Chapter 170 - Like A Fairy (1/2)

The streets were surprisingly empty for the middle of the day but the few people who did see them couldn't help but whisper among themselves. Blaise wasn't sure how many people had been informed of his plan before a large number of foreigners showed up. He would be wary too without prior notice.

”Jae, what're you doing with all of these people?” one young man dared to call out. ”Where have you been all this time? I delivered some things to your mother last month and she said you were off getting married!”

Jae puffed up his chest proudly. ”I did get married but Alamar also put me in charge of a very important diplomatic mission. These people are here to help us. Where is he?”

”Last I saw he was helping Lirael with her children because she's been sick. They're about Adam's age so they're probably all at the playground.”

”Thanks! I'll check there now.”

Jae waited a few minutes before Kirienne came out of the bakery and she followed them without complaint now that she had sugar in her system. He led everyone to the edge of town where there were less buildings.

Blaise hadn't seen the playground up close but he had heard about it from Katie. He had been intrigued by the concept of their being an area specifically for children to play. Everywhere he had ever heard of left children to entertain themselves.

They heard the children before they saw them. Happy yells and shrieks filled the air as they approached. Many of the Warriors seemed baffled by what they were seeing and Blaise was tempted to laugh.

It was early summer so the weather was excellent. Every inch of the playground was covered in children and Alamar seemed to be the only a.d.u.l.t supervising them.

”Alamar!” Jae called out.

He turned at the sound of his name and a wide smile crossed his face. ”Nice to see you made it back in one piece.” He did a double take when he saw how many people they had managed to recruit. ”And brought back so many Warriors. Well done.”

”Ah, that was mostly Marcy's doing,” Jae admitted. ”But they're here and ready to work with you.”

Alamar gave a respectful salute exactly as Blaise had taught him to before he left. ”Greetings, proud Warriors. I am Clan Leader Alamar de Kanta. We welcome you to our humble village and thank you for your time. If you will give me a moment to find someone else to watch the children for me, I will show you where you can set up camp.”

The Warriors seemed impressed that he knew that salute and the most senior one, Carrick, stepped forward to reply. ”It is our honor to be here, Clan Leader. We shall await further instruction.”

Blaise muffled a laugh as he watched Alamar walk a little further than the playground to approach what appeared to be some sort of stage crowded with older children and adolescents. Having seen how casual he was around his family, that show was quite impressive.

Well, he was a clan leader. He had to have some sense of decorum when dealing with foreign dignitaries.