By noon, Emlyn had changed into a wealthy nobleman, wearing an expensive outfit, courtesy of Lyla Lowell. She was accompanied by a stunning 'wife' Lucia who left her skimpy, provocative work outfit and changed it into a noble lady's beautiful dress.
The old wagon was exchanged for a nice sturdy carriage that could fit 4 people. Mrs. Adler changed back into an old woman, no longer felt the need to disguise herself as a man.
The old witch dressed up as Emlyn's elderly mother who wanted to go to Winterre to visit her ailing sister.
A young servant nad Noelle went with them, together with the coachman nad Henry. All five of them set to depart after lunchti so they could reach the next town before dark.
"I have sent a pigeon to my friend in Winterre. He will send my letter through the rchants to Lysander imdiately. I think my son will receive it by the ti you board the ship," Lyla said. "He will imdiately send a letter to Singing Cat to let you know what to do."
"Okay, sounds good," said Emlyn. She cast her gaze around her and realized that her little entourage was ready. "We will go now. Good bye!"
"Safe travels!" said Lyla with a smile. Her eyes were teary.
She wished she could go with them to see her son. Unfortunately, Lysander never wanted to accept her visit. He said he was a nobody and would only open his ho to her if he could prove himself and beco an important man.
The fact that his own mother sold him out back then truly hurt his feelings. He only started to nd a relationship with Lyla after years, and it had been slow progress.
Lyla only hoped this ti Lysander could get what he wanted and finally was willing to see her again. Lyla would love to travel to Sumria and be with him.
She wiped her eyes as the carriage moved farther away from view and finally disappeared completely. After Emlyn was far gone, Lyla called one of his girls to get her a local physician.
She needed a corpse to trick Emlyn's pursuers to stop looking for her. If she could arrive safely in Sumria, everything would be good.
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Emlyn traveled for two weeks before she finally arrived in Winterre. They stopped by several cities and many villages during their travel. Her plan seed to work so well because everything went smoothly.
Nobody suspected that she was a woman or a commoner because of the fancy carriage, beautiful outfit, and the timid wife she had with her. People just accepted her as a man who was traveling with his family.
It had a good impact on Emlyn's health too because she could stay in nice inns and enjoyed a good bed to get her rest when they stopped in new places. Before, she had to feel satisfied with hay beds in barns or abandoned huts.
Now, she could sleep well. Another good thing was, she also no longer had nightmares. It was as if her bad luck seed to subside a little the closer she was to her destination.
This made her believe what Mrs. Adler said that those dreams were an invitation from the Leoraleis to co and see them in Myreen.
Emlyn felt excitent in her heart as they got closer to her holand. She had been missing Winterre for so long and she was grateful to be able to see it again.
"We have arrived in Winterre," Emlyn blurted as she opened the window curtain and checked their surroundings. She could already recognize the scenery.
This was the most outer part of Winterre that consisted of a huge savannah. It was so beautiful with endless greenery and flower fields that had many colorful flowers blooming, especially in sumr like this.
Lucia also looked out the window. She gasped in awe when she saw the savannah and the colorful flowers.
"This is so beautiful," she whispered.
"Yeah.. it is," said Emlyn. She cast her gaze to a faraway place, rembering what the place was like years ago when it was still owned by her family.
Now, her family was gone, and this was no longer her ho.
Emlyn was a stranger here, passing through to reach her real destination. After she dropped Mrs. Adler at her ho at the Bay of White Whales, she would find herself a ship to travel to Glasswell and then headed to Sumria.
This was going to be a really long journey for her.
"Let's keep going," Emlyn said to the coachman. "We will arrive in the next town before dark."
Henry did as he was told and continued driving the carriage to get to the next town. They had been traveling for two weeks and the ladies at the back now looked like they were so tired.
"This town is called Loche," said Emlyn when they arrived at the town she ntioned earlier. "Let's sleeps here tonight and tomorrow we will continue our journey to the Bay of White Whales."
They all agreed. Happiness filled their hearts, knowing that the journey had almost co to an end.
After this, the coachman, Lucia, and Noell would return to Twig, while Mrs. Adler could go back to her own ho, spending her remaining ti doing the things she loved.
And Emlyn would go to Sumria, a kingdom completely foreign to her, and et a man she didn't know who might be her savior if he decided to help her find Myreen.
Emlyn realized she was taking advantage of a man in love for her own benefit. However, she didn't have a choice, so she could only act shalessly.
Emlyn promised she would try to help the king find the right woman after he helped her get to the Leoraleis. It was only fair.
The little group stopped in front of a really nice and big inn in the city center of Loche. Emlyn got three rooms for all of them and paid in silver coins so they could have a nice sleep.
"Welco, My Lord," said the innkeeper with glee when he saw the wealthy-looking young master enter his inn.
He was sure that this nobleman would give him a lot of business. so he tried to be on his best behavior. He wanted to instill a good impression.
"Hello," Emlyn spoke. "I would like three rooms, please."
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