56 - Jack

"No…No… The tribe!" Mom exclaimed with a loud gasp as she moved and was about to run back to the village when I caught her hand in time.

“Mom!” I held her.

“Aki, t-they’re in danger…!” She exclaimed, her eyes round and full of worry. “They need our help, Aki!”

I tightened my grip on her and pulled her to my side. Then I turned to Bon and Norman, waiting for them to speak. Even they were too shocked and seemingly unable to think what to do next. I looked up again, thinking… Then I stopped, finally realizing what it could be. Sh*t… Crista… Her men were the cause of this, weren’t they?!

I gritted my teeth, the anger spreading throughout my chest. I turned to Bon and told him, “Head back to the tribe.”

Bon seemed to snap back from his shock. He looked at me, clenching his hands into fists as he suppressed his emotions. “No… We can’t. Nana’s order was for us to take you two to the nearest town.”

"Aki! We need to go back!" mom almost cried when she said that.

I tried to think of the situ