Part 10 (4)

"Oh my goodness! What a hellish sun up there!" exclaimed Babida as he sheltered under the cooling branches of the palm tree.
"Well, I am going to stay and wait here for some time until the temperature decreases to a bearable level." He then added.
The lumberjack sat on the grass, leaned against the palmea's trunk and rested, extremely tired since his sleep had been disturbed last night by the unpredicted attack of the walking tornado.
"Has anyone an idea of where Governor Babida is gone?" The young maiden Suzie quizzed the logger's henchmen Polo and Baba.
"Well, young Miss, I wished I knew. However, I am as ignorant as I believe, the youngster over here by my side is too. Isn't it comrade?" replied the senior aide-de-camp Polo as he lightly tapped the right shoulder of his younger collaborator Baba with his left hand.
"Yes My Commander, I don't know either. But I'm just guessing." The interim henchman Baba declared.
"Oh guessing? Well, may you speak out?" The senior henchman Polo asked his young collaborator.
"My Commander, I think His Highness Babida is going back to his office." The aide-de-camp Baba revealed his mind.
"Office?" exclaimed in unison the young miss Suzie and the senior henchman Polo so confused by the youngster Baba's assumption.
"Yes. But unfortunately, I can't speak more about it, for it's a State affair."
"Oh I see, you can't speak more because of me since I'm neither a military nor a stateswoman, so I can't be told about it. Well, I understand anyway." expressed the young maiden Suzie a bit disappointed, nonetheless reasonable.
"I'm sorry, young Miss!" told the aide-de-camp Baba, presenting his excuses to her.
The senior henchman Polo stood quiet, for he knew what his younger comrade was assuming Governor Babida went to do in the office.
Being a henchman allowed to have access to top military defense secrets, and to be aware of all key matters of the empire before anyone else down in the hierarchy.
Hence, to avoid any breach by his younger collaborator, he switched the topic so the young maiden Suzie would not ask more questions and put the youngster Baba in an uncomfortable situation where he would mistakenly reveal military intelligence.
"Oh, they are distributing hot beverages over there. Comrade, come with me and help me take one for the young miss." He suddenly said, distracting his entourage.
"Oh yes, surely, My Commander!" replied the youngster, then followed the senior henchman who was already walking away.
As they were walking to the hot beverages sector, the senior henchman Polo whispered to his young collaborator Baba: "Governor Babida went to consult the top secret document regarding that new monster, isn't it?"
"Yes, that's what I think, My Commander! He has been working on it all these past few days. Though he didn't involve anyone and worked alone on the case, I was able to check the document indeliberately when he forgot to put it away and had asked me to look for another one on his desk." The interim aide-de-camp Baba revealed.
"You know, I worked on this topic with late Governor Kola Il and we had prepared a plan to reduce to zero the threat, among which the construction of this magical cave. But there's a top secret winning strike against the walking tornado that had been drafted by the former Governor and hid somewhere maybe in the office or...I don't know..." told the senior henchman Polo.
The youngster Baba was thereupon pensive as they reached the drinking spot.
"Please, three hot Chai, comrade!" asked the henchman Baba to an imperial warrior who volunteered to serve the tea to the refugees.
"Right away, My Commander!" The waiter of particular circumstances replied.
The two henchmen carried the drinks and walked up back to the position of the young maiden Suzie who was drowsy and hadn't slept since her escape along with the other refugees from the walking tornado last night.
"Sorry, young Miss! You may drink this beverage and then lie on the mattress to get some sleep." The aide-de-camp Polo told Suzie.
"Thank you, My Commander! You have been very helpful since the passing of my uncle. Only the sky can reward you for your good deeds. I will make a prayer for you to the ancestors." said the young maiden Suzie to the senior henchman who was very pleased by her kind words.
"Young Miss, you can always count on me," Polo answered back to her.
"On me too!" exclaimed the youngster Baba after clearing his throat.
The three refugees of the magical cave thereafter silently drank the hot Chai.