Volume 2: Chapter 54

10:40 am

San Roque, Arba, Talibon Bohol.

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"Is everyone ready?" Freyah asked as everyone settled in for lunch.

The people who would accompany Freyah including her two best friends, Monica and Gwenette; Prince Florence; Harley, the good boy; Cheryl and Cheral, Timothy's two grandchildren who had persistently begged to join them since yesterday; Eman; and, of course, Uncle Thomas, their guide, accompanied by three of his men.

Everyone sat at the dining table, a palpable tension hanging in the air as their departure drew near. Freyah's supportive parents joined them for lunch, along with other elders and villagers who had come to offer their blessings.

"Freyah, dear, you should eat more,"

"opo" Freyah nod,