The next days, Heracles was not bothered by strange dreams. He got accustomed to people and daily works though sometime he still felt something wrong. However, he didn’t have any clue for his feeling. Therefore, he tried to forget it and behave like the others.
In the days, their mother, Aunt Calliope was not in home at dinner. When Heracles and the others came back from their garden, they rarely saw her. Aunt Calliope only came back till the midnight and met them in breakfasts. Heracles was the only person who felt curious about it. He had asked Lily but Lily always ensure that all the things were okay their mother only went and met some friends.
One night, Aunt Calliope came back after going out. She opened the door and shuffled into the house. The light from the candles in the living room shone to her face showing the fatigue on it. As like usually, Aunt Calliope made her way to Heracles’s bedroom first, opened the door ajar then peered in. Heracles and Gwen had slept peace and quiet on bed. She looked them a while heard they breathed then closed the door, walked toward Lily and Amelinda’s room. Opened the door, she looked in. She kept stayed there in long time looking then she took a long breather then shut the door, made her way to her room.
The next morning, Heracles and others met Aunt Calliope in breakfast.
“Morning mom – sis Lily, Amanda.” said Gwen.
“Good morning Peres, Agassi.” said Lily quickly. She and Amelinda was helping Aunt Calliope at the fire.
“Good morning.” Heracles replied.
“What can we help you?” asked Gwen.
“No, we don’t need. It’s almost done.” said Lily.
“So we will wait here.” said Gwen. He and Heracles made their way to table and took seats. Minutes later, the breakfast was cooked. Aunt Calliope, Lily and Amelinda took it out then sat down their chairs.
“Give me hands my children.” said Aunt Calliope gently. She raised her hands up, held on Heracles’s and Amelinda one hand.
“Thank god for food and drink you give us. We send thanks to you because you are always by us, protect us, observe, help and forgive us. We also send thanks to you, our Lord. You have protected us in long time and allow us to live comfortably in your place. We very thank to you – our god – our Lord.” they closed their eyes, muttering.
They released hands the meal started. “Didn’t you finish work in garden?” asked Aunt Calliope, looking at Lily.
“Yes, we did.” said Lily, still focused on her place.
Aunt Calliope turned silent a while. She got a piece of bread. “Today we will go to village.” she said.
“We will?” said Gwen, “You will go to village with us?” he raised his voice.
“Yes, I will.” Aunt Calliope said gently.
“Why do you want to village?” asked Gwen.
“I go to meet Alice. It’s long time I and she don’t meet.” she said.
“Al-right.” said Gwen. He turned back with his breakfast. Later, they finished then spent few minutes to clean up before they left the dinner. Lily and Gwen went to back of the house to bound White to the cart then rode to front house. Lily rode the cart coming to the eave then stopped there. Then Gwen jumped out from it. He asked Heracles to go with him to the kitchen to take some orange baskets out. They stacked them on the cart. When all the things done. Lily made her way to go on the front seat. She sat there and Aunt Calliope also stayed with her there. Heracles, Gwen and Amelinda went on the cart and sat by the baskets. “We go.” said Lily, waved the reins. White stepped pulling the cart to go. There had only a way to the village. After cross the field, they could saw it in distance. The cart approached then stopped in front of the houses. As usually they met children first, were playing there. As soon as they saw them, they gathered.
“Aunt Calliope, Sis Lily, Amanda, Bro Peres, Agassi.” the children noised around them. Lily and Gwen quickly gave children some orange. It made them happy, said thanks then received them. The children kept staying around there continued playing. Later, Alice appeared with some man. They approached them.
“Oh Calliope, you didn’t tell me that you come.” said Alice.
“I didn’t but I need to say you something.” said Aunt Calliope seriously.
“Take care of the orange.” said Alice, turning to the men who went with her then turned to Aunt Calliope. “Go with me.” she said.
“Wait me a while here.” said Aunt Calliope to Lily.
“Yes, mom.” said Lily.
Then Aunt Calliope left following Alice. They went in a nice house standing between other houses there. Heracles, Lily, Gwen and Amelinda kept staying outside observing the men take oranges to go.
***
“Do you feel it? He woke up.” said Aunt Calliope, kept her voice low.
“Yes, I do. I did feel his power about few days ago.” replied Alice. Her voice turned heavy.
“He has not woken up for two hundred years and must be really hungry.” said Aunt Calliope. Her face turned very dark.
“Yes, he is.” said Alice shortly then turned in silence thinking. “Many people will die to satisfy his hunger.” she spoke again.
“I know.” said Aunt Calliope heavily, “But what can we do?”
“I don’t know.” said Alice. “But, don’t you see it.” he spoke quickly, “This time is very different. He seems not completely wake up. I only can feel one part of his power.”
“I don’t notice if you don’t tell me it.” said Aunt Calliope, “His power seemed to weaken. What’s wrong to him?”
“I don’t know. However, he’s still Lord and his power is not thing we can solve.” said Alice.
“I know.” Aunt Calliope said. “The elders will take action soon. I think they had received his orders.”
“It’s the think bothering me now.” Lily said thoughtfully.
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