Chapter 183 (1/2)
Chapter 183
Thefro to carry it Max sat on the saddle strapped to Rem after the train of servants escorted her outside with a tearful farewell All the knights were lined up in the training grounds, ready to depart It didn’t seem like it only took two days of preparation as they appeared well-prepared for the expedition
“Have all your necessities been packed?”
As she approached the ranks of the knights, Gabel, as inspecting the battle lines, spoke to her Max nodded He exaestured for so behind her
“Hey, Lady Calypse is here”
At his urge, two boys e behind the ranks Max’s eyes widened when she saw Yulysion and Garrow running towards her, dragging a giant stallion
“We were told that the Lady was cohout the journey” Yulysion explained after running in a fuss
“But… Yulysion and Garrow are still apprentices Is it a-alright for them to participate in this expedition?”
“Squires are originally selected fro cereained a lot of experience over the past months”
Garrow proudly puorously at his side “I will never put milady’s life at risk, just like the last time We’ll keep you safe noto worry about!”
Max s the times they were apart “T-thank you I’ll put my faith in you”
“Rovar and Livakion are the best a the squires Please have the two of theo Also, you must never leave the ranks at will If there is any probleht”
Gabel instructed her with a solemn face and Max nodded firmly “I’ll keep that in mind By the here is Ri-Riftan?”
“The Commander is over there”
Max looked at where Gabel was pointing and saw Rodrigo, two older knights with gray hair, and her husband They were discussing it with their other younger knights
“The co the supervisory of the castle The reat hall will be the responsibility of Rodrigo, while Sir Obaron and Sir Sebrick will oversee the training andof keys to Rodrigo and the older knights, then walked towards the front of the line Max intently followed hiaze suddenly flew to her Max tensed, fearing that he would suddenly change his mind and order her to leave this expedition, but Riftan si a word
“Let’s go!”
As his loud couards stationed on top of the walls bleerfully into their horns, signalling for the knights to anizedthe line As Calyspe Castle drew further and further away froe excitement swelled within her She wondered about what awaited the his horse beside her, see cal to worry about We spent the entire spring scouring theofftime”
Max felt her cheeks heat up with eer boy acted more assertive than her Not only Garrow, but all the other young knights all around his age wore the same calm expression
As they crossed the town square of Anatol on their horses, people flocked to the side of the road and watched them march into battle in amazement Max felt like an innocent puppy lost in a pack of wolves
“Ma’am, please ates”
Gabel yelled over his shoulders and Max obediently followed his instructions She directed Reuarded territories Riftan glanced at her froan to drive his horse at a faster speed The knights followed his lead, speeding straight through the valleys
Max drove Re her best to match their pace, careful not to be run over by the other horses Riding through the uneven dirt road was ined If she hadn’t practiced in her spare time, she wouldn’t have been able to keep up
As she wondered how many hours more they had to ride like that while out of breath and sweating, Yulysion bea through two mountains today Once we leave Anatol, the road will be easier to travel, so please hang in there”
Max nodded, wondering how the young ue in the process Her thighs were already nu, but she couldn’tso stubbornly that she had to go with thehts
Fortunately, as the road got steeper, they were forced to decrease the speed of ain her coreen trees flanked them on either side of the narrow path of the ed rocks carved out by nature tilted at the foot of the mountain, and she could hear the faint rush of water fro for a while, they finally decided to take a break there
Max had a hard tis jittered, then led Rehts ate bread and dried beef while the horses drank water thirstily, like they would be e the strea her dried lips, and ate a piece of dried h as a piece of wood They rested for about twentyback on top of their horses, i back to the road
In less than half a day, Max was completely defeated Her saddle-s felt like they were being stabbed with a blade Her braided hair kept loosening up and stuck to her face, which also annoyed her Cohts around her looked more comfortable despite their heavy iron arainst the saddle to correct her collapsing posture The infernal march only ended when they reached the end of the narrow and reentle place to set camp
“We will camp here today” As Riftan’s voice resounded heavily, Garrow climbed off his horse and muttered quietly
“Even after a full day’s travel, we’re still in Anatol territory…”