Chapter 19 (1/2)
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at 7th of December 2018 08:14:08 AM
Chapter 19
They looked at the lights that shone softly on the tunnel walls through theWhile it wascalled a train, there were no rails, and the cars were pulled by horsesAnd the tunnels were not always the same width, as they spread out or became narrower as they continued
“So, Grudo helped make this…”
“Oh? You two know Grudo?”
“Uh, noWell, he is fa, and so the young dwarf had asked her quizzicallyShe lied frantically
“He is fa these tunnel and creating these trainsHe’s developed s too, truly a hero for us dwarves”
Maki felt proud for soWe are coreat hallThe train will slon a little here, so you can take in the view”
Said the kindly dho sat with them
“I’m KaiderThat one is Nyran”
“Oh, I’m NorfeMy sister’s name is Chouze”
“Inlanders”
Maki chuckled aardlyWhen they had discussed which names they would use:
“It should be the names of people that we don’t care about, just in case we are caught and they are iested, which led to thisTheir new friends had even assumed that they were inland people because of itChiharu was still holding a grudge
They looked back out theas Kaider suggested, and saw that the train was nowat a slower pace
“Woow!” “Woow!”
It was a limestone cavernLanterns lit the chareen hueThe ceiling was so high that they could not even see itIt was all shadow
“The lake looks quite shallow, but it can become very deepThere are rumors that it connects to the seaHowever, only the merpeople know the truth of thisAnd they like to keep their secrets”
“Merpeople?”
“Ah, you inlanders don’t see much, do you? Just as the birdfolk are in the sky, the merpeople love to play in the sea, and are a curious race of people”
“I don’t re about the merpeople e studied about the beast lands”
Said Maki
“They are too free to be able to eThe sea is its own independent real souvenirs on the next island, so you can look forward to that”
He saidThe free merpeople of the sea also came out and sold souvenirs on dry land, huhIt was hard to i the lake, Chiharu felt so herShe looked up
“An eye…”
“Eye?” “Eye?”
Kaider and Nyran said in unison
“Eye, I locked eyes with so closer”
“What?”
Nyran stood up, just then, a large eye peered into the trainfrom outside
“A Gazer! Why is it here!”
The two rab their swords, but their weapons ith their baggageThe train conductor must have noticed the monster, because the speed suddenly increased, and the Gazer drifted away from the train
Maki and Chiharu froze, the other passengers were all talking at once, Kaider and Nyran wiped at the sweat on their brows
“We let our guard down…”
“No, this isn’t a dungeonThere should be nothat we could do”
“Ohh, you two htMost people would never see such a monster in their whole lives, unless they are adventurers, you know?”
“Eye, our eyes locked…but it was just an eye…”
They looked at the shuddering Chiharu with much concern
“These monsters come after you if you lock eyesSo you must not do thatBut how could you know, eh?”
Of course, they couldn’t
“You should remember it well, if you ever mean to become an adventurer, Norfe”
“Uh, I don’t…yes”
Maki just let it goThe Gazer could not keep up with the trains speed, and so it had just gone off somewhere
“There are ways to handle the to remember, is to not look them in the eye”
Chiharu noddedBut how could you not look at soave Maki and Chiharu some dried fruits to cheer them upChiharu nibbled the fruit, but could do little to hide how rattled she wasNyran saw her and was reminded of ‘a small critter’ One that you wanted to feed n somewhere that said ‘don’t feed them too much’?
Maki and Chiharu were oblivious to the rude thoughts in his head, as they continued their ride to the merpeople islandWhile Nyran continued to feed them pieces of dried fruit, Kaider went to talk to the conductor
“He said that they would recruit adventurers on the next train going in the opposite directionHopefully, one of them is an archerBah, this one wasn’t suited for us anywayWe should just continue on to the dwarf lands”
“Yeah”
The train was now going upwardsThe lights started to becohter, and when they were finally out of the tunnel, a vast sea spread out when you looked out of the
“Woah!” “Woah!”
It wasn’t like looking at the sea fro it from the portThe sea took up the entire view from theIf you looked back, you could see the human continent in the distance, and in the front, was the tall mountains of the dwarven continentThey were now in the merpeople island in the center
The train came to a quiet stopWhile it was a station, they only needed to step out of the car to be on the groundThere were several stores lined up here as if waiting just for themThey sold drinks and foodAnd at a short distance away, near the shore, were the merpeople
“See, there they areThey sell accessories o take a look if you have the coin to spareBut the train will leave in an hour, so be sure to come back with plenty of time left”
They promised Kaider that they wouldIt had soain
“Chih, uh, ChouzeI’o and see the merpeople’s store first”
“Okay, Norfe”
Maki then went running off to the food stallsHer sharp eyes scanned the different stores before targeting so
“Mister, I’ll take one of those”
She pointed at a bottleIt was a type of light red ha in the sea that eet enough to rew near the coast to make wineA certain clerk near the port had told Maki that this was a beautiful drink that war womenIt hat the merpeople island was most famous for
“Oh, myHow old are you, boy? I very e”
“I oing to drink itLook over thereThose guys asked me to buy it for them”
Maki pointed at Kaider and Nyran
“They’re looking after o and buy stuff for them”
“Hmm, you should be taller at fourteen”
“My father started to grow pretty late as wellI’e very soon”
“Is that soWell, alrightYou just need one?”
“I’ll take two”
“Here you go”
Maki accepted the two bottles and put theNow, off to the one
“Why are there soat the merpeople storeMaki looked too and saw that there was a crowd ofatHad so happened?