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
I had just left a fancy restaurant in which a business meeting had been arranged with Marquis Auxerre. Thankfully, he had been favorably receptive to the idea of expanding the public power grid to his area. At this point, gaining the backing of a powerful noble was the best step we could take, and it
In the hallway of his mansion, Marquis Morgan Auxerre sighed as he rolled his head around his shoulders to relieve the stress that had accumulated during the day. Ever since Charlemagne’s passing, the empty position of Duke had been up for grabs. Given that there were only three Marquis in the kingdom – himself, Deggendorf,
Prince Oswald had the responsibility of heading the nation’s forces against outside attack. Little did the commoners know, the forces in the Northern Dominion of Purnesia had recently ramped up its efforts to gather military might. There was word of certain belligerent factions that wished for war again. Along the border wall, there were often