✓ | The Clandestine Memoir (Fate's Transgression Series, #1) [UNDER REVISION]

Chapter 13

~•[Chapter 13]•~

SEISHA:

I got this.

Everything is under control, konti na lang mag-wawala na ako— but yes, everything is still under control.

Despite the surging internal anguish, and the little amount of patience I have, I remained composed. I am not exactly an impatient woman, but sometimes I will find myself voicing out my concerns.

I need to be patient dahil yun lang ang magliligtas sa akin. Iyon lang ang kinakapitan ko.

Living in this body is something I did not wish for, but without much choice, I must continue and find a cure— the cure for everything that is happening.

Ang problema lang naman ay halos hindi na ako makaalis sa posisyon ko dahil kung may natapos man ako na isang libro o dokyumento, nagkaroon agad ng panibago, minsan doble pa.

Baka ito ang papatay sa akin. All these documents I barely understand don't make any sense. Why must I run through it when I can just do them abruptly? Lucius wants me to be composed and unbaffled when being asked. As if naman kaya kong gayahin ang ugali niya ng ilang araw lamang.

"The year when Parales was acquired by Zegordia, and the reason for the partnership?" Hindi ito nakatingin sa akin habang nagsasalita siya. He was on the other side of the room, holding a gadget and immensely focused. "Precise answer will give you three points and is equivalent to a 3 minutes break."

Tsk. That 3-minute break can't even complete my business in the comfort room. It is a pain to think Lucius is very constrict with his teaching method. He is crueler than my professors in my entire school years.

"It was in 6378 years, the thirteenth day of Spring Season. Parales was abundant in aquatic life sources, and one of Zegordia's main distributors of seafood. The partnership was to expand the tract of trading, since nasa timog-kanlurang parte ito ng Zegordia."

He didn't say anything after I finished answering. Reading about how years fly by too fast makes me feel a little old. In my past, it was the year 2021, and here, it has already reached 10,110 millennia. Now, it makes sense why their world is not partly historical.

If given the context of how many years since this world has ever been recorded, I really bet the cities outside these strong walls are already massive and advanced.

Kailangan ko kaya makikita ang Suin City? O makapunta sa Huin?

If I didn't escape that day, malamang nasa Huin na ako ngayon. Huin is the first established city of Zegordia, and Suin was the first acquired land after Huin, kaya may pagkakapareho ng pangalan.

As Zegordia expanded, the names of other cities were already established before the ownership. Suin was the only land without being possessed by others.

"Finburgh," he said, still not looking at me.

Nakatayo ako ilang metro sa posisyon niya. Both of my palms were clasped together, residing on the part where my abdomen lies.

My posture is too stiff, and I've been really focusing on not making any unnecessary movement. Kanina pa ako nangangalay pero hindi pa rin ako gumagalaw hangga't hindi niya sinasabi.

"Finburgh was acquired in the year 6493, when the Governor of Finburgh offered its private platoon for five years when Zegordia faced lack of soldiers to deploy in a surging battle with Henia."

"Henia's exploits resulted in 267 years of war," he demanded.

Napabuntong-hininga ako sa tanong niya. That mind revolting matter is something I don't want to even remember.