Chapter 338: Use your heart
The City of Changing Colors still slumbered while the group left for the transit station. As he watched the light peer through the leaves, Hex noticed hues of green and yellow on the otherwise withered leaves above them.
"The city is changing colors again, it would seem." He whispered to no one in particular but his mother’s ears did pick up his voice.
"You should have seen it in the past. All types of colors, ranging from dark to vibrant ones appeared during the summer, and turned white during the winter."
She said with a smile, her eyes glazing a little as she reminisced about the past.
"How would you know that, silly girl," Cyantha’s mother chuckled as she flicked a finger at her shoulder. "You weren’t even born when those colors appeared. Not even I was born at that time."
"She read it perhaps," Jade shot to help. She had been quiet during the journey so far. Hex did notice her stare at him with a frown. It happened whenever he conversed with his mother, which he could understand, would seem strange to the girl. After all, her best friend who was timid and shy, behaved too familiar with a strange young man.
’I hope she doesn’t get any strange ideas. Once the possession runs out, Cyantha will be back to her usual self...I hope.’
The transit would take some time to complete. The pods available out of the city were limited. Due to the reputation and waning number of visitors only pods allowing up to two people at once were present at the docking area.
"We have ordered a few nearby docks to send more in this direction but it will take some time for all of them to arrive," Jonathan took the lead and explained. "But waiting idly will be a waste of time and we risk some nosy people to notice us. So, to win time, the group will be split into smaller groups. We have five of these pods. We will be sending five of ours and five of the women in the first team. Once other pods arrive, we will continue to depart until everyone reaches the next point."