“…Where are we?” He asked.
Vandread answered, “Elsia.”
“I thought Elsia was a city,” he replied.
“It is. We’re in its outskirts right now,” Vandread clarified.
Though he got an answer, the bountiful fog still made him uneasy as he sat back down across from the man.
“Have we been moving the entire ti?” He asked.
“Yeah,” Vandread responded without looking up.
“…How? Isn’t that horse tired at all?”
Vandread finished sharpening his knife, tucking it back into its sheath as he looked up, “Don’t worry about Wexlo. He can go for another few days straight, if needed.”.
“Wexlo”? Guess that’s the na of the horse…I already suspected it was sothing out of the ordinary as it’s just one horse pulling us along, but it must be pretty special, he thought.
Boredom was already at an all-ti high and it was just the second day of what he knew would be a long journey. There was no library to choose from or anybody sociable to talk with–nothing except the mysterious, quiet man and the road ahead.
“Are we going to stop in Elsia? You know, for a break?” He asked.
“Do you want to?” Vandread asked, inspecting the sa book he always read.
He didn’t think he had a choice, but he nodded, “…Yeah. I’d like to see it.”
“Alright, then,” Vandread said.
“Wait, really?” He asked in surprise.
Vandread looked up at him, “Is that surprising? I can pick up a few things while we’re there–besides, you’ll need a change of pace from being in the carriage all the ti. Trust .”
“…Alright,” he nodded, trying to hide his enthusiasm.
It was definitely a welco surprise to be able to stop at the upcoming city, especially since Elsia is one he had read and heard quite a bit about. Mostly though, he was excited to cure his boredom, if only temporarily.
“–” Vandread glanced to the side towards the fog outside of the window.
“What’s up?” He asked.
“Nothing,” Vandread replied.
The entire day was spent within the interior of the carriage, with him having tiger at for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
By this point, the boredom was gnawing enough that he called it a night early, falling asleep and waking the next morning to almost the exact sa scenery of mist.
There was definitely sothing obscure about the thick fog that clouded the road to Elsia, but that was only a thought in the back of his mind as they soon arrived within the famous city–rolling in through the front gates, which they were welco into by a flash of Vandread’s adventurer insignia.
As the carriage pulled in, he looked outside of the window with a smile bubbling with excitent, seeing the bustling city with its streets filled to the brim with a diverse cast of people.
What mostly caught his eye were the people that possessed the traits of animals, mainly the woman that had fluffy cat ears and tails, but the shining beauty of human won. There were quite a high number of people like this; n and won that had the traits of animals.
I read about it in books, but it’s true…! Demi-humans do exist! Dwarves and elves, too! Elsia is close to the sea, so it’s the city in Milligarde with the highest mix of races since others co in through ships all the ti! Cat girls are real! This is a dream co true! He thought.
A lot of the people roaming the streets, checking the markets and such, looked to be adventurers by their armor worn–whether of light-leather or heavy-plated steel, carrying swords small or enormous, spears, or staffs.
It was everything he had hoped for.
“–!” He leaned out of the window with dazzling eyes.
As soon as the carriage stopped, he was suddenly tugged away from the window as Vandread had pulled him out of the carriage.
“Gah!” He let out.
“Quite gawking. You don’t want to draw the wrong kind of attention,” Vandread warned him.
The carriage had been parked in so sort of area that resembled a parking lot, except for carriages and alike, with employees that watched over the transportation vehicles and the steed that pulled them.
“I was just looking around,” he huffed.
Vandread stared down at him for a minute before moving on, “Well, do what you want, but make sure get yourself back here. We’ll stay for two days, you got that? I might as well take care of so errands while I’m here.”
He didn’t know what inn the man was talking about before realizing that’s exactly what they were standing in front of: an inn.
“Oh,” he nodded, “Alright.”
“Just stay away from alleys and don’t bother anybody. I don’t have to tell you to stay out of trouble, do I?” Vandread asked.
He shook his head, “No. I’ll behave,” he gave an innocent smile.
Vandread didn’t seem amused, but accepted it, “Don’t get the wrong idea, kid. I’m only trusting you with so freedom because your father vouched for your capabilities. I’m just your escort to the Guild Foundation. You should be able to handle yourself around a city, at least.”
Just like that, he was left to his own devices within the bustling, flourishing city of Elsia. Though he had ventured into the town of Yullim alone sotis, it paled in comparison to the grandeur of a huge city like Elsia.
The buildings were large and lavish in architecture; so of quartz, chiseled stone, and pale brick, and the aroma of the city was maintained well by the alluring scent of the many restaurants that occupied the city’s blocks.
Not only that, but the sheer amount of people, whether they were human, demi-human, dwarf, or elf, was simply astonishing.
As he stood in the street, looking up towards the buildings around, he truly felt independent in this fantastical world.
…Alright, what should I do first? He thought.
He had a good portion of money that he had brought along with him before setting off on this journey. Most of it was the portion he’d gotten from helping Julius with his more ta quests, which had accumulated to a respectable sum over ti.
Of course, him being him, the first thought that ca to mind wasn’t surprising:
I wonder what kind of brothels this world has to offer…He thought with a lecherous giggle.
But, as his stomach growled, the order in which he planned to spend his day changed as he shyly covered his stomach, looking around to make sure none of the passing by crowd noticed.
…Alright, first on the agenda: sothing to eat! He thought.
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