Chapter 168 - A Lot Could Happen In Three Years (1/2)

Blaise was in Nyria when he received word that he needed to come back immediately to make it onto the next ship to Annalaias. He had been traveling for months, only stopping back in Shibatsu to get another assignment before leaving again.

This time he stopped back at home to deliver presents he bought in other countries to his parents and sisters. He had a feeling he wouldn't be seeing them again for a very long time and felt it necessary to visit them.

His mother fussed too much, as expected from her only son coming back for the first time in about a year, and he brushed off her smothering. His brother-in-law was doing a great job helping run the inn and for that he would always be grateful.

”You helped me out,” he confessed when no one else was listening. ”I did not want to be a carpenter like my father. Too much manual labor.”

Blaise smiled. Things had worked out for both of them better than he had hoped.

”You are going to be a part of the group of Warriors helping train Kanta soldiers?” his father asked in concern. ”Those mountains are supposed to be barren.”

He shook his head. ”No, I have been there before and seen for myself that they are a thriving fledgling society. Training their own military will help them continue to progress as a nation.”

His father took his words at face value because Blaise had always been the type to objectively tell the truth. ”It is a Warrior's duty to go where their commander tells them, no matter how far away that may be. I am proud of you, son.”

He said all of that with a completely straight face. That was about as emotional as he got. Blaise had definitely gotten his personality from his father.

The visit ended quickly because he had to make it to the port to meet up with his companions and the thirty-one Warriors they had managed to recruit. All of them would stay with the Kanta for the next three years to help kickstart their military.

He became progressively more nervous as he approached the ship. A lot could happen in three years. He wasn't sure what to expect but it left a pit in his stomach.

His foreign companions all waved to him from on deck as he grabbed his things and lugged them up the gangplank. Edmund slung an arm over his shoulders in a very casual greeting once he made it aboard.