Chapter 207 - Under the Moon and Stars (1/2)

In spite of everything, the horses had a good long rest all the way up until midday, so our speed after that was great. They started at a good speed and did not slow down until we reached our goal.

And so we arrived at the imperial capital in no time.

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While we had reached our goal, we had not yet gone through the gates. This was the imperial capital after all, and security was tight. Other carriages joined the traffic from side roads. We were now moving slowly in a very long line.

“Will we even get through by the end of the day?”

“Hmm…I am not sure…”

We sat in the driver’s seat next to Mister and stared up ahead. The sun was casting long, long shadows.

I climbed up onto the tarp and looked behind the wagon. The driver, who Mister called Moosh, was looking at us with a bored expression. The line continued on behind him. There were Adventurers on foot and carriages. They would definitely be staying out here during the night as well. Night shift buddies.

“We will have to camp out here then.”

“Even if we did get in, the inns will probably be full… After all, there is the Imperial Sword Tournament.”

“I see…damn, that’s not good…”

Would there be an inn for us…?

“Daniela. What should we do? There may not be any inns open.”

“That would be awful…”

I called from the top of the wagon. Daniela turned around and looked at me. Indeed. We had only just heard about this tournament and hadn’t thought about it too much. We had never lacked for an inn to stay at before, but we may have to sleep outside this time. I didn’t want to do that. We didn’t come all this way to the capital just to sleep in the streets.

“Well, there is a post town, so it shouldn’t come to that.”