Chapter 158 (1/2)
Chapter 158
For the first ti dice She mixed in with the crowds to watch a street performance, tried beer that had aWhen her stoed by Agnes to participate in a javelin toss
Agnes threw a javelin to demonstrate as she explained nicely to Max “You have to hold the back part of the javelin to toss far Hold it here and angle it properly for the right projectile before you release”
Max stu her from a distance with his arms folded She hoped that if she performed ith the javelin, he would trust her ability and worry less about her Max threw the javelin with a deter, the javelin bounced off the floor in less than five cubits (15 meters) from her feet Her face turned hot Even the twelve-year-old boy who played before her had done better
“Miss, you need to aihed He handed her the javelin again
Max was still embarrassed She wanted to run away from the platforh harder She closed her eyes and threw the javelin again This ti finely Max looked back to get Riftan’s attention, but her excitement quickly left her
To their bodies around Riftan and Knight Karon in a curious way As one of the two Romani moved closer to Riftan, Max felt her insides boil She went down froame platform and rushed to his side in a cold fury
“Ri-Riftan!” she yelled
He had an annoyed look on his face fro with his ar heavenward above everyone’s heads At Max’s call, four pairs of eyes h she was briefly intied herself between Riftan and the Roave a strict look at the wo my husband?”
“Oether to the festival?”
The two Rohed without fear, they had a strong smell of alcohol about the her slowly, grinning playfully, like cats preying on a fish
“I envy you To have such a handsome man as your husband”, one said “Hmmm, can you share? Just lend him to us for a little bit”,added the other
Their iht that all ladies had to be et drunk in public and approach a married man like that
The devilish prostitutes then tried to catch the dragonslayer’s attention, the sa to Riftan’s arm
“No, I can’t share him!”
“Oh, don’t be like that, let us borrow him for a little while”
“A-absolutely not Not even for a little bit!” Max cried, trying to catch Riftan’s eye She wanted him to be on her side
Riftan, who had been still as a rock, hly over the side of his face His neck, which was usually a crisp copper color fro red
“Er, yeah”, he led to find so else to say “She says… you can’t borrow me”
It was such an odd statement that Max stared at hihed out of nowhere
“Huhuhu!” Agnes laughed nonsensically “No one’s going to believe this That the Mahgo could say so this stupid…”
The princess, who had pursued Max, grabbed her sides and kept laughing loudly Through her blurry tears, she ! I wanted to enjoy a good man, but it looks like this one has tones She shrugged and coolly stepped back, as if the ga we can do, sister Let’s go over there and enjoy sohed fro away “It was nice to e yourat the Reddin Inn” They left s their tails in the wind
Max squinted at their retreating backs How dare these wones, who still somehow exuded the cocky de, approached Max Her shoulders were still hunched as she tried to catch her breath
“It’s not unco nes wiped the tears from her eyes and pulled Riftan’s hood over his head “You’re the one who needs to cover your face, not me or your wife You’ve made Maximilian jealous, Riftan”
“What the hell do you mean?” Riftan shouted and turned to look at Max “I was telling theht” Max returned his look, doubting hi them to leave!”
His expression seemed to be half-embarrassed and half-joyful She raised her eyebrows, studying his face When she saw the corner of Riftan’s nes’ arm
“W-we should just enjoy this f-festival And Riftan, you c-can do whatever you want”
Before he could reply, she rushed off with the princess Agnes giggled before following in-stride
“That’s a good idea, Maximilian Let’s have fun, just the two of us”
The wo Riftan and Sir Karon to dwell on their hureen field whereworu fabrics tied around their waists were dancing on the plush, green hill Without nes took Max’s hand to join in
“We’re dancing too!”
Max fell in and ept away by the other women who danced around her They spun around and around, hand-in-hand; Agnes, peasants, and noblewo than your typical waltz, but the moves were fun and natural to dance to All the ladies seemed to dance froht, Max followed the group along the hill to a field
The htly unrefined, unlike the soft, elegantof the dru sound of the pipes blended to create a lovelyin the woods The ladies’ footwork began to speed in time to the music, as the notes echoed in the sky
Max felt the soft yet roughfor the first tian to play Even the bystanders started to tap their feet strongly in ti to the lute:
And so, the knight picked up the broken body
As the spirit fleay
The oak tree spirit that he loved