"I'm done," said Emlyn happily. She clapped her hands together with a satisfied expression.
It only took them an hour to prepare the traps and install them. Now, they could continue their walk and co back here later to get the animal that was unlucky enough to be trapped in Emlyn's device.
The girl put the knife back into her coat and returned to her horse. "Co on, let's keep moving."
Mars nodded. He also got on his horse and imdiately ordered his horse to gallop alongside Emlyn's horse. The two of them rode their horses happily to enjoy the scenery.
Actually, this small forest didn't look special to Mars. He never paid attention to the trees and those yellow and red leaves that covered the ground as he passed through.
However, for so reason, today everything looked beautiful in his eyes. He even just realized that on the edge of this forest there was a small pond.
All this ti, he only knew that in the middle of this forest there was a river that flowed all the way to the valley behind the hill over there.
While Emlyn was in a really good mood, Mars decided to ask Emlyn what she had done while she was traveling in Atlantea.
"You said you've been to Atlantea," said Mars when they decided to stop by the lake and tie their horses to the nearby trees. "What are the differences between Atlantea and Terra, in your opinion?
Emlyn took out a waterskin from under her coat and opened the cap before answering Mars' questions. "Hmm ... Atlantea has more races. I saw various kinds of people there. I saw people whose skin colors are different from us. So are yellow, and so are black."
"Really?" Mars seed very interested to hear that. He had never seen people with different skin colors than him. "It must be so interesting."
"That's right. There is also a rumor that there is a mysterious little kingdom that no one can ever find."
"I don't understand. Is the kingdom hidden?" asked Mars.
Emlyn nodded. "That's right. It is said that the kingdom is ruled by a very powerful wizard family. A hundred years ago they decided to hide their kingdom from ordinary people. They did not like dealing with humans who were waging war around them."
Emlyn took a sip of her drink from the waterskin. Her radiant expression made Mars suspicious. He then reached out his hand towards Emlyn with an open palm.
"Can I have a sip?" he asked.
Emlyn pursed her lips and grumbled. "Why don't you bring your own drink?"
However, even though she grumbled, the girl still handed over her waterskin to Mars. The man received it with a beaming face and imdiately took a sip.
"Cough cough ... is this wine?" he asked in amazent. "I thought you brought water?"
"Why bring water?" Emlyn retorted. "It's very cold out here. Of course, it's better to bring wine than water."
Mars shook his head. He had to admit that Emlyn was very well prepared. Earlier, he found her carrying a knife, rope to make the traps, and now she also brought wine. How aweso!
"You're very smart," said Mars.
He smiled wryly and sipped the wine from the waterskin with a happy heart. After handing the waterskin back to Emlyn, he then proceeded to ask Emlyn about the continent of Atlantea.
Emlyn basically liked telling stories. Therefore she was happy to share everything she knew during her adventures in Atlantea.
"So ... this kingdom is called the Myrin kingdom. There are many folktales that were passed down from generation to generation about this kingdom in ancient tis. But, one day, suddenly this kingdom disappeared and no one could find it."
"How long has it been missing or hidden?" asked Mars.
"I don't know. There are various rumors circulating and you won't know which story is true. So say it's been a hundred years, so say two hundred years. What is clear is that everyone who had seen the kingdom firsthand is now dead. I'm actually not sure whether the Myrin kingdom really exists or not," said Emlyn again.
Mars suspected a natural disaster took place that destroyed the entire kingdom, but people prefer to spread fairy tales to make the story about Myrin even more mysterious.
However, Mars kept his theory to himself and said nothing to Emlyn. He didn't want to force his opinion on her.
Seeing Mars was such a good listener, Emlyn beca more excited to share her journey. Mars looked very impressed and repeatedly clicked his tongue when he heard Emlyn's stories.
While chatting, they shared the wine Emlyn brought. Talking over wine, while watching the day go by, felt blissful.
Ahh ... Mars thought it was the right decision to accompany Emlyn on a walk like this. He could hear her talk at length about things that excited her. Emlyn also looked very happy.
At the thought of this, Mars beca saddened when he realized that Emlyn really didn't like being 'cooped up' in his castle.
"Ahh .. look, the sun is going down," said Emlyn suddenly. "I feel hungry. We have rested here for too long. We better go back and check the traps."
"You're right," Mars imdiately got up and helped Emlyn up.
Then they rode back to the place where they had set the traps. From the six traps that were installed in several rabbit holes, it turned out that one trap succeeded in getting a prey.
"Ahh .. the rabbit is so fat!" exclaid Emlyn happily. She lifted the fat rabbit from the ground with her right hand and showed off her catch.
"Wow, that looks nice!" exclaid Mars. "The others don't catch any rabbits. I think we better break the branches."
Emlyn nodded. "Yes, just break them. If we leave it there, a rabbit could get trapped and it will starve to death because nobody takes it."
"How do you want to cook the rabbit?" asked Mars.
"I'll go back to the pond earlier to wash my hands and prepare the at," Emlyn replied. "You can follow there when you're finished here."
Without waiting for the man's reply, Emlyn had jumped onto her horse's back and headed west. Mars looked doubtful for a mont, but this ti he decided to trust Emlyn.
Earlier when the girl left, he had ordered his soldiers to chase her and block the girl behind the hill. He had thought Emlyn was going to run away. However, it turned out that his suspicions were proven wrong.
Now, he would trust Emlyn and would not go after her. Feeling calm, Mars then took all the traps they had set on near rabbit holes and broke the branches. That way, no small animals could fall into the trap.
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