Sorry this is so short, guys! Next chapter will be longer, I promise!
Finding: Trust~ Chapter 6: Tarik:
"Tarik, we will wait an hour for the Wolves to return with the faun. After that, it will be too late. We must reach the Table by the time the Sun Kala sets."
I bowed. "Yes, Tresa."
"In three quarter hours, if the Wolves have not returned, begin to prepare the camp to begin the journey. Perhaps the Wolves will mange to catch up to us before then."
I looked up into the sky. Kala still had a long ways, at least a quarter day, before she finished setting. The short journey to the Table would take only a few hours, three at most. An hour waiting for the Wolves meant we would reach the Table within two hours of the sunset.
"Yes, Tresa."
Tresa walked away muttering to herself, and a few moments later I heard her yelling at the idiotic actions of some idiot.
"How long will it be until the sun sets?" The human shocked me with its question. I was about to snap at it to look for itself when I remembered its sudden disability.
"A few hours," I said, keeping my voice gruff as I checked to make sure the ropes were tight. Not that I had to. I already knew just how tight they were. I also knew that no creature, save a fellow Minotaur or giant, would be able to untie the knots. For a lesser creature to free the Son of Adam, the ropes would have to be cut with a sharp blade.
"Thank you."
I nearly choked on air, if that were possible. The human traitor had thankedone of its captors?
I turned in dismissal and walked a few steps away. A Black Dwarf asked me a question. As I answered, I noticed something moving out of the corner of my eye and secretly kept watch on the prisoner.
A small figure snuck its way up to the captive. "Bad things hear Gaganvihari," the Bat said. It warily crawled closer to the human. "To speak to Adam son means danger."
"Then please," the human whispered, clearly not sure who was near enough to hear their conversation. "don't risk yourself for my sake."
"Risk? What is Risk?" Quite possibly the most coherent sentence the bat ever formed.
"Danger. Don't put yourself in danger because of me," the human rephrased.
"But speak Gaganvihari must with Adam son."
"What do you have to talk about?"
The Bat crawled onto the Son of Adam's shoulder, then whispered something in its ear. I was unable to hear what was next said, and wondered if I should interfere.
The Son of Adam nodded slowly. "It is alright, Gage. I understand."
The Bat sighed in relief. "Gaganvihari you thanks."
"You are very welcome, little fellow. Now please, if talking to me puts you into further danger, do not talk to me."
"Speak not to Adam son?" The Bat whimpered. It seemed to wilt, as if it had been struck in the face.
"If it's not safe, no, don't speak to me. If it issafe, feel free to talk to your heart's content," the human reassured with a smile.
The bat sniffed the air carefully and made sharp noises. I had no idea what it was doing, but it quickly turned in my direction. Though I knew its eyesight was rather poor, somehow it knew I was there.
"Is that echolocation?" the human asked. Exactly what was echolocation?
The Bat turned to look at the human in surprise. "Know you way Bat sees?"
"Well, it's not really seeing things, is it? It's really just sensing where something is."
The Bat shrugged, almost carelessly. "Gaganvihari not know. Gaganvihari go must," he said before fluttering away.
Yes. Tarik calls Edmund an 'it'. Please understand, as a Fell Creature, Tarik looks down on those who do not follow the Witch. Actually, he looks down on... well, everybody, as shown with his interaction with Gage.
In this chapter, Kala is the name of the Narnia's main sun. Kala means sun, princess. I really just choose it because I liked the name.
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