Chapter 49: Gambles
For some, like Basla, the week passed like a snail trying to cross a bed of salt. The elders had advised him to prepare, but prepare for what? He already had the Jakka, Uaya, and Vedel tribes on his side.
They weren't the most influential or powerful tribes, but they also weren't the weakest. Each one could be compared to the Aer tribe, who had left their glory in the past.
As far as he could tell, in the matter of Sosora and Nuir, the Aer tribe was mostly alone. Their past had come back to bite them in the ass as they repeated what had caused them to fall from their glorious past.
And in the matter of the Outsider, they had tentative support from several more tribes. There were also tribes who did not want to antagonize the Outsider, but no one was taking a strong stance. They were just being voices of caution. Nothing would happen if no one listened to them.
The one thing that worried Basla was the Gezercher tribe. But Monkey had disrespected him at the last meeting. He wasn't going to lower himself to visit and talk, especially since it seemed Monkey had no interest in talking.
Basla rolled his thumbs and waited for time to pass.
For others, the week was far too short.
After hearing about the Gezercher tribe capturing Sosora, Malak panicked. He was supposed to help her, but if she was stuck in the Gezercher tribe, there wasn't much he could do.
He could either do nothing or take over what Sosora had been planning to do.