NOVEL WEB Chapter 13: A foe or a friend
He looks younger then Captain Hua. Perhaps he was around Sian age? 26 years old? Senja couldn't guess it because he looked more mature than her first brother. He was quite handsome, maybe if he cut short his black hair and not let it loose around his shoulder Senja could give him 7 point based on his looks only.
"What is your name again?" He asked softly.
"Senja…" She answered.
"How could you be here?"
Senja shook her head. "I don't know."
He frowned then took a step forward and when he just a step away from her, he squatted down and looked at Senja right in the eyes. There weren't traces of a threat in his eyes or oppression, only curiosity.
"So, what you know? If you can't give me a satisfied answer whether you are a foe or a friend, then with regret, even if I don't want to do it I am afraid I have to kill you." He said it lightly, like he just merely made a comment about a food he had ate.
Senja started to think how to explain her situation without attracted suspicion toward her. Or maybe she didn't need to explain anything to him. An idea suddenly crossed her mind that made her stared back directly into the man's eyes.
"To be honest with you, I didn't remember anything except my name. I don't know how I can be here. All I know was when I woke up I am already inside the barrel. I don't even know what this place or who are you people." She said firmly, made it sound very convincing.
Yes, she chose to be amnesia. This way was easier rather then she had to come up with a story. So later if they question her again she could say that she didn't remember anything.
"You didn't remember anything?" He asked again with wrinkled eyebrows.
Senja nodded her head slowly.
He scrutinized her for a while more before stood up. "Tie her at the logistic tent." Then he walked out of the tent.
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Captain Hua reached the post where he could see clearly a bunch of trunks had been put in the middle of the river to clog the water.
The enemy was so impatient. They didn't only want to starve them to death, but also wanted to make them dehydrated. They had made an advance move by creating a panic. So, all the soldiers would realize about their supply was decreasing. The enemy wanted to make a terror inside the fortress.
"How long it would last?"
"Reply to Captain. With our current stock for 200 soldiers, this could be last until the day after tomorrow if we use it wisely." A soldier answered after he has made a calculation.
"It seems like the enemy wanted us to rush outside." A man wearing brown clothes appeared beside Captain Hua.
"Lieutenant Utara. They suppressed us to take step outside. Should we make a plan for invasion?" Captain Hua asked angrily.
"No rush" Lieutenant Utara just waved his hand nonchalantly. "Let's think of this matter thoroughly. Even though we couldn't make a contact with main fortress, if the Commander didn't hear any news from us for 6 days straight, I am sure enough our second prince could sense something wasn't right" After all, he and the Commander who was also a second prince were a childhood friend, they were so close. That's why, Utara refused to believe if the second prince didn't pay any attention for his absence.