Chapter 125 - Reference (1/2)
Florian reiterated what Hugo had said about getting to the Kanta region, although he did it more kindly than his son had. Abby truly would need a reference to board a ship. But where on earth was she supposed to get one?!
Hugo couldn't even help her out because he wasn't an official Warrior yet. He still had about three months left of his apprenticeship before he took an exam to become the lowest level of Warrior.
”You could always stick around here and earn your keep for three months,” Hugo suggested with an indifferent yawn as he stretched. ”I could get you on a ship then. But you would have to pay for passage on your own. Good luck earning nine silver pieces in three months; that's more than most families make in a year.”
Abby pouted. Couldn't this guy be a little less harsh with his words?
She would figure out how to do it. Katie was out there somewhere and she would find her if it was the last thing she did!
She was a talented modern girl who had gotten a half-tuition scholarship to a prestigious university and worked at a solid company straight out of school. She could totally do this!
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Abby couldn't do this. Milking a cow was the most daunting thing she had ever done in her life. Weren't there recorded cases of people dying by getting kicked in the head by cows?!
This was too difficult. Working for Florian's family only paid for her room and board, not for anything else. She would have to find an additional job in town if she wanted any money of her own.
She decided to give it a go as soon as she finished milking this dratted cow. It was a bit spotty for a while but she eventually got the hang of it, trying to remember everything Abella told her about how to do it right.
Her chores consisted of milking the cow, watering the vegetables, and feeding the chickens. All of those things together only took about two hours so she should be able to get a part-time job or even two no problem.
What was that in the face of working part-time and having sixteen credit hours in a single semester? Abby was used to functioning on little to no sleep.
The town was quaint and much less shabby than she expected but it was pretty far from the farm. Her benefactors clearly lived in the poorer part of this area. No wonder Hugo wanted to become a warrior to gain glory for his family.
Abby stood out like a sore thumb in this city of silver-haired violet-eyed people. But it ended up working out in her favor. Multiple places wanted to hire her because they thought she would be a draw for the curious horde.
Some people in this town had never seen a foreigner in their entire lives since they were so far inland. There were a few more refugees or immigrants closer to the sea.
Apparently that was how Hugo knew what the Kanta were supposed to look like. His training had taken him to a port town once and he had seen a family of Kanta clansmen heading on a ship back to Annalaias not long after King Franz made the announcement that their lands were returned to the clan leader.