70 Chapter 18: Targe (2/2)
”It had set recently, right before you woke up.”
What a coincidence...
”Then it's not too late...” Said Alfred as he began to prepare himself
”Um..? Alfred, what are you doing?” Eleanor asked
”Young lady, you must prepare your things, We must go to the master at once.”
”Eh? But the sun already set, shouldn't we go tomorrow?” Eleanor asked
”That is precisely why... The master gave me clear instructions to bring you to him the moment you arrived, no exceptions.” Said Alfred
”Alfred! We're staying here, until you get enough rest!” Said Eleanor
”But my lady, it's not safe.” Said Alfred
”Alfred, get some rest. This is an order, There is no reason to get meet father straight away.” Said Eleanor
”No, he's right.” I said
Everyone's attention in the room turned to me
”What do you mean?” Eleanor asked
”Just trust me. Serena, Ariel, we're heading out.” I said
”Understood” Said Ariel as she nodded
”Give us a break...” muttered Serena as she sighed
After that, the two began to prepare her things
”Can someone please explain to me what's going on?” Asked Eleanor
”We don't know either, but john's good at sensing danger, if he says something's wrong then he's usually right,” Said Ariel
”Although i hate to admit it.” Said
”O-Okay, I'll go get ready.” Said Eleanor
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After everyone was ready, we left the inn and got on the carriage, I made sure to pay the inn keeper in advance so there we no problems, Eleanor was still confused, but she could tell that something was wrong, probably from the expression on my face
The one who drove the carriage this time was Alfred, Me, Serena and Ariel were at the back with Eleanor
”The lamp posts sure are pretty at night” I said
The lamp posts illuminated the roads, you could see people both the human and other races walking around, either going for a drink or whatever they had to do
”Yeah, beautiful in fact. Mind telling us now why you made us come out at night?” Serena asked
”Sure, Deprehendre”
Eleanor was watching when i muttered deprehendre, but you can't really tell that i cast anything without chanting since deprehendre doesn't show any cool effects after i use it.
One.. Three.. five...
”Basically, We're getting chased right now, and the one they're after is Eleanor” I said
Alfred seemed to already know that, which is why he was trying to get us away from here. In other words reaching here dad's how would be the best option...
After i said that, the only one surprised was eleanor
”You two already expected this?” I asked
”Obviously” Said Serena
”I believed that john had a reason for doing all of this, and she was being targetted by the shadow mage, so...” Said Ariel
”Yep, that's right, I'm not sure if these guys are like the shadow mage since they're not able to hide their presence like him, but i hope i'm wrong...”
”How many?” Asked Serena
”5... There could be another one hiding his presence, I'm not sure.” I replied
After i said that, both serena and Ariel readied their staffs
”W-Wait a second, are we really going to fight them?” Eleanor asked
”No, our job is to get you to your residence safely. Moreover, we're in the middle of a city, there are people nearby, i doubt they'd atta-”
I stopped once i noticed that they revealed themselves and surrounded the carriage
”Nevermind, looks like we're going to have to fight our way through.”