Chapter 6
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Valhayle asked like he was talking to himself.
“Can you do it.”
Zelle nodded her head violently.
I can do it! I can do it!!
Sir Luke sighed.
“I guess we could send it but…it looks…Um, not so… well.”
Flapflapflapflap!!!
Zelle started flapping her wings to show that she was ready for the mission.
Sir Luke frowned and spoke.
“We could be wasting the bird’s life in vain. Also, there is a risk of our enemies getting their hands on the confidential message if that happens.”
“…..”
Valhayle fell silent with a serious face.
Zelle was starting to get anxious at how the conversation was flowing.
‘Hey, you! I am the princess of this country! And I’m saying I want to go! Send me there, Send me!! Arghhhhh!!!’
“Sir Luke.”
“Yes.”
“Go bring the soldier in charge of this bird. He should be outside filling a bucket.”
Sir Luke left the tent.
When it was only the two of them, Zelle turned to Valhayle and glared.
Valhayle also glared back at Zelle.
He asked.
“Why are you so angry?”
Zelle’s eyes widened.
Oh yes, I’m angry.
Zelle clenched her beak and spread her foot and extended her talon.
Then she drew a circle on the ground.
Valhayle’s eyes harbored doubt.
Zelle traced the circle again.
Again and again and again.
After tracing the circle multiple times now, the end of her feet was hurting but the circle on the ground was marked clearly.
Valhayle furrowed his brows.
“Are you trying to say you can do it?”
He then shook his head.
“No, how can a bird express itself.”
“Gwechk-!”
Zelle pushed herself up in the air and pointed the map with her foot.
And she came back to the circle she drew and traced it again.
Valhayle’s exhausted eyes contained a mix of complex feelings.
“Sir.”
Sir Luke and the soldier walked into the tent.
Valhayle’s eyes hesitantly remained on the bird then it became cold again.
He glanced at the soldier and asked directly.
“Is it possible to convince a bird to make a detour halfway?”
If a normal person heard this, they would question if he was in his right mind but…
The soldier standing in front of his superior, who is also the only highest superior currently of a defeated country, had to answer this without question.
“I don’t believe it’s possible.”
Valhayle frowned at his answer.
“Unless there is an obstacle mid-way, birds will return to the camp in a straight, fastest route.”
Valhayle ran his hand across his hair. Then he looked back at the bird.
The small brown-spotted bird was plopped on the floor. It changed its determined face to a blank-minded face when the two walked in.
Also, it was sitting exactly on top of the circle it drew.
“….”
Zelle felt Valhayle staring and started picking through her feathers.
Valhayle wondered for a split second if what happened just now was a dream.
But he was a rational person.
There was too much evidence like the circle it drew to deny what he just saw.
Valhayle spoke to the soldier.
“Alright. You are dismissed.”
The soldier hesitated and spoke with all his courage.
“Commander-in-chief, are you perhaps…planning to…send the bird somewhere?”
Valhayle lifted his head.
The soldier then hurriedly added.
“I, if you give me just a few more days I can train it to avoid green flags…”
“That’s not necessary.”
“……”
The soldier looked at Zelle with concern.
Now it was certain that Valhayle was going to send the bird on a mission.
This bird will most likely not return like the other birds.
The soldier felt a little sentimental that this could be the last time he’ll see the bird.
When Valhayle saw the pity in the soldier’s eyes, he glared at the soldier.
“Shouldn’t you go to the injured bird now?”
His eyes were saying ‘Get out’, so the soldier hurriedly dismissed himself.
“Yes, sir. I, I’ll get going now.”
The soldier left the tent and sighed.
“….Ha.”
He was going to remove one tally of the bird count when he got back to the messenger bird tent.
Another bird was bound to die so he had to at least save the one that came back.
The soldier walked faster.
*･ﾟ:༻✦༺･ﾟ:*
Kyahahahaha!!!
‘It was a good idea that I acted like a bird.’
Zelle smiled with pride.
While observing the situation so far, Zelle realized that it was only Valhayle that understood what she was trying to communicate.
Everyone else just thought she was a crazy weird bird.
It was a relieving thing that the only person that understood her was the commander-in-chief.
It meant that…
Zelle stopped organizing her feathers and smirked.
…He makes all the decisions here.
And Zelle had all the intention to do whatever she needed to do in front of Valhayle to be of help to her country, Roymonde.
When she came back to the tent after cleaning herself in the bucket the soldier prepared behind the tent, Sir Luke was leaving.
When she flew inside, Valhayle approached Zelle.
He removed the rope around Zelle’s foot.
He rolled the rope and talked to Zelle hesitantly.
“I’ll tell you where you have to go.”
Yay!!!
Zelle screamed internally.
She sprang up to the air and landed on Valhayle’s table beside the map.
And she looked at him with sparkling eyes.
Valhayle frowned a little and pulled the map closer.
“I don’t know if you know this but.”
He placed a yellow stone on one point and a yellow stone on the other point and drew a straight line.
“If you go straight, you will die.”
He drew a > shape.
“So you should go straight until here and turn.”
Zelle pecked on the turning point to show him that she understood.
“When you see the yellow flag go to the tent in the middle and when they tie you with something, you should come back like this, < this time.”
Yes, yes. So I go like this > and come back like this
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Valhayle asked like he was talking to himself.
“Can you do it.”
Zelle nodded her head violently.
I can do it! I can do it!!
Sir Luke sighed.
“I guess we could send it but…it looks…Um, not so… well.”
Flapflapflapflap!!!
Zelle started flapping her wings to show that she was ready for the mission.
Sir Luke frowned and spoke.
“We could be wasting the bird’s life in vain. Also, there is a risk of our enemies getting their hands on the confidential message if that happens.”
“…..”
Valhayle fell silent with a serious face.
Zelle was starting to get anxious at how the conversation was flowing.
‘Hey, you! I am the princess of this country! And I’m saying I want to go! Send me there, Send me!! Arghhhhh!!!’
“Sir Luke.”
“Yes.”
“Go bring the soldier in charge of this bird. He should be outside filling a bucket.”
Sir Luke left the tent.
When it was only the two of them, Zelle turned to Valhayle and glared.
Valhayle also glared back at Zelle.
He asked.
“Why are you so angry?”
Zelle’s eyes widened.
Oh yes, I’m angry.
Zelle clenched her beak and spread her foot and extended her talon.
Then she drew a circle on the ground.
Valhayle’s eyes harbored doubt.
Zelle traced the circle again.
Again and again and again.
After tracing the circle multiple times now, the end of her feet was hurting but the circle on the ground was marked clearly.
Valhayle furrowed his brows.
“Are you trying to say you can do it?”
He then shook his head.
“No, how can a bird express itself.”
“Gwechk-!”
Zelle pushed herself up in the air and pointed the map with her foot.
And she came back to the circle she drew and traced it again.
Valhayle’s exhausted eyes contained a mix of complex feelings.
“Sir.”
Sir Luke and the soldier walked into the tent.
Valhayle’s eyes hesitantly remained on the bird then it became cold again.
He glanced at the soldier and asked directly.
“Is it possible to convince a bird to make a detour halfway?”
If a normal person heard this, they would question if he was in his right mind but…
The soldier standing in front of his superior, who is also the only highest superior currently of a defeated country, had to answer this without question.
“I don’t believe it’s possible.”
Valhayle frowned at his answer.
“Unless there is an obstacle mid-way, birds will return to the camp in a straight, fastest route.”
Valhayle ran his hand across his hair. Then he looked back at the bird.
The small brown-spotted bird was plopped on the floor. It changed its determined face to a blank-minded face when the two walked in.
Also, it was sitting exactly on top of the circle it drew.
“….”
Zelle felt Valhayle staring and started picking through her feathers.
Valhayle wondered for a split second if what happened just now was a dream.
But he was a rational person.
There was too much evidence like the circle it drew to deny what he just saw.
Valhayle spoke to the soldier.
“Alright. You are dismissed.”
The soldier hesitated and spoke with all his courage.
“Commander-in-chief, are you perhaps…planning to…send the bird somewhere?”
Valhayle lifted his head.
The soldier then hurriedly added.
“I, if you give me just a few more days I can train it to avoid green flags…”
“That’s not necessary.”
“……”
The soldier looked at Zelle with concern.
Now it was certain that Valhayle was going to send the bird on a mission.
This bird will most likely not return like the other birds.
The soldier felt a little sentimental that this could be the last time he’ll see the bird.
When Valhayle saw the pity in the soldier’s eyes, he glared at the soldier.
“Shouldn’t you go to the injured bird now?”
His eyes were saying ‘Get out’, so the soldier hurriedly dismissed himself.
“Yes, sir. I, I’ll get going now.”
The soldier left the tent and sighed.
“….Ha.”
He was going to remove one tally of the bird count when he got back to the messenger bird tent.
Another bird was bound to die so he had to at least save the one that came back.
The soldier walked faster.
*･ﾟ:༻✦༺･ﾟ:*
Kyahahahaha!!!
‘It was a good idea that I acted like a bird.’
Zelle smiled with pride.
While observing the situation so far, Zelle realized that it was only Valhayle that understood what she was trying to communicate.
Everyone else just thought she was a crazy weird bird.
It was a relieving thing that the only person that understood her was the commander-in-chief.
It meant that…
Zelle stopped organizing her feathers and smirked.
…He makes all the decisions here.
And Zelle had all the intention to do whatever she needed to do in front of Valhayle to be of help to her country, Roymonde.
When she came back to the tent after cleaning herself in the bucket the soldier prepared behind the tent, Sir Luke was leaving.
When she flew inside, Valhayle approached Zelle.
He removed the rope around Zelle’s foot.
He rolled the rope and talked to Zelle hesitantly.
“I’ll tell you where you have to go.”
Yay!!!
Zelle screamed internally.
She sprang up to the air and landed on Valhayle’s table beside the map.
And she looked at him with sparkling eyes.
Valhayle frowned a little and pulled the map closer.
“I don’t know if you know this but.”
He placed a yellow stone on one point and a yellow stone on the other point and drew a straight line.
“If you go straight, you will die.”
He drew a > shape.
“So you should go straight until here and turn.”
Zelle pecked on the turning point to show him that she understood.
“When you see the yellow flag go to the tent in the middle and when they tie you with something, you should come back like this, < this time.”
Yes, yes. So I go like this > and come back like this
Valhayle asked like he was talking to himself.Can you do it.Zelle nodded her head violently.I can do it! I can do it!!Sir Luke sighed.I guess we could send it butit looksUm, not so well.Flapflapflapflap!!!Zelle started flapping her wings to show that she was ready for the mission.Sir Luke frowned and spoke.We could be wasting the bird's life in vain. Also, there is a risk of our enemies getting their hands on the confidential message if that happens...Valhayle fell silent with a serious face.Zelle was starting to get anxious at how the conversation was flowing.Hey, you! I am the princess of this country! And I'm saying I want to go! Send me there, Send me!! Arghhhhh!!!'Sir Luke.Yes.Go bring the soldier in charge of this bird. He should be outside filling a bucket.Sir Luke left the tent.When it was only the two of them, Zelle turned to Valhayle and glared.Valhayle also glared back at Zelle.He asked.Why are you so angry?Zelle's eyes widened.Oh yes, I'm angry.Zelle clenched her beak and spread her foot and extended her talon.Then she drew a circle on the ground.Valhayle's eyes harbored doubt.Zelle traced the circle again.Again and again and again.After tracing the circle multiple times now, the end of her feet was hurting but the circle on the ground was marked clearly.Valhayle furrowed his brows.Are you trying to say you can do it?He then shook his head.No, how can a bird express itself.Gwechk-!Zelle pushed herself up in the air and pointed the map with her foot.And she came back to the circle she drew and traced it again.Valhayle's exhausted eyes contained a mix of complex feelings.Sir.Sir Luke and the soldier walked into the tent.Valhayle's eyes hesitantly remained on the bird then it became cold again.He glanced at the soldier and asked directly.Is it possible to convince a bird to make a detour halfway?If a normal person heard this, they would question if he was in his right mind butThe soldier standing in front of his superior, who is also the only highest superior currently of a defeated country, had to answer this without question.I don't believe it's possible.Valhayle frowned at his answer.Unless there is an obstacle mid-way, birds will return to the camp in a straight, fastest route.Valhayle ran his hand across his hair. Then he looked back at the bird.The small brown-spotted bird was plopped on the floor. It changed its determined face to a blank-minded face when the two walked in.Also, it was sitting exactly on top of the circle it drew..Zelle felt Valhayle staring and started picking through her feathers.Valhayle wondered for a split second if what happened just now was a dream.But he was a rational person.There was too much evidence like the circle it drew to deny what he just saw.Valhayle spoke to the soldier.Alright. You are dismissed.The soldier hesitated and spoke with all his courage.Commander-in-chief, are you perhapsplanning tosend the bird somewhere?Valhayle lifted his head.The soldier then hurriedly added.I, if you give me just a few more days I can train it to avoid green flagsThat's not necessary.The soldier looked at Zelle with concern.Now it was certain that Valhayle was going to send the bird on a mission.This bird will most likely not return like the other birds.The soldier felt a little sentimental that this could be the last time he'll see the bird.When Valhayle saw the pity in the soldier's eyes, he glared at the soldier.Shouldn't you go to the injured bird now?His eyes were saying Get out', so the soldier hurriedly dismissed himself.Yes, sir. I, I'll get going now.The soldier left the tent and sighed..Ha.He was going to remove one tally of the bird count when he got back to the messenger bird tent.Another bird was bound to die so he had to at least save the one that came back.The soldier walked faster.*::*Kyahahahaha!!!It was a good idea that I acted like a bird.'Zelle smiled with pride.While observing the situation so far, Zelle realized that it was only Valhayle that understood what she was trying to communicate.Everyone else just thought she was a crazy weird bird.It was a relieving thing that the only person that understood her was the commander-in-chief.It meant thatZelle stopped organizing her feathers and smirked.He makes all the decisions here.And Zelle had all the intention to do whatever she needed to do in front of Valhayle to be of help to her country, Roymonde.When she came back to the tent after cleaning herself in the bucket the soldier prepared behind the tent, Sir Luke was leaving.When she flew inside, Valhayle approached Zelle.He removed the rope around Zelle's foot.He rolled the rope and talked to Zelle hesitantly.I'll tell you where you have to go.Yay!!!Zelle screamed internally.She sprang up to the air and landed on Valhayle's table beside the map.And she looked at him with sparkling eyes.Valhayle frowned a little and pulled the map closer.I don't know if you know this but.He placed a yellow stone on one point and a yellow stone on the other point and drew a straight line.If you go straight, you will die.He drew a shape.So you should go straight until here and turn.Zelle pecked on the turning point to show him that she understood.When you see the yellow flag go to the tent in the middle and when they tie you with something, you should come back like this, this time.Yes, yes. So I go like this and come back like this
