30 The Goddess Athene (2/2)
”Alone?”
She nodded. ”If I wait for my friends, it must be too late. Maybe I will leave a message for General Leonard. But he didn't know who I was yet. The Shaman who only finds out about me.”
”I see. Then I will gather information if anyone spotted where the Royal Knights are.”
”I know where they are. I will write a letter, but it must look like it was you who wrote it, Baba Lucia.”
”I understood, milady.”
”How long will it take to arrive in that land?” she asked.
”It takes more than a week for a caravan.”
”Unless a winged beast. No. I will use a portal to arrive in that city.”
”I will come with you!”
”Senya!”
Harrah stares at Senya with a soft gaze. She knew Senya was eavesdropping on them.
Baba Lucia heaves a sighed. ”Alright. I think I have no choice since I cannot allow you to roam around in this land, alone, milady.”
”Then, grandma?”
”Maybe my granddaughter will learn from you, milady.”
”Eh, Grandma?”
”But you should not cause trouble for the goddess! You should behave and watch your brain suddenly deciding things without proper contemplation!”
”I promise I will behave! Just let me go with sister Harrah! I--”
”Call her milady!”
Harrah giggles watching the grandmother and granddaughter argue.
Now she misses her grandfather. They never argued, but he patiently answered her questions about many things.
”Baba Lucia, it's alright. No one should know who I was. I concealed my power and presence from everyone until then.”
”I understood, milady.” Baba Lucia bowed.
”Grandma, sister Harrah just said don't call her milady.”
”You want to spank by me?”
”Ehhh…”
That day, Harrah wrote a letter. Since the land has a unique style of writing, she uses her power to transform Earthen letters to this land's language.
Baba Lucia wrote her message and ordered a rider to deliver it toward the neighboring Valley, where General Leonard had a stop. The healer also arranges Harrah and Senya to join a caravan traveling to the other town head toward Lamont City in the North-East border.
From that town, Harrah will open a portal to arrive in Lamont City in a mere second.
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”Sister Harrah! Look! The castle is too yellow!”
”Something like gold to me…” Harrah murmurs.
”Oh, gold.”
Harrah and Senya just arrived in the city. The goddess plans to investigate while waiting for General Leonard and Vice General Zen's arrival.
”Come, Senya. Let's find something to eat.”
”Oh! Let's check all their food stools!”
”But we have limited money, Senya,” she reminded the young girl.
They knew no one in this city. She is worried about how long the Knights will arrive and the border enemy might commence an attack in this city. If she does not hide her identity, she won't mind facing these soldiers. But the Great Land is threatened by an enemy that is unknown to her yet.
”Ahh… right!” Senya seems to have an idea. ”Can you make lots of coins for us, sister Harrah?” Senya whispered.
”I guess I can do that. But it feels cheating to my ends, Senya.”
”Ah! You are the Goddess of Justice! I should not forget you have a sense of Fairness!”
Harrah giggles and shushes Senya not to mention anything about her identity.