Chapter 418 - Off to the Empire (2/2)

Ray started to think, so far, the only thing he truthfully had on his mind was getting his body back. If he did achieve everything, perhaps he would just rest once again like a peaceful dragon. That was all he ever wished for.

”I would be able to finally have some rest,” Ray replied. Hearing this, the others felt like Ray sounded a little like an old man. He was only seventeen, barely touching the eighteenth year, although he looked a little older. The words sounded like he was tired and weary, and they all felt a bit sorry for him.

But this answer wasn't what Martha was trying to get at; she was trying to steer the conversation towards something else.

”And when you rest, do you see that with someone, maybe a family or something perhaps,” Martha asked.

Now Slyvia and the others who were by her side knew what she was trying to get at. A little embarrassed, Slyvia stomped on Martha's foot as a signal for her to stop.

Right now, she didn't need an answer. She was happy being ignorant. Maybe if she knew how Ray felt, then it would change the way she thought, because she was scared about his answer.

”A family..” Ray paused, looking at everyone. Then words that everyone had never thought he would ever say came out of his mouth, ”The Redwings are like a family to me, but I don't see myself as part of the family.”

The others wanted Ray to expand on his words, but he quickly left the carriage after and went out to the front to make sure they were still going in the right direction.

When going through each Kingdom's borders, they chose to not to lie and said exactly where they were from to see if the Empire really was planning onto something or not.

They didn't declare the King was with them but just pretended they were citizens of the Redwing Kingdom.

The only thing that seemed to happen as they passed through borders and were stopped by random people were the taxes. Usually, a toll fee would have to be paid as you went through each area.

In this case, the Redwings were being charged nearly triple what the regular price was, but not wanting to cause a fuss, they paid it and continued to move forward.

”Ray, do you want to stop off at any of the other Kingdoms, perhaps?” Kyle couldn't help but ask, hoping to make the whole thing a bit of a fun trip for himself and lift off the depressed mood.

”I think it will be best if we only stop for supplies or to eat once in a while,” Ray replied. ”But completely stopping is not a good idea. If you really want, we can stop off in a Kingdom on the way back. That is if the Shadow hasn't attacked us already by then.”

As he spoke these words, Ray started to play with the pendant around his neck. His mother had given it to him when she left, and according to the others, his mother was also originally from the Empire.

This was something he didn't know, and he was wondering what was so important about the pendant. Maybe there would be more things than just getting stronger he could find out at the Empire.

Finally, after traveling through all different weather and terrains, they could see the Empire in sight up ahead. Even though they were just looking at the border, it looked as if a high wall had been built all around the border, not letting anyone in or out.

This type of thing made sense for a city but not for a border.

It made the others wonder whether or not the wall went around the whole continent line, and when they took over another Kingdom, did they extend it?

Looking at this alone made them release the strength of the Empire. They only had a single small city, and somehow they called it a Kingdom.

Looking at the Empire's border line, it was like an ant going up against a mammoth.

'So this is the place that tried to cause so much trouble, huh. Let's see if I can return the favour.' Ray thought as he started to move ahead, ready to cause some big trouble.

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