Chapter 162: To Each His Own (2/2)
”Sorry, I guess I was still a little sleepy.”
”It's fine.”
”So what do we do now?”
”We can leave anytime but I'm still tired so I'll have to rest up a bit.”
”And the castle?”
”Well, Albert is taking care of it so it'll be fine.”
”Wouldn't it be better if Erin takes care of it instead?”
”Who me? No no no no, I couldn't.”
”Of course you can. If you actually tried.”
It was true that Erin excelled in management duties, and in that respect, she was far superior to Albert. However, she was not as talented in terms of defense and military administration, which was what Albert was best at, and her current personality prevented others from getting too close to her which was a minus when it came to management. That was also why Albert had been put in charge.
All would be well as long as there were no known enemies, like now.
”By the way, didn't you say you wanted to train with your new weapon so you get used to it? Are you done with that already?”
”Oh yeah, I was doing that wasn't I.”
”…”
”Yeah, I was making progress when I heard the maids saying that lord Ty came back to drop off someone he captured for interrogation and got distracted but he was already gone before I could meet him.”
”Oh.”
”Yeah, I tried to contact him after that but couldn't so I got lonely and came here.”
'Like you need an excuse.'
With that, Liz calmed down a little as her tiredness kicked in. They needed to leave the castle soon but she would not be of any use out there if she didn't get some rest. Erin was an immortal and thus her stamina was almost bottomless. Unless her life force was being drained from her, she could practically move without rest for all of eternity.
”You look exhausted. How hard was it to fix those runes.”
”It was harder than we thought but for now we've done all we can.”
”I see… Wanna lay down.” Rain said that with a sly smile as she sat back on the bed tapping on the soft mattress for Liz to join her.
”No thanks, Even lord Ty doesn't get angry at that, I still think it's improper.”
”It's fine, I'm sure he'll be even more upset if you're tired and didn't rest up just because you thought it was improper.”
”I'm not sure that makes sense.”
”Oh come on, it's just a bed. Don't be an Erin.”
”Huh, wait when did my name become a verb.”
Drawn in by Rain's smile, Liz didn't know when she had gotten into the bed as well. Erin sighed in resignation after being ignored, she went over and sat on the sofa before asking Rain a question.
”Hey hm… Why did Lord Ty ask you guys to leave the castle? I've been meaning to ask but..”
”You were too shy.”
”Ur, no I was just.”
”Hehe… I'm only messing with you relax. Lord Ty asked the Ogre chief and trolls to travel to the Darkin mountain range and locate a good and easy-to-defend spot where they would build a cabin to be used for our temporary base there. The journey there is very dangerous, that's why he sent both the evoked trolls as well.
”I see… But why do we need a cabin built there.”
”Efficiency of course.”
”Huh.”
”While the trip to the mountain range is dangerous, the mountain range itself is worst. He wants us to go there and map out the place and locate all the resource mines in the area, and it would be both dangerous and inefficient to travel back and forth every day especially since he wants to establish a foothold there and I'm sure he doesn't like the fact that the Great Five have moved into his territory when he was away.”
”I see.”
”We are also supposed to recruit any freemen settlement we meet along the way to bolster our forces but lord Ty didn't want to allow just anyone into the castle so I heard the Kobolds were sent out to start the foundations of building a town on top of the former ruins of the Darknar city in the Grayad Field.”
”Wow, I didn't know Lord Ty had thought so far ahead.”
”Of course, everything is in order to regain his throne. He will soon be moving against the nobles so we have to be prepared.”
Rain's eyes sparkled in the light as she said those words with a strange conviction while stroking the silky soft hair of the now sleeping Liz.