As the first sign of morning sunlight pierced through the clouds Nathaniel would immeadietly be woken up
'Hah.. I can't keep that rat that escaped out my head..'
Nathaniel began to sweat almost immeadietly as his thoughts lingered on the escapee, how long was it since he let someone run on accident?
It had been decades. Now.. He was so weak even a third rate thug could outpace him..
It was worrying yet before he could dwell deeper a soft voice called out to him breaking him out of his trance
Thud!
He landed softly onto the ground sword in hand as usual as he stares at Elanor who called him
' ' Do you need to always wear a mask.. Wouldn't that eat at your mana? ' '
She asked out of curiosity, and well.
It was true, his burning mask indeed was slowly chipping at his mana, Nathaniel back at Ingerton managed it as he always took the mask off when he was alone yet..
In this crowded convoy he was never alone, he was exhausted yet luckily he presevered through thanks to resting through the night
' ' It doesn't matter. ' '
' ' Alright.. Please prepare as we'll depart in aboou 30 minutes ' '
Satisfied by his answer, Elanor informed the adventurer that they were about to leave
With a nod he climbed back to the tree taking his things and the sleeping wolf pup inside the bag
...
Elanor's gaze instictively fell to the sleeping wolf inside the bag
' ' May I carry him inside the carriage during the journey? It is safer and more comfortable in there. ' '
She asked politely, attracted to the cute sleeping wolf
Burdened by having to protect the wolf in his bag incase of an attack Nathaniel could do nothing but hesitatingly nod
Swoosh
Almost immeadietly Elanor snatched the sleeping pup into her arms playing with Fenris
'I guess he'll be busy too..'
With a snicker Nathaniel left walking to the rest of the convoy to continue the journey
'A few more days..'
' ' We'll begin moving now! ' '
Melvin shouted getting the attention of the adventurers, soon enough even through some minor complaints about not getting enough rest the convoy began it's journey once again
' ' Mistress. ' '
Nathaniel called out to Elanor with a more quiet and soft voice than he would have preferred
This would immeadietly get Elanor's attention who was playing with Fenris inside her carriage
Turning her head to face him, her hair would elegantly flutter from the air's breeze that managed to enter the carriage
' ' Please be careful and stay alert for the remainder of the journey. ' '
Nathaniel said with a serious tone, making sure his voice was quiet enough for only Elanor to hear to avoid instigating panic from the lower ranking adventurer's who would easily fall into panic if such an ominous thing was said
[Guilt]
'Why would Sol feel guilt? Did something happen last night..'
Eye of Truth
A unique type of magic only a few people ever had, it was said to only appear only once every century,
A merchant's greatest weapon was information and for Elanor who could see through people like reading a book this ability slowly helped her and her father rise..
' ' Did something happen last night? ' '
She asked making Nathaniel pause for a bit before he managed to answer
' ' No. But around these parts there have been bandit sightings. ' '
He managed to answer calmly yet.. It didn't matter, Elanor could see through him.
'He's lying but there's no ill-will.. Just.. Hm.. Let's deduce what could of happened'
She stroked her chin starinf into the trees as she pondered
'Bandits huh. So it must be relates to bandits, Sol might have ran into some last night.. But why would he feel guilty..? I'll find out later.'
Elanor let out a soft chuckle as she shook the thoughts out of her head as she continued to play with Fenris
'Sol.. He's strong, he'll definetly grow stronger in the future might as well invest in him. And after all... He surprisingly has a softer side'
'Hah.. Why is she staring at me like that..'
Nathaniel sighed, he felt uncomfortable that the mistress was staring so intensely at him..
'Hmph.. Usual merchant's waiting for their chance to pounce on you'
He scoffed as he continued walk
'It might be a good thing to get her attention..'
With a sigh he continued to walk undettered by the gaze which had fallen upon him
Finding it might be more beneficial to get Elanor's attention he didn't mind it that much but it was still concerning at the very least..
Now as the sun shone at it's brightest, the exhausted convoy would slow down, giving them ample time to rest yet still continuingto move...
A weakness to be used.
Swoosh
Arrows flew from the east causing the convoy to immeadietly react
' ' We're under fire! Prepare yourselves! ' '
A guard shouted as the convoy shifted into defensive positions
'They waited to tire us out huh.. Not to mention they look like they planned this beforehand.. Did the bastard that escaped really tell them..'
With a sigh Nathaniel decided to release his frustation by killing them all
Unsheathing his blade his walked to the front confident his foes wouldn't be much of a problem.
' ' Come. ' '
To be continued