Chapter 53: Four Kings (1/2)

Berlin Bungo stood at the side and had several trolls lift the massive door up after fixing the broken hinges, there was nothing he could do about the dent in the wooden part of the door as a basic restoration magic had no effect on it. They managed to place the door back on it's hinges and Bungo was able to perform the finishing touches without a problem. He had also copied a couple of the runes he found on the door to study them later on.

Azar having just let go of the door alongside the trolls felt drained eventhough he barely did a thing, even for its size the door was more heavier than they thought, most likely because it wasn't any ordinary door.

Once the job was done Alzar sent the others off to the main gate to continue their work, he chose to remain behind and wait on Albert. Stretching his arms to relax his muscles he soon saw Albert returning from the outer ward heading in his direction.

”Oi, where did you scurry off to?”

”Mmm... I just wanted to check in on the sentries I positioned. Is the door fix already?”

”Of course, how long did you think you were gone for. My wife and the others already made breakfast.”

”Oh, I guess I lost track of time.”

”Well you managed to avoid all the hard work, but since it's you, I guess it's fine.”

”...”

”Oh, Bungo just left with the trolls to fix the main gate.”

”Yeah i saw them on my way here, shouldn't you be helping then?”

”I sent a few ogres with them so it's fine, I still need to supervise the kobolds in setting up and repairing the traps on the walls and wards.”

”Alright that's good.”

” So what now, Lord Ty hasn't been down in a while it feels like we're the only ones here.”

”It has only been a day or two... He must still be busy, but he did say to not push yourselves. How bout you take a break for now and have breakfast, I'll escort you and the kobolds in fixing the traps later.”

”...Well, at least that's a plan, I think that would be best.”

They both continued their chat as they all headed for the dining hall for breakfast, Albert also had someone take food to Gail and Lora in the tower as well as Bungo and the trolls fixing the main gate, the broken wall would have to wait for now as they couldn't fix it even with magic, there was a lot of previous metals required for such a venture that would need to be purchased in a city.

Liz and Rain had also joined them alongside Erin as they all ate and talk together, they seemed to have gotten really close in just the short amount of time they had been together. The meal was a simple one compromising of a type or variation of oatmeal and some purple fruits along with a slice of pie.

The oatmeal wasn't much to talk about but the pie was made with one of the most popular berries in the demon continent called pillian berry, which were practically just blue berries only larger. They tasted great and complimented the meal well.

When they were done with breakfast a lot of kids were finally feeling like themselves again and ran to play in the inner ward. Rain and Liz now hung out with Erin all the time as they talked about various things, most of which were idle chatter and they never once dove deeper in their pasts.

Albert and Azar went with the now active Kobolds and managed to fix more than 80 percent of the traps in the castle. The kobolds weren't used to being among other races so dealing with them was a bit difficult.

Time went by quickly and the day soon came to an end with activities like these, to everyone this was a welcomed change of pace and they appreciated the peace and quiet of an empty Castle.

Albert felt a sense of peace return to him that he hadn't thought would happen this soon, he knew this was just a placebo effect from being in an empty and peaceful environment that wouldn't last long.

This was why he had spent the entire day thinking of various plans he could suggest to Lord Ty if he ever requested it. He didn't know if Lord Ty had already thought of them but he would try to be useful as much as he could, beside this would also keep the people of the settlement safe so in a way it was like he was still doing his duties as captain of the guards.

This was the second day they had spent in this castle so far and Lord Ty hadn't been present for either, he could only hope they hadn't done anything that would vex him. After they all ate dinner Albert did his usual rounds checking on everyone, it turned out Erin was spending the night with Liz and Rain again, perhaps she was still mad at him or maybe she just found people she could truly get along with without her feeling exhausted.

He finished his rounds pretty quickly and wanted to end the night by checking in on his sentries again. He went towards the wall with fast strides and arrived quickly, climbing the stairs he entered the tower and saw Lora asleep on a makeshift bed and Gail using a magic item to observe the surrounding.

The item was portable one eye silver telescope that had the power to see certain auras even through obstacles. This meant it could almost see through objects and was perfect for watching the dense forest. Gail seemed to be fully concentrated on something which was unusual for her, she hadn't noticed Albert walk in and she was usually the sharp type.

”See anything?”

”What the unholy fuck!”

Gail yelled clearly startled by the sudden voice beside her. ”Oi captain, how many times do i have to tell you not to do that.”