#13: Lifia

Estefro opens his hand and his sword slips from his hand. He steps away from Azer and closes his eyes as he looks down.

He opens his lip and Azer's eyes are widening while hearing words from Estefro.

"Ano?!" Azer opens his hand and his sword slips from his grasp, "nais mo akong ipasok sa eskwelahan para sa mga tagapagbantay?"

Estefro moves his wooden tumbler from his lip and looks at Azer. "Oo, ang abilidad mo ay hindi pang karaniwan. Tsaka wala ka bang plano sa buhay mo? Kumita o magtrabaho man lang?"

Azer moves his eyes from Estefro and looks up at the clear blue skies.

He inhales deeply and turns toward Estefro only to witness him putting his sword in its sheath.

Estefro says, "Kung nais mong pumasok sa eskwelahan para sa mga tagapagbantay, hanapin mo si Lifia."

"Lifia?" Azer kneels and picks his sword from the grass, "at sino naman si Lifia?"

Estefro moves his eyes toward Azer and chuckles. "Si Lifia ang ang ika-tatlo sa ranggo ng mga kapitan sa nayong ito.

"Magaling siya kung magturo sa mga estudyante niya."

"Wala naman pala akong dapat ikatakot," Azer closes his eyes as he raises his hands and inhales deeply, and he exhales, "kung mabait pala siya ay dapat wala akong ipangamba."

Later on, Azer is standing in front of a young woman whose eyes are glaring at him.

"Tama ba ang nakikita ko?" she settles her hands on her desk, "sabihin mo, bakit ka naparito, bayani?"

Azer asks, "Hinahanap ko si Lifia, narito ba siya?"

The woman arises from her seat, and her eyes remain fixated on him. "Ako ang siyang hinahanap mo.

"Siguro naparito ka upang ipagmalaki sa akin ang tagumpay na nakamit mo?"

Azer shakes his head. "Hindi, naparito ako upang pumasok sa eskwelahan na para sa mga tagapagbantay."

"Interesante," Lifia said.

Moving on, Azer and Lifia are standing inside a wide room; the walls are made of stone, and the floor is made of wood and the ceiling is also made of wood.

"Ito ang magiging una mong pagsubok upang makapasok sa unibersidad na ito," Lifia begins to step forward from Azer, "ang gagawin mo rito ay madali lamang.

"Tatalunin mo lamang ako gamit ang abilidad na ginamit mo kay Estefro at pasado ka na."

Azer begins to pull his sword from its sheath and he points it at Lifia. "Ako ay tumatanggap ng pagkatalo pero hindi ako umaakbang paatras mula sa mga hamon."

Lifia's eyes broaden and it turns smaller, she moves her hand towards the handle of her sword.

"Humanda ka," she said.