Micah's Ambitions

Hours had passed in the carriages. And not a single word had been exchanged between anyone. On the sixth hour of riding, Tan Huizhong concluded that it wouldn't be long until they arrived at the capital. If they arrived there, there was surely no chance at an escape. He thought long and hard about what to do, and only one solution came to mind. "Ru-yu?" He suddenly asked his captor, the young boy whom his student had fondly called out to before being hauled away. It suddenly dawned on him why his student hadn't been as scared as him, and why he thought that the echo location plan of his wouldn't work. He knew the boy, but not the secret behind his power. Tan Huizhong carefully watched Micah's reactions. There was no change in the boy's stubborn demeanor, but as one lives as long as Tan Huizhong has and they would notice the subtle change in his posture. He knew the name. "Now, why would an Unnamed like you, have a nickname that Chen Bohai would know of all people?" Tan Huizhong asked aloud. He finally picked up on Bohai's plan, and was hoping that he would manage to pull it off before they reached the capital. "Unless, you are a Chen too?"No reaction. "Or perhaps, a Lee?" Tan Huizhong asked carefully. By the slight twitch on the boy's eyebrow, he knew he had hit the jackpot. "Whats a Lee kid, like you, doing serving some lunatic like Long Zhiquiang? Did he promise you the return to your family if you helped him?" All of a sudden, Micah turned his head abruptly to meet Tan Huizhong's face. The old man flinched, but he did not close his eyes. "You know that he won't fulfill his promise? Right? And that even if he would, he isn't strong enough to chase off the others who will surely follow after you after breaking the code.-" Tan Huizhong was not able to say anymore, as he was suddenly in another space - outside of the carriage. He recognized immediately that it was the power of the boy's eyes. They were up in the clouds, and from above he could see the carriage still riding on. "How do you know of the code?" Tan Huizhong didn't respond, he didn't need to. The emotions in his old eyes explained all he had too to Micah. "Do you know how I can outrun them?" Micah asked quietly. When Tan Huizhong looked up, he was brutally reminded that the Unnamed were still human - and that the one in front of him was only a child at that. "No." Huizhong admitted. Which crushed the young boy's dreams. "But the Lee clan might be able to help." Micah's eyes beamed as he listened to Tan Huizhong explain why they had been in that tavern - where they had first met him. And where they were headed next. They were off to find the Lee clan, Micah's home once upon a time. Tan Huizhong offered to bring him along, despite the consequences if they were caught. And faster than someone could say "yes" he untied the old man from his ropes in the carriage and they planned their escape. As soon as they were ready to execute their plan, an unexpected factor jumped in. All of a sudden, they had help from a certain Duke of Duan, a pretty cook, and a little boy that was never seen without Kang Hong.