Chapter 188
The royal group left Yapa and headed towards Nanaba. The won, children, and elderly traveled in carriages while the rest rode horses or walked. Poliana was the only woman on a horse. Just in case, she wore a layer of chain armor underneath her uniform. She also made sure to carry her sword and her bow and arrows. In addition, Poliana carried her helt as well.
A helt had always been her must-have item.
The group moved slowly. It couldn’t be helped because it included the elderly and the children. So knights, who were impatient, grumbled about the speed of their travel. When Poliana heard them, she smacked their heads and said to them, “Don’t be such idiots! These people aren’t soldiers like we are!”
“But Marquess! Rember when we were returning to Nanaba after the war? We moved so fast and we were even paving the road as we went!”
Poliana scread at them, “Oh! Are you telling you want to pave the road again as we go?”
“No! Not at all, Marquess! We misspoke!”
“Because if you want, I can certainly send you to where they need new roads. There are plenty of places in the kingdom where the construction workers are working day and night to pave fresh new roads, so all you have to is let know. I can send you there!”
“No, Marquess! We didn’t an that! We misspoke!”
The soldiers apologized imdiately.
Lady Tory and Lady Stra were healthy young won, so they didn’t tire easily as they traveled. Unfortunately, however, so of the maids quickly began to show signs of fatigue and dehydration. Poliana was glad that they planned an ample amount of ti for this trip. This way, they could make sure all of the travelers remained healthy. No one had to be left behind.
If this was the army and they were going to war, anyone who couldn’t keep up would’ve been left behind. These soldiers were ordered to catch up later, and if they didn’t, they were considered as deserters.
Poliana rembered when she was a young skinny girl trying to keep up with the other Aehasian soldiers. She had to work so hard just to survive. She rembered how heavy her armor was and how hot the days were. She was sweating heavily underneath her armor and her helt. One of the Aehas knights seed like he was going to offer her a ride, but he didn’t.
But that skinny girl was now a proper knight riding her own horse. Her horse was an expensive breed, much better than any of the Aehas knights used to ride. So ti ago, Lucius the First gifted Poliana her own custom-made armor. It was made of the best quality tal and gold. Her new armor was both comfortable and beautiful. The only problem with it was the fact that it fit her perfectly.
‘I can’t gain any weight or else, it won’t fit.’
Poliana rembered the other knights who ended up gaining a beer belly. In this case, they had to alter their existing armor. It wasn’t uncommon to see the middle-aged knights wearing armors with the belly part being shinier than the rest of the armor.
“Hahaha.”
It was such a funny sight that it always made Poliana laugh. She was now wearing her helt, so Poliana didn’t have to hide her smile. As long as she kept relatively quiet, no one could tell what she was thinking or feeling.
Lucius the First, who has been chatting with Sir Ainno at the front of the group, slowly approached Poliana. Poliana stopped laughing imdiately and asked, “Did you need sothing, your highness?”
“Why don’t you take your helt off? It makes feel hot and uncomfortable just looking at it.”
“It’s not uncomfortable at all, your highness. You should wear yours as well.”
Lucius the First had many different helts; so were practical while the others were for show. Poliana wished the emperor would wear his helt for protection. Although the road should be safe to travel, it was always good to be overly cautious.
Lucius the First shook his head, “I don’t want to. It would be so uncomfortable.”
“Then why don’t you ride in a carriage?”
“That would be even more uncomfortable. By the way, now that I am riding with you, this reminds of the day when we returned to Nanaba in victory.”
Poliana rembered that day very well. She smiled just thinking about it. It was such a wonderful day with the flowers and colorful confetti dancing around them. At the ti, Poliana was tensed because she was worried about a surprise attack, but she also enjoyed that day imnsely. Poliana knew she would rember that day forever. Perhaps she could tell this story to people when she beca an old woman.
Poliana replied, “You gave a flower that day, your highness.”
“Oh, you rembered that?”
Lucius the First looked at her expectantly as Poliana answered him, “I did carry it around for a while, but I ended up throwing it away because it wilted. I certainly rembered getting it from you, your highness. It made feel much more relaxed when you gave it to . You always have a way to make feel better, your highness. I am always so thankful to you.”
Poliana bowed respectfully and the hope in Lucius the First’s eyes disappeared. He knew he shouldn’t have been so hopeful.
But he wasn’t too disappointed. It wasn’t a bad thing to have a little bit of hope from ti to ti.
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Because it was such a leisurely journey, the knights, who were from Acreia, had plenty of ti to disappear into the woods and hunt. They were usually successful in catching small gas. They looked so smug as they returned from their hunts.
Lucius the First also felt impatient and bored. He wanted to go out hunting as well, which made his guards nervous. Poliana asked for help from Lady Tory and Lady Stra, but they told her they couldn’t help her. If even Poliana couldn’t stop the emperor, would they be able to do it?
Lady Stra and Tory were both as excited as the emperor. Their lives have been boring for a very long ti, but finally, they had more excitent now. Both ladies were thrilled about this journey.
Most won traveled just once in their lives; it was when they journeyed to et their husbands, and there, they lived the rest of their lives.
The ladies loved to read exciting adventure novels. This was only a simple carriage ride to Nanaba, but Lady Stra and Lady Tory were still very eager to enjoy it. Just looking outside the window of the carriage was exhilarating for them.
If it was going to be a long journey, they would’ve tired towards the end, but thankfully, the distance between Yapa and Nanaba wasn’t very great. The road between the two cities was also well paved, which made the carriage ride very smooth.
Soon enough, they arrived at the Nanaba castle. Because this wasn’t a victory march, they didn’t parade around the city, and instead, they went straight to the castle gate.
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