Trake look at me, then back at Alta, they said, “I think I’m going with Rit instead.”.

Alta look up, I did as well, the sky was darkening by those cloud with the strange colors.

Alta stomp the ground as we look back at horizon.

Alta mutter in tears, “Everyone have lost their mind, that’s it, I am only taking care of myself.”.

Alta burst out running north up the road.

Trake shout, “Alta!”.

But they left out of our sight.

Getting up I ask, “Why do you believe me?”.

Trake said, “What you said about the farmers make perfect sense. They deal with wildlife, of course they will be hunters. Thanks for putting that in my head.”.

I said, “Um, your welcome.”.

Trake said, “I’m sorry for everything that have happen to you today, maybe I can make it up to you.”.

I started tearing, uttering, “No, it’s okay, I am just…”.

But I couldn’t complete my sentence, I burst out and Trake hug me, comforting me.

Trake said, “It’s alright, I will help you, you don’t have to worry about Moi as they flew out, let’s just focus of us two getting out of here.”.

I regain my compulsory, speaking, “Thank you for… understanding me.”.

Trake said, “Hey, I may be an kicker but I still have some heart in me. I just like having a group of good friends rather than having a… society, and if you are really a royalty, oh that would be so great.”.

I spoke, “Yeah.”.

Trake ask, “So, where should we go?”.

I said as I look around, “We need to stay in this district, it’s just a science, technology and arcane block so it’s quiet. Find an opening, maybe find a gate, climb a wall with no eyes, or just something.”.

Trake said, “I got the keen to find out, just lead, my future king.”.

I look at them, smiling, I love having them so much right now, I start walking and they follow, we must run out as who knows who else might be hunting for them.

We walk up the north road keeping close to the walls, there wasn’t much people. Trake guided us hiding behind boxes and under tables while people were around.

After some intersections, we walk up an empty road with old broken builds, at the wall at our left, it was effectively lower as the road goes upward, at the right wall of the structure were wanted posters, one of them containing a drawing of my beautiful face.

I pointed at it and said, “That’s me.”.

Trake look and get the poster out of the wall, then spoke, “Rit!”.

I came up and read, “Rit, daughter of the king, Donzou the Second of the Golden Keep. Gone missing since Hala 8 24. Reward 40,000 Denz.”.

I suggest, “Hey, if we take this, maybe they will ask questions and I will get…”.

Trake interrupt, “Look, look, how many times have you talk to an Onen and they are unconvinced?”.

I said, “Yogmor is open to the idea.”.

Trake said, “I know, and I want to help you but going up front isn’t working, you got to find another way, or if you go up to your parents. They know you for sure and when you tell them your secrets and they recognize your accent, they will believe you, but randos in the street and services won’t believe you. I’m kind of surprise that they don’t considering that you are royalty.”.

I spoke in disappointment, “Huh, I know, you’re right.”

I look at its eyes and said, “But for the royalty part, my father had most of the glory, I am known in my university, and I did public speaking before at smaller crowds. I’ve spent most of my time in studying, mostly physics.”.

Trake said, “Maybe people just didn’t care much for you, Rit.”.

I baffled, “W… what, what do you mean?”.

Trake said, “I mean, you got your position due to birth, not skill, so it’s not really impressive, and coming from how you spoke to me at first when you demand me to show yourself, it sound that you think of yourself highly. Now, I am not saying you are a bad person, you do legitimately care about your people, but you seem to think highly of yourself more because of your privileges rather than your actions.”.

I said, “Well, I am a physicist, a recent one, but is.”.

Trake look back, then back at me, then said, “Yes, but how many people actually know that?”.

I think to myself, remembering back when I made that speech in my university. It reminds me of when Professor Orial told that I haven’t win any rewards, and they are correct, is this what Trake mean?

Trake asks me, “Think to yourself this, say if that you truly were an Onen before, then you were polymorphed into a Yink, and this polymorph is irreversible, would it mean that you no longer care for your people? No, because I know that you care for the Onen people not of your form or papers, but of you responding to your injured kin, the fact that you know Onen culture, the accent. Papers, genetics, and words are just tools. Actions is what make us what we truly are. That is why I never value what one say, is, or be, but do.”.

I stood there, admiring of its words, I start to really look at myself, thinking if this royalty status doesn’t define me, but rather my emotions, but I was born an Onen, I was born into royalty, would I have thought the same if I was born different?

From the center of the city, a large bell sounded, three of the deepest rings sounded, I froze in place knowing what that means.

Trake gave me strange eyes and ask, “What’s wrong, is it the bell?”.

I said, “Yes, it is the lock down alarm, creatures are attacking through the city.”.