Chapter 12 (1/2)
Chapter 1, Episode 12: The End of the Journey
The northern section of Frieden
An area in which the princess maiden alone is allowed entrance— The Palace of Baptism
There, in that area, stood a person staring motionlessly at an orb with a brilliant shi+ne
Though she is a beauty known for her constant s from her expression at the moment
「What are you planning…? Why is it that you su once ive me an answer」
An oe of the world
「So you will not answer me, as expected…」
The princess hs and looks at the two bronze statues on either side of the orb
The two pillars of the 12 great Gods of Grantz, known to all who reside in this world
One of the bronze statues was a handsoreat pond
He was the founder of the Grantz Grand E, Leon Welt Altius von Grantz
The other bronze statue had a sword in its right hand raised to the heavens
He was the one who built up the Grantz Grand E, Halt Rey Schwarz von Grantz
「Your Majesty Altius, please watch over his Majesty Schwarz」
Imperial Year 1023, May 26th
Hiro and his group were near Baum’s borders
There were less than 100 infantrymen straddled to the horses provided by the princess maiden
It was a rather s them
But the sounds of the horses’ hooves ringing through the air was still enough to make one uneasy
Liz rides at the head of the group Her beautiful crimson hair flutters behind her
And clinging to her with his arms wrapped around her waist, was Hiro
「We’ll continue like this and enter Margrave Grinda’s territory」
Tris, as riding parallel to her, made an uncomfortable expression
「The advance party hasn’t returned We don’t know the situation there Let us leave the horses after about another sel (3ko by foot」
「… Do you think my brother’s influence has reached there after all?」
「We can’t say it hasn’t for sure There is no loss in proceeding with care here」
「Alright…」
Liz nods in agreement and looks ahead
The road which connected Baurave Grinda’s territory was a vast wilderness
A third of Margrave Grinda’s territory was a desolate land lacking in water, and perhaps because of its influence, Bauion which experienced sandstorms
There were small hills built of sand and sandstones which fell from collapsed cliffs
It was a desert-like land where neither trees nor grass grew
As Liz left her horse and gave a silent signal to her soldiers, they began to walk the wilderness
At this pace, they would enter Margrave Grinda’s territory in half an hour
So as not to draw attention, Liz and the others walk carefully in the shadows of the cliffs
「Princess, seeing as how the advance tea happened to them?」
「Yes… It erous to continue like this Let’s take a bit of a detour」
She puts her hand on a rock and climbs it She moves to a location where she can have a better view of the border
Perhaps because Tris came to the same conclusion, he silently follows after her
Liz sly anxious Hiro
「It’s alright It’s my uncle’s territory」
She said this as if to hear those words herself as well
A vague anxiety spreads through Hiro’s mind
When they climb to the top of the cliff where than can survey the border, Tris crawls to the edge
After a while, he gives Liz a signal
The fact that he called for her rather than returning probably
Liz approached Tris with a puzzled look on her face
「—?!」
Liz covered her
The sight before her was nothing but despair
As if she couldn’t believe her own eyes, Liz kept rubbing them
But the cruel scene reed
Tears formed at the corners of Liz’s eyes
「My God…」
At the entrance to Margrave Grinda’s territory, were the unsightly corpses of ten of the men from the advance party, exposed for all to see
Perhaps it was because they were tortured, but all of the a part of their bodies
Behind them, were 3,000 dark-skinned soldiers
They had a brown cloth wrapped around their heads, and wore leather armor which covered half their torsos
They had swords with reverse blades hanging from their waists There were spears and elliptical shi+elds thrust into the ground