Pietro walked into a bar located in the capital city of Engelburg. There were brief looks from the customers as they found it somewhat odd for an elderly gentleman in a butler outfit to visit such a place alone. This was a bar that was typically visited by noblemen, too high-class for the common man.
Eryn had gone through quite an exhausting time since Claude and Katalina left the country. Being informed by Pietro and Carina, she had learned that her close family members were not who they seemed to be. However, it was fortunate that there were allies in another country that could guard her friends while she investigated
Oswald stared into the fireplace of his study with a goblet of wine in his hand. The flames flickered across his eyes, reflecting his inner thoughts of the turmoil that he was suddenly facing. A crown rested on his head, freshly passed to him by his father, who had taken a turn for the worse
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