The Flower Is Finished

After examining Farel's parents, we decided to leave the place.

Since the water was rising higher, we decided to find a way so we wouldn't drown.

Arif took several medicines from his backpack and went behind a wall where there was a room whose contents I didn't know.

When he returned, he brought a boat.

My mouth fell open when I saw the small boat he carried, though it could hold four people.

"Where did you get all of this?" Farel asked after realizing something seemed strange about Arif.

"I knew it was here."

But his answer didn't satisfy us, so I stared at him.

"This place is where I usually study when I don't want to be disturbed or interact with anyone."

His answer still made me frown.

"So you're a student here?" Farel asked again.

He nodded hesitantly.

"Yes, I study here."

"Alright, let's get out of here. The water is getting higher."

After that we boarded the boat one by one.

Even though the palace was not very tall, it seemed the Elf clan territory had been flooded. I wondered how this land could return to its original state. It didn't seem like the water would recede easily.

We were already on the boat.

I rowed with both hands alternately while Arif rowed in front.

"Where did all this water come from?" I asked, remembering that no water source should be large enough to drown such a large area.

"Let's just find a safe place first," Farel said.

I nodded.

The situation was chaotic.

Several areas were flooded, and the smell of blood was clearly in the air.

I hoped Shasha and the others managed to escape safely and leave this place as quickly as possible.

My aunt slowly opened her eyes and gently tapped Farel's thigh.

Farel immediately looked at her worriedly.

"Are you in pain, Mother?"

She shook her head.

"Did you meet your sister?" she asked Farel.

I just listened.

"Shasha?" he asked.

My aunt nodded.

"You're Shasha's brother?" Arif asked with disbelief.

Farel looked at him.

"Yes. Why?"

"Could you stop calling me Arif?"

I looked at him in confusion. Wasn't that his name?

"So you didn't meet her?" my aunt asked again weakly.

Arif and I looked at each other and shook our heads at the same time.

"Isn't that your name?" I asked while scratching my head.

He rolled his eyes.

"My name is Alex, not Arif."

I scratched my head awkwardly because earlier I thought his name was Arif.

"Oh, sorry. I thought your name was Arif."

He sighed and continued rowing.

Farel looked at me suspiciously and moved closer to me.

The boat shook slightly.

"Don't move. The boat could flip," Alex said.

Farel nodded and slowly leaned closer to me.

He raised his eyebrows and I understood what he meant.

"Who is he?" he whispered.

"That's your sister's friend," I whispered back.

"What?!" he shouted loudly.

Alex glared at him.

"You're serious? She has friends?" Farel asked in disbelief.

I nodded.

"So you think she's here too?"

"Wasn't she supposed to be watching Grandma Wilona?" he asked.

"Then where is she now? Why didn't you bring her here and save her?"

I lightly hit his head.

"I already thought about that before you even said it."

He chuckled.

"You always plan everything carefully and perfectly."

"Xanders… I'm sorry for hurting your feelings earlier. I didn't mean it. Maybe you can forgive me, but I still can't forgive myself."

I smiled faintly.

"You know my personality. Don't think about it too much."

He tried to hug me, but I raised my hand to stop him.

"Can you not hug me in a situation like this?"

He scratched his head awkwardly and looked at Alex who was watching us.

"You two don't like each other, right?" Alex asked.

Farel suddenly coughed loudly.

"You think I like men?"

"Look at me carefully. I'm more handsome than him. How could I possibly like him?"

He spoke passionately.

Alex chuckled.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say."

Then he looked forward again.

Suddenly the sky became cloudy.

We panicked because we couldn't find any higher land.

"I kind of forgot the map," Alex said while scratching his head.

I immediately remembered the map of the Elf clan territory.

"Do you remember it?" Alex asked me.

I nodded.

"I'm not sure, but behind the villagers' houses there is a hill that is quite high. Maybe we can stay there for a while."

Alex nodded.

"So where do we go now?"

I couldn't plan anything clearly because the situation had completely changed from what we expected.

I also didn't know how George was doing.

"From here we go straight. The path might be steep because the trees are dense."

Alex nodded again.

The sun grew hotter, but the water still didn't recede.

It looked like a massive flood, but we didn't know where the water came from.

From here I could see the villagers' houses completely submerged. The water had reached about five meters high.

Since the Elf people had small houses, the flood made them disappear quickly.

For two hours we drifted on the water.

Even the hill was almost submerged, forcing us to look for another place.

My uncle and aunt had opened their eyes, although they still couldn't move well.

They occasionally talked with us to ease the tension.

"How is Grandma Wilona?" my aunt asked hoarsely.

I remembered the last time I saw her.

"She's fine. She also told me several times not to have a treacherous heart."

My aunt smiled faintly.

"That's good. Maybe she just needs a new environment."

Suddenly she remembered Shasha and her eyes widened.

"Where is Shasha?"

She looked worried and tapped my uncle.

"Did you see Shasha, Xanders?"

I paused.

"Yes. I met her. Hopefully she managed to escape the flood."

She sighed with relief.

"Actually we wanted to come earlier, but suddenly many people came to our house and forced everyone to go to the palace hall."

She explained again.

I nodded because Shasha had already told me about it.

"Where did you meet her?" my uncle asked.

"In the prison."

"What?!"

"Prison? Then where is she now?"

"We met briefly. I told her to leave this place. She warned me that a disaster would happen after she escaped, so she should already be safe."

They nodded.

"Isn't that a mountain?" Alex asked while pointing ahead.

There was a tall mountain, though the rising water caused the boat to scrape against tree branches.

"Yes. Let's go there."

Farel nodded excitedly.

But when we were almost there, suddenly a head appeared from the water.

I was shocked.

"Michael!"

The others were also startled, causing the boat to shake slightly.

"Xanders… I finally found you," he said weakly while holding onto the boat.

"Why are you here?" I asked worriedly and told him to climb aboard.

"Come on. I'll help you get on the boat."

He stretched out his hands and Alex and I pulled him up together.

I saw Michelle was completely soaked, and her lips were pale. She must have been exhausted from swimming.

"Who is she?" Alex asked carefully, noticing she looked somewhat similar to me.

"Oh… she's my friend," I said while introducing her to Alex and Farel's parents.

"You have a female friend now?" my aunt asked with a soft laugh.

I cleared my throat awkwardly when I saw her smiling.

"So what made you desperate enough to follow me here?"

It wasn't easy for her to reach this place.

"Can I rest for a moment? My chest really hurts," she said weakly.

I nodded.

Without realizing it, something felt different.

Something that was ignored before seemed like it was about to happen again.

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