Chapter 213 (1/2)
Chapter 213
Max’s entire body stiffened Idcilla glanced at Max who had suddenly gone stiff, then turned to the soldier
“Are you saying Lord Calypse of Whedon is here?”
“That’s right They were scouting the area around Ethylene in anticipation of our arrival and came to our aid just in time” The soldier replied in a tone as if he was a bit annoyed, but answered the question “We can reach Ethylene Castle in about two hours The Rehts will protect you, so you can be at ease”
“Is Lord Calypse riding in front of us now?”
Idcilla poked her head out of theto look ahead It took all of Max’s willpower not to follow Idcilla’s example and stick her head out as well
“Lord Calypse is at the forefront Now stop asking questions and stay inside”
Pouting at the angry e and sat Max iirl’s robe and whispered in her ear “Did you-did you see him?”
Idcilla slowly shook her head “No, he’s too far ahead”
Max bit her dry lips as she sat tensely in her seat Her body felt stabbed fro that Riftan was only a few steps away He would never forgive her if he discovered her disobedience, and that she willingly got to the heart of the conflict Perhaps, he could really be disappointed in her this time
She shoved her sweaty hands into her pocket and grabbed the copper coin he left for her Her throat went dry at the fearful anticipation of Riftan possibly opening the wagon’s door just at this very moment to find her In the tense silence, Max’s stomach twisted with nausea as she shi+fted in her seat stiffly The loud sound of a horn sounded, and the rattle of the cart rehtened that she couldn’t even look to see as happening outside and hunched her shoulders In her stead, Idilla cautiously peered out of theSuddenly, an eager exclamation came out of her lips
“Wow, I’ve never seen such a big stone wall before”
Unable to overcome her curiosity, Max pulled the hood over her face deeper and quickly looked out: a gigantic gray wall of rock stretched up as if they were about to reach the heavens Her ht, it really was unbelievably tall and huge The ether to form the entrance to Ethylene and beneath it was a solid foundation that appeared to have been carved out of stone Max’s eyes followed the wall up to the steep top, which seemed to look like it would fall at any time
“It looks like it will c-collapse s-suddenly”
“That rock wall is the guardian of Ethylene, it has survived the brutal north winds and ene”
The priestess, Nora, as sitting across froly “Have you been to E-ethylene… before?”
“This is my hometown I lived here before I loomy expression “I was really surprised when I heard the news that It had been overtaken by ht this was the safest place in the world, being surrounded by towering rocks on all sides; everyone believed it to be an impenetrable fortress”
“There is no place in the world that is not impenetrable…” Idcilla ree with her cynicis of men that it is impenetrable”
Max couldn’t take her eyes off her as they approached the doors Like Nora said, the nificent fortress nestled between mountain walls made of stones truly seehts and soldiers e to reclairay arhts came into view, and Max quickly snapped out of her stupor and crawled back inside
Sir Gabel Laxion was inspecting every carriage as they passed the city gates, and she couldn’t keep the cold sweat fro her back When it was finally the priestesses’ turn to go inside, Max ducked as far back as possible and pulled the hood over her head so deeply that it covered her entire face One of the soldiers opened the carriages’ door and glanced inside The coacho in a polite tone
“These are priestesses of the Great Temple who have come to care for the wounded”
Max didn’t even dare lift a finger for fear that she would attract the attention of a soldier After a suffocatinganxiety, Gabel’s calood Let thean to ain, Max i, Idcilla’s shoulders relaxed as well as if she herself had been holding tension However, it was not reassuring to have hts were probably wandering all over the ruined city and after getting off, they would probably escort the on thin ice, Max bit her lip as her endless agitation built up again
Even after passing through the doors, the carriage continued toto a stop
“We’ve arrived You may come out” A soldier opened the door and Max faltered, she did not abandon the carriage until she was the last