The sun shined bright in the morning. The jungle looked more at ease than the day before and Eto woke up, feeling rested again.

Djon was already up and was helping a few Kojos to prepare for breakfast.

When Eto opened his eyes and wanted to stand up, he was shocked by two big eyes watching him.

‘Wow!’ he let out before he realized who it was.

The princess had been sitting next to him and apparently studied him in his sleep.

‘Morning sleepyhead,’ she said with a smile on her face.

She walked away to get some clothes that looked like they belonged to Eto.

‘Here they are. Nice and clean,’ she said and Eto grabbed them with a smile.

‘Thanks,’ he quickly replied and he already started to undress himself.

The princess started to blush and walk backwards.

‘What are you doing?!’ she yelled again and Eto looked up, confused but later he understood that the princess didn’t like it.

Before he could stop, she already left him, blushing and ashamed by Eto’s undressing.

Djon walked in, looking at the princess who ran past him and back at Eto, seeing how he stood, he completely understood the situation.

‘Woman. They will never get used to it,’ he said with a grin but Eto didn’t understand. While Djon began to pack some things, Eto made sure he was dressed before they left.

‘Ready for the meeting?’ Djon asked and Eto nodded.

‘Let’s hope the Ricu clan knows something about the rest of the group.’

Veronica woke up, feeling like she was still dreaming. She had the same feeling from her dream, like she was being watched.

After she opened her eyes and adjusted to the light, she could see someone looking at her.

‘Wow!’ she yelled as she saw Morning Python, now named Vanessa looking at her.

‘I brought breakfast,’ Vanessa mumbled as she showed a wooden bowl with different fruits.

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‘You could have waited until I was awake and ready,’ Veronica almost yelled, a bit irritated.

‘Sorry. I just hoped I could help you get up,’ Vanessa said and it looked like she had trouble with the situation.

Veronica slowly got up and grabbed the bowl. Becoming friends with the assassin was the last thing on her mind.

Even though she still didn’t trust her, she tried to make the best of it and she had told Hawk how Morning python was gonna help them.

‘I will wait until you are ready,’ Vanessa said before she left.

When Veronica had the feeling she was alone and could eat, Hawk walked into the cabin where Veronica stayed in.

‘Morning sunshine,’ he said and by the look on Veronica’s face, it wasn’t a bright morning.

‘Still bummed about Morning...I mean, Vanessa?’ he asked.

Veronica shook her head.

‘No, that’s not it. I’m just worried about Eto, TYO and even Djon,’ she said.

Hawk nodded. ‘I can understand,’ he said while he slowly came near her.

‘Let’s try to make haste. I heard Lowe wanted to leave soon. This is our chance to get to know more if Eto and the others were found by those other guys,’ he said and while Veronica nodded, she quickly devoured the different fruits that Vanessa had brought.

They all gathered outside. Lowe brought like ten Ricu warriors with them. Together with Veronica, Hawk and Vanessa, they would walk towards the giant river to meet with the enemy of the Ricu clan. The Kojo tribe.

When they walked through the jungle, Veronica noticed that it seemed more at ease than yesterday, as if everything was being prepared for their journey.

Veronica looked at Vanessa who sometimes looked at her. She looked away when their eyes met and no one said a word.

Hawk noticed the tension and slowly walked next to Vanessa.

‘Don’t get me wrong, it will take a long time before I completely trust you. I just want you to know that you have to give her some time. Veronica is new to the wide worlds of the galaxy and maybe too naive. She just needs time to get to know something or someone.’

Vanessa still looked at Veronica but turned her head to Hawk.

‘Thanks,’ she mumbled and Hawk nodded.

After that, he walked up in the group to get next to Lowe.

‘So what’s the plan?’ Hawk asked and Lowe gave a grin.

‘We will meet with the enemy, letting them know where the boundaries are and if we notice something between our turfs. It’s more of a report to each other that we had always done before. Better this than fighting and killing each other, even though it’s not fair how they treat us.’

After that, Lowe’s grin became a little more irritated as he laughed it off a bit.

‘As promised, we will ask about your friends first,’ he said and he moved his pace in walking.

‘First?’ Hawk asked as he tried to keep up.

‘What do you mean by that?’ and Lowe looked at him.

‘It is time to take what should have been ours. The juice of the planet’s lifetree. It should have been for everyone but the Kojo kept it for themselves. Luckily, we got some help to get everything back,’ he said.

Hawk stopped for a moment but soon rushed back to Lowe.

‘What kind of help?’ he asked and Lowe looked at him with a sinister smile.

‘The soldiers of the worlds are here to be back up,’ he said and he laughed while he said it.