she would be happy that way, and Micaiah would be riding with you. She'd be safer with you." Edward said.
"Fine with me." Ike hopped onto his horse as Edward did with his, he extended his hands to Micaiah, which Micaiah smiled and took it, Ike pulled her up and placed her in front of him. "We're good to go right?"
"Yup, we should arrive there before nightfall, and today is a full moon so we wouldn't need torch to help with our vision during the night. A good day for a sneaking."
"Then lead the way." Edward nodded as he pulled the rein. Ike fastened his rein before he followed Edward and Leonardo.
The group took a rest for every half hour to make sure their horses would be able to get a good rest and would last until they reached the desert.
Along their travel, every time they find a spot to rest, they would share their life experience, mostly in general. Edward and Ike sparred for a couple of times, the results were easy to predict, Edward lost every spars he did with Ike.
Ike felt like he grew a little bit close to the Dawn Brigade, to be honest, it reminded him of his life 3 years ago before the war began, the feeling of family, living their life to its fullest and do what you enjoy.
He used to always learn his swordplay from his father, now he's the one who took the role of the teacher, he did enjoyed sparring with Edward, the myrmidon was sharp and he applied everything Ike told him little by little. Ike felt like when he returned to Crimea, it wouldn't be a bad idea to teach someone about swordplay once in a while.
When they made the last stop before they would arrived at the Desert of Death, they feast upon their dinner that they have prepared and took a longer rest than usual.
Ike started the conversation, about what was on his mind, he asked Micaiah, how much has she vision about him, coming to Daein and liberating it.
"Edward, how much did you tell him?"
"Nothing much, I only told him that you saw a Hero from foreign country would be coming to help us."
"I see, well to continue with what Edward told you, what I saw next, was you leading the army under Daein's flag. I've never seen your face before so I didn't know exactly back then that it was you."
Micaiah explained what she dreamt of in details to Ike, although from her vision, Ike seems to look younger from his current appearance. "I saw you lead our soldiers into many battle, you raised their morale and guided them, and everyone was given the courage to stand up by your speech. That's what I saw."
"Hmm…Interesting…I have only heard about the Begnion Apostle being to guide her people away from danger, doesn't it sounds like you're able to do the same?" Ike commented about Micaiah's special gifted.
"I heard, but I've got no blood ties with anyone from Begnion so I guess we're not on the same page about that." Micaiah replied.
"Sounds like yours is a one real gift bestow by the goddess for you." Ike smiled but he didn't notice the shifted in Micaiah's hand, she clenched her fist as if she felt uncomfortable with the sentence that Ike just told her.
"Shall we be on our way? The Desert is just right up ahead, we can make it before nightfall." Micaiah stood up and walk away from the campfire that they surrounded it.
"Did I just make her upset or something?" Ike whispered to Edward.
"Sorry, Micaiah doesn't really like to talk about herself, I think she didn't like it when someone told her that it was a gifted from goddess. She was a bit, frustrated by the facts that she couldn't choose what she can see and sometimes, something bad happened to her before."
"I see, I'll be more mindful about the subject whenever I bring it up again then, thanks."
"No problem."
They resumed their journey towards the desert of death, when they reached the edge of the desert, they left their horse and let them go back into the wild. It wouldn't be good for them to take their horses with them into the sand.
"So where are we going to rest tonight?" Ike asked.
"There's a ruin not too far ahead, we can rest there." Micaiah pointed towards the way to the ruin.
"Sure, let's go."
It didn't take more than 20 minutes of walking to reach the ruin that Micaiah told them, Ike did a brief scouting of the ruin surrounding, after he gave them the signal that it's safe to enter, the group followed Ike down the ruin.
"How did you know there's a ruin here? Doesn't sound like someone would know about it." Ike asked
"A voice guided me here, it told me that a fateful encounter awaits."
"A voice, huh?" Ike said as the group scoured around the ruins, it look deserted for a long time, the deepest part of the ruin was a room full of treasure. "You sure it's not your inner guts thinking about wealth guiding you, Micaiah?" Ike teased the girl.
"Of course not!" Micaiah intentionally stomp her feet on Ike's.
"Ouch, sorry, sorry!" Ike said as he laughed, Micaiah didn't stop stepping on Ike's feet until a few minutes later. Edward and Leonardo watched and smiled, it's been so long for them to see Micaiah expressed herself more, and they had wondered if Micaiah would break down one day. But seems like they got to thanks Ike for coming, little by little, it seems he would be able to change Micaiah.
"Wait, can you hear a voice?" The group shook their head, they couldn't hear anything even if they focused. "Someone is singing, it feels so soothing…the voice is from this way."
Micaiah followed where she heard the voice originated, she opened the door that led to the deepest room of the ruin.
Behind the doors shown an elegant figure with pure white wings, singing with 2 wolfs lying down beside him. "Umm, hello? Who are you, what are you doing here?"
"I'm Rafiel, a voice guided me here, was it you?" The wolf that was keeling down, rose up and stood in front of the white wing figure, acting as a guard.
"I'm Micaiah, a voice led me here, it told me a fateful encounter await…someone…or something might want us to meet here."
"You're one of the Heron clan? Are you related to Reyson and Leanne?" Ike spoke up, although his word make the wolf made a growl.
"Don't worry, my queen. These Beorc, they shine with light..." The wolf stopped making the sound and revert their form back. "Yes, I know of Reyson and Leanne, they're my younger sibling. You know of them?"
"We travelled together for a while in the last war, how come you're here anyway. I thought only Reyson, Leanne and King Lorazieh is the only one left alive."
"Unbelievable! My father and my sweet Leanne… They're still with me! Oh, goddess! I'm…not alone. Not anymore…Your news brings such joy! Father…Reyson…Leanne… My beloved family… My thanks to thee, O goddess… Ah…" Rafiel was shaking with joys, tears forming in his eyes.
"Calm yourself down Rafiel, or else you'll collapse again." The female wolf spoke.
"And you are?" Micaiah asked.
"I am Nailah, Queen of Hatari, and this is Volug, my loyal servant. Our kingdom lies far east of here."
"There's a country on the other side of the desert?" Micaiah asked, curious. Never before she ever heard of someone speaking of a country behind the Desert even though Daein is the closet to the Desert.
"We have just traveled from there. Until we met Rafiel, we didn't know there were countries on this side of the desert. After all, no one had ever crossed the Desert of Death and lived to tell of it. Without Rafiel's guidance, we would never have survived the crossing."
"So where is my Family currently residing, sir…?" Rafiel asked Ike.
"It's Ike, they're currently staying in Gallia, I could take you there…but I currently have a business in Daein. Would you mind waiting until all of this is over?"
"What is this "Business" of yours?" Nailah asked
Ike finally explained, he was under order of Elincia to come investigate Daein under Sanaki's request, and he has decided to stay and help Micaiah freed Daein from Begnion's Oppression
"Oppression?" Nailah asked again.
Micaiah began to explain about the current situation in Daein, where people starved to death and how they has to steal to make a living for the poor, and everything else that's currently happening in Daein. And what they, the Dawn Brigade is trying to accomplish, and the rumor about an heir left behind of Ashnard.
"That's terrible…" Rafiel commented.
"It's the same Begnion senate that cause the massacre of your clan, I believed…" Ike said, his voice filled with tension.
"Massacre?" Edward spoke up after he has been listening the stories sharing.
"Yeah, you see…" Ike began to explain what little he know about the massacre of the heron clan, how frail the clan is, and how it was impossible for heron to actually assassinate someone and hence it ended up as massacre. Ike commented that the fact that Herons were able to read mind could be one factor that made the Senators afraid of them.
"Ike, you know you don't have to stay with us, you can bring both of them to Gallia. We'll be fine on our own." Micaiah said as she looked at Ike.
"Huh, no. I can't leave you guys alone, I'm worry. I want to protect you." Ike said as he exchanged his gaze with Micaiah. "Or you want to get rid of me that bad?"
"It's not like that, but I think Rafiel would like to meet with his family as soon as possible, besides, didn't you already got what you came here for? Now you can report to the Crimea Queen and maybe Empress Sanaki could have helped us."
Micaiah said what's on her mind, as much as the logic sounded, Ike explained that it won't be as simple as what she said.
Ike explained how Senators were sly to begin with, even though Sanaki did something but the voice of the citizen wouldn't be able to reach her, even if she sent an inspection team now, the senate would still be able to find a way to make things quiet.
"So what are you planning to do then?"
"I'm waiting, actually."
Ike explained about Bastion, the man who serves as the counselor to Elincia, and he is very sharp and cunning as a fox himself, not before long, he will send some agent to meet up with him. "Probably a few days later, so before then I have to wait. I can't take any risk of making the Begnion suspected that Crimea has a hand in this."
"Don't worry, Sir Ike, Micaiah. I thought I have been alone for all these several years, a week or month of waiting before I can see my family again wouldn't hurt, what do you think, my queen."
"If you're fine with it, then I'll follow that decision of yours. So Micaiah, and Ike? We would like to accompany you, I hope you wouldn't mind? Don't worry about being seen with us Laguz, we can shapeshift and looks like a normal wolf or dog for Volug." Nailah explained.
"With pleasure, Queen Nailah, Prince Rafiel." Micaiah smiled.
"That settled it then, let's rest here for the night before we moved on tomorrow." Ike said as he stretched out his arm and left the room along with the boys.
"Micaiah, actually…it's nothing. Its better you found out by yourself…" Rafiel spoke and smiled.
"About what?"
"About Sir Ike…but I shouldn't meddle in affair of other people…so I'll keep it a secret for now…" Rafiel followed Ike and other along with Nailah and Volug.
"I think I know about it…Prince Rafiel, I too…could sense people's emotion…" The turmeric bird chirped, as to cheer her owner up. "Don't worry, Yune. It's nothing, it's just that…what Sothe feels toward me and what I felt from Ike just now, it felt so different…"
Micaiah shook her head as to stop thinking about it before she followed everyone outside. She shouldn't be with anyone and anyone shouldn't be with her, after all, she's a branded. An unknown entity to Laguz and curses to Beorc. She didn't want anyone to get effect by what she is.
Micaiah once decided that after all of this is over, she would just faded away before anyone would realize about her true character.