Chapter 352: To Bore City
“Either way, I’ll still fulfill what I’ve already promised,” continued the man. “Tomorrow, I’ll have Jarrit take you to Bore City, where you’ll spend the night convincing your father to return to Iron Town.”
“And–”
“And on the morning after, I’ll let you see your son.”
Sighing, Ania nodded. “Thank you...”
“You’re welco. Thank you for the wonderful al, Ania, Puula. I’ll be taking my leave and will see you when the ti cos.”
The man’s figure vanished before anyone could blink or question his sudden leave. But that was to be expected after the many previous tis. No one bothered asking more after they had already spoken plenty throughout the al.
Still filled with jovial energy, Jarrit stood up and properly bowed to the beasts. “Thank you very much for the al. It’s been too long since I’ve tasted such delicacies and can only hope I’ll have a chance to enjoy them in the future.”
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“You’ll always be a welcod guest in the clan,” offered Vloz, nodding in return.
“I’ll be off then. Tonight, I’ll stay with Hurman, so don’t worry about . Also, what ti would you like to leave tomorrow, and how many am I taking?”
“Is the first sunrise too early for you?” Ania asked, getting the mage to shake his head. “Then I’ll be waiting at the formation before then... Puula–”
“Would you like to co?”
“Yes, but only if you’d want to.”
Nodding as well, the fox chief stood up. “Then I should leave and get a good night’s rest. I’ve only visited the nearby territories, so seeing the regional capital of another prefecture will be eye-opening. But should I tell–”
Abruptly, a familiar voice softly echoed through the room. “Until your return, Netra isn’t to know about your plans to see Oli. But if you’d like her to experience such a visit, then she’s allowed to tag along. Only she’s not allowed to know of Ania seeing Oli, otherwise, I’ll be forced to send you ho without even a glimpse of the young man...”
As the voice faded, both mothers shook their heads. Puula sighed, “If possible, I’d love for Netra to experience the city as well. Is that alright with you, Ania?”
“That’s fine. But we’ll have to be careful to not ntion Oli throughout the trip. Vloz, did you want to go too?”
Blinking, the leopard thought for a mont. “I would like to see the city again. But I’m not sure if–”
“The territory will be fine during your two-day venture...”
After the final words of the man were shared, Vloz sighed as well, “If that’s the case, then I’d like to tag along.”
“Anyone else?” Jarrit asked.
But Ania quickly shook her head. “The fewer people that know of this trip, the better. Thanks to Hurman and Nixt, we’ll be fine to leave for a little bit.”
“Alright, I’ll see you tomorrow morning. And again, thank you for the wonderful al.” With one last bow of his head, Jarrit flashed away in a blink of purple energy.
“Good night, Ania. I’ll be waiting at the formation with Netra,” added Puula. “Do you need any help–”
“I can clean up. Don’t worry about it. Get so rest!”
The two friends smiled as they each went their separate ways. Ania got up and recruited Vloz to help her clean the table. Puula ventured toward the academy to make sure Netra wouldn’t exhaust herself training through the night.
Vloz made quick work of the table and Ania washed the utensils with haste. They were both eager for the speedily planned trip to Ania’s hotown.
The night passed, easier for so than others.
As the first sun peeked over the horizon, Jarrit teleported to the formation. He wasn’t surprised to find four people already waiting for him. But he was surprised to see the bags under Ania’s eyes. “Ania, are you–”
“I’m fine. Let’s hurry up and leave before the rest of the town knows we used the formation,” Ania stated, slightly grumpy.
Vloz added, “We’ve already inford Hurdo and he’ll inform the others about our brief absence.”
“Good. Then all that’s left is leaving.” Jarrit explained, “I’ll have to travel through Trighton’s formation first. It will only take an extra mont, but making two jumps will tire out till tomorrow.”
“That’s fine. It will give us so ti to see the city,” Puula ntioned with a smile. She looked at her daughter, who also showed a tiny grin of excitent.
Jarrit gripped his staff with both hands and chuckled. “In that case, don’t blink.”
With no other warnings, a tinge of spatial energy poured into the formation underfoot. Then, the energy was amplified and bounced back onto the traveling party. Before the light of the first sun could creep over the school walls, they had vanished with only a trail of dispersing energy left behind.
Everyone was overco with a strange feeling all at once. They felt themselves on unstable ground, as if they were able to fall into an endless abyss, but suddenly they found footholds before their brains could process the strange phenona. However, they were imdiately hit with the sa feeling a second ti, only a second later.
A wave of purple energy filled the formation within Bore Palace, catching the guard by surprise. But the mont the guard spotted the man who had caused it, he chuckled, “What brings you, Jarrit?”
“I’m just bringing so friends to the city, as they have so business to attend to,” answered the old mage, disregarding the nausea the others felt. “However, I’m sure King Zelsh would be interested in eting them as well, if he has the ti.”
“Will they be staying in the palace?” asked the guard.
Nodding, Jarrit replied, “That’s probably best.”
“Then I’ll make sure his majesty knows. Would you like to see him now, or do you have other business to attend to at the mont?”
“Who’s here at this hour?”
A low, booming voice filled the hall and formation area, lightly shaking the ground.
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