Chapter 164 - Chapter 32: Giants (1/2)
Chapter 164 – Chapter 32: Giants
Anastasia woke up.
It was warm. She felt a bit fuzzy, but it wasn’t bad.
‘Soft.’
The sheet touching her back and the blanket covering her were soft, and the clothes she wore weren’t sweaty or rough.
“Are you awake?”
Anastasia moved her eyes as a voice was heard from next to her. Instead of her aide Chandra, she saw the red eyes of a beautiful dark elf.
“Felicia.”
Anastasia sighed and closed her eyes; she remembered. She was amazed she had managed to keep using magic until they somehow arrived at the 12th base. Felicia, sitting next to the bed on a chair, pressed gently against Anastasia’s shoulder when Anastasia tried to raise her upper body. Felicia shook her head.
“Just lie down. You are still a bit dizzy. You used magic until you were exhausted, so the aftereffects will last for a while. Aren’t you tired due to the travelling? Your waist and hips will hurt a lot.”
Riding a mount for a long tone was more difficult than one would have imagined.
Anastasia opened her mouth unconsciously.
“You are familiar with it.”
“Well, I did faint several times in the same manner as Unni. Don’t worry too much. You will be fine after a day of sleep. Have faith in the people with experience.”
Felicia winked, and Anastasia gave a small sigh.
“That is even worse.”
“Huh?”
Instead of explaining, Anastasia looked around the room. It was a large but neatly furnished room. There were candles lit up in various places of the room, warming the air.
“How long was I collapsed for?”
“Around half a day or so? It is now night. Relax and rest a little more.”
Felicia said in a pleasant tone as Anastasia was exhausted right now, and the situation was different from Baikal’s tea party where there was an exchange of nerves. Anastasia laughed at this aspect of Felicia. Indeed, it was due to this that she valued Felicia. In fact, she had been a little upset at the last tea party. Felicia had suddenly pulled her feet out from Anastasia’s faction and attached them to Shutra. So, she had annoyed Felicia a little bit more persistently than usual.
Anastasia let out a long sigh. She turned her gaze back to Felicia’s face and said,
“Shutra—he was great.”
“Hum hum, our Shutra really is great.”
There was no need to wait for the reaction. Felicia spoke while covering her face with her fan, but her long ears twitched. She sounded really proud. Anastasia laughed brightly.
“I thought you changed paths due to future aspirations, but that isn’t it. It is because Felicia has another reason.”
It would be a lie to say it wasn’t for political calculations, but there seemed to be an emotional aspect involved.
“Well, somehow, I feel slightly bad.”
Felicia didn’t seem to worry too much about what Anastasia thought. However, Anastasia buried both her anger and sadness and said,
“Shutra saved the central fortress in a really cool manner.”
“Really?”
It was the right bait for Felicia, and so Anastasia kept a watch on Felicia’s ears.
“He has a lot of mysterious tricks and many powerful magic items. The way he took all the supplies in the central fortress… He didn’t tell me how, but it was amazing.”
“Hrmm. That is Shutra’s secret. Please note that I knew before Caitlin. Shutra told me first.”
Her fan was covering her face, but her eyes could still be seen. It was clear that she was smiling from ear to ear.
“Why are you so smug over there?”
Felicia coughed instead of answering, and Anastasia laughed again. This time, she managed to sit up and said,
“Call Chandra. I’ll get dressed and meet up with Shutra and the leader here.”
Anastasia was currently wearing only a thin negligee, which probably belonged to Felicia. It was impossible for Anastasia to meet anyone while she was dressed like this.
“Shouldn’t you rest a little longer?”
Felicia asked again with worry on her lovely face, but Anastasia shook her head.
“Shutra and the leader will wait. But Berkintox won’t give us that time.”
Unlike In-gong or Felicia, Anastasia knew Berkintox. Although she never noticed his betrayal, she knew how competent he was.
“I understand. Wait a bit.”
Felicia stood up instantly.
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“The north and west of Curtis are under the influence of the traitor, Berkintox. The eastern part seems to be close to the west. In fact, except for the southern area around the forest, almost all of Curtis has been taken.”
Makkulpin, the lizardman and head of the 12th base, pointed to a large map of the battlefield spread out on the table. The story was roughly as expected. As Anastasia frowned, Makkulpin looked over at her and said,
“Prince Victor is currently rallying the lizardmen at the swamp. He will be delighted to hear that Princess is safe.”
“Yes, I am also glad that Orabeoni is safe.”
Anastasia said in a dry tone, and Makkulpin shifted his gaze like he had made a mistake. Felicia, who guessed the general situation, sighed and changed the topic.
“I think half of the Hwarin clan has joined Berkintox. It seems liked the Hwarin clan were the ones who destroyed the transportation formations in the first place.”
The Hwarin clan were giants who wandered all over Curtis. If they struck simultaneously, they could attack all of Curtis at the same time.
“And the Gullam clan?”
“They are with us, but their numbers aren’t as high as the Paran clan’s. 20 Gullam hunters have come with us here.”
Felicia shrugged and replied to Anastasia’s question. There were few hunters left in the village because many hunters had gone to hunt far away. Anastasia swallowed her saliva. She turned to Makkulpin and asked,