Currently, we were all sitting at a low table, cups of jasmine tea set in front of us. The familiar scent brought back memories of family gatherings for the occasional Sunday dim sum. After I had shown the crest on the scroll to Lau, his eyes widened in surprise. “Where did you get that?” He
“Excuse me, but may I ask who you are?” Katsys said to the man who looked ready for a fight. The old man was dressed in a loose-fitting robe without any other armor that one would expect from a historical kung fu film. Furthermore, it didn’t seem like he was carrying any kind of weapon
Moving swiftly through the mountain path, the village of Akigawa quickly disappeared behind the terrain as the road twisted and turned. The villagers had given us a final warning about an eerie creature that had taken residence around that area in the past months. Though they had not run upon it themselves, we would apparently
Late into the evening, the party had started to wind down. Having our fill of food and drink, Katsys and Ludmila started to doze off. It had been a long journey with little rest. We would take tonight to recover before setting foot into the mountains. I brought the two of them to some guest
One thing that I neglected to check into before departing was how we would get through the mountains that formed a natural border between the kingdoms of Sistina and Sanshiro. Very little of the area along the mountain range had been explored and developed, save for the province of Akigawa. According to Katsys, there was
It was surprising what one could achieve when properly motivated. Far from being the sheltered princess that I had thought initially, Katsys started taking the initiative when it came to repelling our pursuers. Since we were constantly being tailed by the kingdom’s forces, there was really no time to engage them before advancing. If we
Hours later, the first glimmers of sunlight crept over the horizon to the east. The wagon had pushed forward without rest, as we sought to make some distance between us and our pursuers. The only ones that knew of our destination had been Pietro and Carina, who I learned just recently that they weren’t who
“Though you may have been my familiar, that doesn’t mean that I’ll treat you any differently!” Eryn yelled loud enough for all to hear. Two knights were behind her, drawing their weapons as well. On top of my other supposed crimes, I had been caught in the act of escaping with Princess Katalina. “Even if
We had no choice but to sneak out of the castle like bandits kidnapping the Princess. With Katsys passed out and hoisted onto my left shoulder, it’s not like my situation could get much worse at this point. Luckily, the rest of the castle had not been alerted to my escape, but it was only
About an hour ago… Katalina impatiently walked through the castle, her mind solely focused on one person. She had just been notified about the murder of the Auxerre family and Claude’s supposed involvement with it. There was no way it could be true! She knew that there was no possibility that Claude would willingly kill