Vol 7 Chapter 17 (2/2)
Atop of shi+den, Dylan’s voice was rather rough as he called out to the rest of the group
Following his words, our group redirected itself towards Rhoden’s capital in the south
Unfortunately, the location I transferred us to was far away fro the city, so it was a bit of a challenge to navigate Lille’s carriage through the plains
If I wasn’t ot on led to Lanbaltic in the west
As we advanced forward, I remembered the time I made a mistake and ound up in the wasteland town Buranbeina
The curious gazes of the other people on the road were directed towards us, and as we gradually approached the gate I caught sight of the guards restlessly hurrying about
Certainly, it would be ione and its escorts
As far as the citizens were concerned, shi+den may as well be a new type of monster
When we reached the town gate, two ate, could be seen approaching us with tense looks on their faces
They were either scouts or those sent to gauge our intentions
Dylan’s idea seee would have provoked such a reaction on its own
The two guards stopped a few feet away frohtened horse in the face of a dragonmanner
“Stop! State your name and the purpose of your visit immediately!”
The guard’s shouting surprised his horse and caused it to jerk about violently
Once he finally calmed down his horse, his attention was draards the people sitting in shi+den’s saddle and finally noticed what they were
“My na Raratoia When I visited this country before, I was granted an audience with the King This tidoent matter that must be discussed with his majesty immediately”
Dylan tone was polite even though he was physically looking down on the guards from shi+den’s saddle
After speaking with his partner, one of the guards went back the way he came and delivered news of Dylan’s arrival to the palace
In the blink of an eye the news traveled through the palace and speculation about the nature of the visit ran ra Carlen si any major decisions
Thus, all of the day’s plans were put on hold as a ed
King Carlon’s decision was ier
The h of relief as their first concern had been dealt with
While I was also relieved that thea dissatisfied expression
He said, “I should have prepared a letter explaining our intentions and had the guard take it the first time”
Lille had been entrusted with a letter addressed to the King of Rhoden fro our intentions, we could have lowered our wait time
Under the protection of h Olav’s city gates
If you compared the two capitals, in term of sheer scale, the entirety of Nozan’s Soulia could be fit within one-fourth of Rhoden’s Olav
The ation were sis and it seeot froe
“Never iined I return to this city in such a manner”
“That’s true”
Myshould have been lost in the hustle and bustle of the city, but Chioed to pick up what I said
It e for Chiofully enslaved people, to walk down the ht
While she didn’t say anything about it, she donned her facial mask and her tail restlessly swayed about
Beastmen still didn’t walk the streets of this country unless they were slaves, but that could change if what Dylan said came to pass
In any case, a few citizen of the capital would occasionally let out a surprised yelp when they saw the dignified appearance of a dragon e bearing the crest of Nozan’s royal family kept them at bay
There was no daredevil willing to call out Chio a beastmen in this situation
After passing through the h the luxurious residential area of the aristocrats, the King’s palace came into view
Muration raceful spires that connected to the palace’sThere was an obvious difference between the fort-like architecture of Nozan and the elegance of Rhoden
Our ation to the open square in the front of the palace, where a line of people waited to receive us
Although they were caught off guard by the diversity of the delegation, a guide asked for our representative
“Wh-Who shall act on your behalf?”
Only the voice of a sirl was heard as Lille stepped forward
“That would be me”
The hter when he heard Lille’s declaration, but when he caught sight of Nina and Zahar behind her and took note of the glares Chiome, Ariane, and I directed towards hi so
“I-I understand Allow uide your way”
The man directed a smile towards Dylan, who took a position beside Lille, but otherwise reh the palace
As we and Lille e and shi+den were left in the care of the eight royal guards
Lille’s eyes bulged like a child’s as she took in the gorgeous furniture and various pieces of art that decorated the halls of the Rhoden’s palace
Eventually, our palace guide stopped in front of our presumed destination
“Please wait in here”
After offering us a respectful bow, he opened the door in front of us and vigilantly awaited our entrance
Lille’s expression tightened as she straightened her posture and took a set inside the room
Nina and Zahar closely followed behind her
Dylan followed after them with a smile on his face, while Ariane, Chiome and I slowly entered the room behind him
It wasn’t the auditoriu in
Instead, the rooe conference roo in the corner of the room
I ihts to show on their faces since those ere bewildered by our appearance quickly worked to conceal it
“I didn’t expect things to happen like this, given our current attire”
Speaking for myself, I was adorned in full body, carried a sword at my waist, and had Ponta throned on my head
Both Ariane and Chiome also carried their weapons with them
It was a good thing that Dylan, who’d negotiated on behalf of Great Canada Forest before, had co with us
Dylan had been accompanied by many elven warriors when he came here before, perhaps it had been a deotiations in his favor
Elven warriors were rather strong and even without their weapons, it was doubtful that several huhts could defeat them
If I was being honest, if you gave Ariane’s le sword she could capture this entire palace without breaking a sweat
Rhodento annoy us a little as possible
There was this strange tension drifting frouards on duty
Since Rhoden’s representatives had yet to enter the roo their position behind the princess
For the ti, Ariane, Chiome and I stood behind Dylan
I thought we’d be left waiting for a while, but I heard fast approaching footsteps from behind the door opposite to the one we entered from