209 Chapter 209: Arrival (1/2)
The carriage passed through the crowded streets and relatively empty slums until it arrived at the fox-kin tents. It was early in the morning so the sun barely illuminated a lone figure standing at the edge of the fox-kin encampment.
Joe stood there alone with his vigorous beard swaying within the wind. His mighty axe was strapped to his back as he waved at Caesar with a broad grin on his face. The teeth in his mouth seemed to glimmer faintly, and Caesar couldn't help but squint his eyes.
He had thought that Joe would be reluctant to leave, but the current situation told him otherwise. A lousy premonition assaulted Caesar as he pulled the reigns and stopped the carriage, just a few meters in front of the excited Joe.
The horses neighed bitterly as they were brought to an abrupt stop. Joe used this time to leap on to the carriage and sat at the side of Caesar. He then turned his head left and right in confusion, ”is there no one else coming?” he asked.
Caesar glanced at him with the corner of his eyes, ”a small group of adventures will be potentially joining us soon,” he said, ”however, if not, then we will be going alone.”
”Ahri won't be joining us?” Joe asked with a bewildered tone, ”I had thought for sure that you two were inseparable, especially after winning the war. Perhaps, you two spent too much time together and are now at each other's throats.”
Caesar rolled his eyes and didn't bother replying to Joe; instead, he directed the carriage toward the tavern where he had met the group of adventurers. He had essentially insulted them; however, if they truly loved money, then they would be present.
With this in mind, they soon arrived at the busy tavern. A few drunkards were busy loitering around the entrance. However, a group of two, man and woman, were present. One of them was the adventurer which had stopped him a few days ago.
The group of two approached Caesar's carriage and bowed respectfully, ”my name is Joanna, and this is Richard. It's a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, your highness” the woman said with utmost eloquence.
Caesar answered them with silence, thus, the woman could only cough into her hands and continue, ”I am one of the members of their group... the others didn't want to complete this commission, so I volunteered myself.” she explained.
Caesar nodded his head in understanding and gestured to the back of the carriage, where a small set of stairs were present. At the side, Joe couldn't help but snicker and glue his eyes on to Joana's bosom.
”This is our group?” Joe whispered from the side as a strange smile formed on his lips, ”I can't wait to see Ahri's reaction when she realizes you traveled alone with a beautiful woman instead of her.”
Caesar flicked Joe on the forehead and once again sighed, ”I wasn't aware that there would be a woman amongst them. Besides, why are you so nosy today? Is there something bothering you?”
As Caesar spoke to here, he ordered the horses to move forward. As they started to move, the expressions of the two in the carriage began to warp. The middle-aged man was shaking fearfully as the woman arrogantly crossed her legs.
”So that's the demon marshall, huh?” she grumbled, ”He's nothing like how my two subordinates said he was… is he acting?”