We were flying above the city and well, there weren't that many people up.
When we first headed for the castle, even then there weren't many people out. Now it was basically almost noon and still, there were only few people out.
And the ones that were out were mostly just soldiers or adventurers.
"Are people sleeping or sothing?"
I really needed sothing to think about so I didn't end up screaming.
"They spend the day after the festival with their families. They'll resu working from tomorrow," Alisa scread from behind .
"Basically, it's a holiday?" Sure sounded like a holiday.
No one really answered . 'Talk to , people, talk to !' Otherwise, I'd just scream!
And before long we passed the city and headed due south for two whole minutes.
I didn't scream- no. It was hard.
Ve slowly took us down and when I did reach the ground, I lied down on the soft grass.
Brought back mories- terrible mories but- at least no more flying.
I could just kiss the ground!
On second thoughts- after rembering the nightmares- no.
"This is the outskirts of the town. You see those planks of wood and so stones here and there- those were houses once," Gorgon said, looking around.
I got up and had a look myself.
This place- basically the size of a typical village was covered in a moderate amount of grass. There were so trees here and there. There weren't many graves either. I saw three- no four graves and about twelve or so places which looked like there were houses there in the past.
In the past, this place could have been lively, but now- it was nothing but a wasteland.
There were one or two villages in the distance and the city wasn't quite far away either. But- but I guess just because this place was close- didn't an it couldn't be abandoned. According to Gorgon- this place was gradually beca abandoned so centuries ago when a drought nearly wiped out all the vegetation of this place.
'But centuries are a long ti…'
Wind blew past us and then I realized, one of us looked really dazed.
Her eyes were shimring and she was distantly looking ahead. Almost as though she wasn't even here- looking into the past.
"You okay?" I stood next to her.
"I'm fine, I ca here once." Her voice was soft. "Back then- this place- the village was really wonderful." The elf smiled faintly. "This was a prosperous village. When I ca here, humans and elves weren't quite at war yet. It was peaceful and Boriosa was with . I have a confession to make." She stared at .
"Yes?" Well, I basically had ti.
After doing this, I'd be free. I'd have to go back to Xylax, drop off the minister, and then head to Dracona. But now that I had both my arms, I didn't know if I even needed to practice one-handed swordsmanship anymore.
I had to write a very convincing letter to Lianne first though.
She took a deep breath. "I was born into the royal family. I'm a half princess."
I stayed quiet for a minute.
And then- "Why is my life filled with princesses? Like seriously! It's just prince and princesses! Why can't there be normal people! Argh!"
Every single one of my current companions were royalty: princesses to be more exact.
'Calm down, calm down Daarc. Calm down…' Deep breaths.
Okay, I was calm.
Gorgon's giggles from the side weren't actually helping. "I suppose you were lucky?"
"How?" I took more deep breaths and faced the elf. "Go on."
anwhile, the other two demigods were also gigging- just hiding it before any sound could co out: the sound was still coming out.
Biteria was purring though.
"I don't know if Boriosa told you but- during my ti half breeds were treated as garbage. They weren't real people to the elves. By my thirteenth birthday, I'd already learned about the world and how it worked. I didn't have any experience but I knew I couldn't stay in the castle: I didn't want to. I had this feeling that they'd eventually get rid of . Since I was a half-breed and a demigod, I aged fast- at least faster than humans.
"I don't know how but I slipped past the castle guards and sohow managed to sneak into the city. I was amazed at just how much the city was different. There was food, there were kids, there were people! They were a bit different looking from and sohow I really, really stood out. I didn't care though- after all, I could finally walk around all by myself, talk to people, play with kids my age.
"But almost no one spoke to . In the castle, the maids still talked to and the ministers and the guards treated well because of who I was. But outside, everyone just treated as a half-elf, nothing more, and nothing less."
She stopped and her voice was tinged with sadness.
"You don't have to force yourself to tell . After all, sotis it's best to leave the past in the past."
"No, it's fine." She took a deep breath. "I didn't lose hope and just walked around all by myself. I was in a maid's attire- and since the attire was that of a royal maid- no one really try to harm but they did keep their distance." She smiled faintly. "Eventually, I got lost in the city and no one helped : asking for help only resulted in jeers and insults. Soon it was about to beco evening and I didn't really know how to go back. The soldiers around the town didn't even look at . I was hungry and miserable. And I knew bad things were about to happen. There was a busy street in front of and people were just passing by, but no one was looking at . no one was asking 'what's wrong.' I thought I was really mature- but I wasn't.
"The sun had sunk and people were going back to their ho. I was just sitting on the pavent, hoping to see soone I knew. But just when all hope seed lost, just when I thought this whole thing was a bad idea, I t him, I t a young boy holding a piece of bread towards . I still rember the words he said. 'Your tummy was rumbling so loudly that I could hear you from across the street, you know.' I was so embarrassed that I took the bread and hid my face behind the bread."
I chuckled subconsciously.
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