Chapter 199 (1/2)
Chapter 199
“Is Sejour Aren in Louiebell?” Riftan asked while lightly clasping the outstretched hand of the Archduke
Archduke Aren’s s to rally the scattered allied forces to face the Troll Army”
“How many additional reinforcements have been deployed?”
“3500 in total, including the knights” The Archduke replied in a concise tone, then continued “Whedon’s royal family sent 1500 troops and Balto sent 2000 As soon as they arrived, they immediately left for the battlefield”
“Have the Holy Knights arrived?”
“The Knights of Osyria are traveling inland, so it will take theet here” The Archduke turned his horse and rode alongside Riftan “Let us head to the royal castle first We have prepared a welcohts”
Riftan shook his head “I don’t intend on wasting time We have already eaten and drank our fill on the shi+p We shall stop by the central temple, prepare the ranks, and leave for Louiebell immediately”
“Still as ihed “If that is the Sir’s wish, then I shall guide you to the central tehts of Livadon to follow him and the an to traverse the main road The crowd paved the way for theht to clear the road Max and the Reanized line The streets were lined with rows of green fresh laurels, and crude stone buildings lined either side of the wide road made of flat stones in perfect symmetry
They e, open courtyard with a fountain appeared; in the middle, there was a wide stone staircase that led to the Central Tean to give a brief explanation
“The building at the top of the stairs is the Central Teht side behind the chapel, and the guards’ post are on the left The knights’ lodgings are located just behind the guards’ post”
Max stared in amazement at the splendor before her The teant appearance Six ivory-colored pillars stood tall to support a huge circular turquoise ceiling carved in ru, the first twelve knights and the celestial dragon, defending the ly detailed and delicate iently approached her
“M’lady, I’ll help you descend froaze Soon, Riftan and the Reot off their horses and headed towards the stairs She also swiftly came down from Rem with the help of Yulysion As she followed theto the stairs, priests in hts then entrusted their horses to them and went inside the temple Max stroked Res then handed the reins to one of the priests Afterwards, she walked into the temple’s entrance
Livadon’s temple exuded a sensual ats in Whedon The tes and colorful rays poured out of the stained glasses that filled the huge s The priests’ robes were also far from pretentious, they were made of stiff dark brown cloth that reached their toes with a twisted rope as a belt
An elderlythe priests, stepped towards Riftan and Archduke Aren
“Welco place”
“These precious guests came from Whedon to aid Livadon Will you allow them to stay in the temple until they leave for Louiebell?”
As the Archduke spoke, the elderly priest’s pale blue eyes fleards Riftan and the Rehts
“Of course, I shall tend to the”
“We won’t be staying for long We shall leave ih supplies and arh priest who could accompany us on our journey to Louiebell”
The old priest, as looking into Riftan’s eyes, nodded slowly and whispered an instruction to the priest standing on his right The priest who received the instructions immediately left the line to do the tasks
“I shall ih priests We shall also provide the supplies you will be needing”
“We’ll help prepare and replenish your weapons and arhts of Livadon are to accohts” Archduke Aren declared and pointed to the line of knights who stood outside of the teuests shall rest and relax until everything is ready for departure”
As soon as they finished exchanging words, the priests split into two groups to guide the knights They passed through the arched doors, then through a cast garden doused in sunlight and through an orchard densely populated with po, surrounded by beautiful cypress trees, soon appeared before the stone paths The knights followed the priest and entered the building that had a cozy ate two-story hall that could accoriht away, please rest comfortably in the hts let out a long sigh as they slumped on the thick padded chairs or opened the even partitions and laid out cots The apprentices ran hurriedly towards the curiously around the roos on the wall and the intricate carvings on the pillars She was only pulled out fro across the Archduke on a long table, waving his hand at her
“Maxi, come here” He beckoned her
She hesitated for a moment then walked towards him The Archduke’s curious brown eyes flew to her Riftan placed his large hand on her s her as his own, and spoke
“This is my wife, Maximillian I would like to ask a favor from the Archduke, to take care of her in my absence”
“Your wife?”