So the hole then. Princess isian suddenly burst out laughing, moreover it wasnt so bashful giggle either but a full on guffaw. HAHAHAHAHA, to think soone actually tried to crawl in through the holeyoure killing hereAHAHAHA
Hole? What the heck is she talking about? That was clearly the main entrance, how did it turn into a hole all of a sudden? Hold onthose guardcats were laughing as well when we entered Anmi too
Looking around, I found that the normally stony faced guardcats were all chuckling as well, gone were their serious Forbidden Guardsn deanor with so even going so far as to double over in laughter.
Isnt it obvious, those without doors panels are holes.
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The heck is that supposed to an?! Why did an entranceway suddenly beco so complicated?
Princess isian laughed for a good long while before noticing the dumbstruck look on our faces. Still laughing, she explained the situation using a well-known Purgatory Shadowcat saying: You still dont get it? Cats climb the wall, Dogs crawl through the hole!
Cats climb the wall and Dogs crawl through the hole? Ah, I think I get it nowwhat shes saying is that cats are agile while dogs are clumsier and cant climb over most obstacles like cats. Thats why they have dog holes but never cat holes.
Because of that explanation, I finally understood the true extent of their maliciousness. It wasnt just either, the Cerberus couple were the most affectedseeing as they were actual dogs
So this is how the Shadowcats treat their guests? Sinmosa gave the princess a piercing stare filled with anger that threatened spill out at any mont.
Sasani barked as well though most of us didnt know what he was saying. Judging from his contorted faces however, the contents were most likely the sa as Sinmosas.
Hmph, those who co uninvited arent guests. isian swept her scornful eyes over the two Cerberuses and then smirked: Yo~, I never realized this before, we actually have two dogs in my house right now.
Sasani finally couldnt hold in his anger anymore, curving his back slightly, he prepared to launch a leaping attack. Realizing this as well, the ten guardcats imdiately put up a defensive posture.
Ruff! Sinmosa imdiately stopped her husband from acting rashly using the tongue of the Hellhounds. Still, that didnt stop him from glaring at Princess isian one last ti before turning around to face his family. Fearing his rashness might harm his family, he chose to swallow this indignation in the end.
Smart choice. The princess threw the defeated dog a disdainful smile before raising her right claw, waving it about to signal to the other guardcats to relax.
We were still inside her castle, aning this was her hoground and fighting on soones hoground was beyond foolish.
The Hellhounds once fought a war with the Purgatory Shadowcats. In the end, both sides failed to make any gains and had to sign a white peace. Just from those words alone, it was clear how strong these cats were at least at the level of the Hellhounds.
Given that, what would happen to us if we caused a ruckus in their territory? The answer was obvious
If we were lucky, they would just kick us out. Depending on their mood, we might even end up dead or worse. Thus, fighting was definitely the worst choice we could make Absolutely no, no fighting, right now were the ones at the disadvantage so we have to play by their rules.
Your Esteed Highness the Princess, how about we leave the jokes aside for now, weve long heard of Your Highnesss profound knowledge and so weve co visiting
It was a carefully balanced praise, that neither went overboard nor skimped out on the flattery. Still, it proved to be a fruitful one. The mont I praised her profound knowledge, I noticed her eyes narrow ever so slightly in appreciation while her head tilted back and the corners of her mouth curled up. In other words, she was saying praise more. With that in mind, I quickly realized that flattering her was a more effective negotiation tool than force.
Rushing to take advantage of her good mood, I imdiately followed that up: Perhaps the answer which I seek might seem ever so insignificant to you, but Im sure a profound scholar such as Your Highness would definitely be able to solve my conundrum. While this problem might be more difficult than climbing the heavens for , it is but a trifling matter for Your Highness. Still, this answer is of utmost importance to so I beseech Your Highness, enlighten .
Truth be told, even I felt a little nauseous from what I just spat out from my mouth. Being a d*mn shut-in in my previous life, I basically had no friends or bosses to suck up to. Words such as those would have never left my mouth back on Earth, except as a joke of course. Things were different now however, circumstances being as they were, I had to adapt.
And that was why people always said, circumstances made the man.
Mhm, youre really good at talking, but dont think you can get what you want for free with just a few pretty words. Princess isian lazily licked her left claws before saying as such ever so slowly: One mustnt escape from their obligations after all, that would be immoral.
F***, I get it now, this d*mned cat must have so kind of task for uswell why didnt you just say so from the start, whats with all that sanctimonious talk about obligations and morality? Did you really have to put up a signboard announcing to the world that youre a b*tch? I swear
I truly wished to rail at her but I held back in the end. If I were to lose my temper now, all that I had done would have been for naught.
And how may we service you
Great question, I do in fact have a task for you.
Finally we get to the main point
Prior to this, I already knew that the princess was warring with her brothers. The siblings would periodically send out their armies to fight with each other. Sotis, it was brother versus brother. At tis, it was sister versus the oldest brother. Other tis, it was the second brother squaring off against his sisterso on and so forth.
Her army was evenly matched against her eldest brother resulting in their matches ending in a draw most of the ti. Unless one side was able to subjugate the other with their overwhelming power, it was basically impossible for this civil war to end.
With that in mind, the task she gave us was to infiltrate her eldest brothers castle while it was empty and defeat him, forcing him to give up the rights to the throne and acknowledging the princess as the successor in the process.
Simple, isnt it? Having laid out her plans, she smiled before lowering herself to take another sip of juice; all that talking mustve made her thirsty.
Will their castle really be as empty as you say? Dont tell there arent any Six-stars elders guarding him. As I said that, I couldnt help but shiver from the thought of facing another Six-stars again. Even now, I could still vividly rember that overpowering aura radiating off that old dog Sidarth as if it was just yesterday. Should we encounter such opposition, this so-called assassination of us was just going to end in us becoming roadkill.
Dont worry, as long as you state your purpose before fighting, and ensure them that you wont harm my brother, those elders above the level of Five-stars wont interfere. She confidently declared.
Well then, whats your decision? If you refuse , youd better not regret that decision, after all, while I cant say for certain that were the most knowledgeable race, I can at least say that in this very region, the Remnants of Sable Radiance, we Shadowcats are the most knowledgeable devils around.
When she puts it like that, was there even a choice then? Ill do it! Before that however, I had a more serious problem that needed to resolve right now: If his castle is as empty as you say, I dont mind giving it a shot but we dont forget, we arent Purgatory Shadowcats, would those elders even believe us if we say that we wont harm your brother?
The fact that we werent Purgatory Shadowcats was crucial here. After all, it was more than likely that they would kill us on sight as intruders rather than listen to our story. The prince was a potential Cat King candidate, lest we forget.
That, you dont have to worry about, Ill have Anmi aid you guys. Should you encounter any Six-stars elders, Anmi will explain the situation to them so worry not.
At that, all our eyes turned to the feline in question who was currently in the midst of sneaking away.
Your Highnessyou were looking for ? Discovered, all he could do was awkwardly scratch his ears and gingerly return to his previous location.
Anmi, you were trying to run away just now, werent you?
No, no, not at all, Your Highness. My legs justshook a little, perhaps it might have looked like I was trying to run away, but I can assure you, theres no such thing at all.
Hah, exactly. Its not like Im so kind of monstrosity after all, theres no reason for you flee from RIGHT?
Yes, yes , yes, Your Highness is too correct.
Since you think so as well, Im sure you know what you have to do next then?
I doIll bring our guests to the castle of the Eldest Prince for a short excursion.
Satisfied, having gotten her way and all, she proudly declared: Rember to hurry back.
Yes Whimpered a certain cat who was on the verge of tears right now.
Just like that, we accepted the quest to pay a visit to the castle of the Eldest Prince, at the sa ti, we gained a new companion as well.
The Eldest Prince was known as Weiderly. His castle wasnt that far off from isians castle, roughly a days journey on foot, however, that didnt an that this was going to be an easy quest either. In order to get to said castle, we had to first pass through a battlefieldin other words, we had to step into the crossfire between Weiderlys armies and isians armies.
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