Remira belonged to a family of knights called the Drischals.
Based around the arid region of Cynark’s Kingdom’s north. They were used to the cold and lived in isolation most of the ti.
While those seeking their protection soon build up a small village around their castle.
A castle devoid of any technology or any easy way to access. It was an isolated village that never cared for what happened to the outside world, nor did they ever receive any important guests, even while being a knight family.
Which was why Remira’s youth was filled with ignorance and training. The blood of the hound which she was born with, gave her imnse strength and survivability. But unlike a hound, she wished to learn more about the world outside of her pack.
It was during that ti that Pierta and her husband ca to the village, bringing with them a small young child.
She still rembers the day, how Pierta requested a stay in their house due to the snow storm. How she had played with Pierta’s son, Arturo while she was in the guest house until the storm was over.
Pierta seed to be an adventurer of sorts while her husband was a rchant, eting due to Pierta taking a protection contract.
Which led to their marriage and a baby.
It was why she had lots of stories to tell to Remira.
And when the two build up their ho, Remira used to visit them to learn about the outside world, the bizarre cultures and the new technologies that were introduced in the world. Which even included the powerful enchanted revolver.
Remira treated Pierta like a storyteller, listening to her whenever she had the ti, while also babysitting the young Arturo when there was ti.
And Remira’s life would have gone that way, until great resurrection.
A curse that awakened the frozen dead buried deep into the snow.
It was the day Remira lost everything and so did Pierta. Who Remira found in her house, holding her dead child.
"We need to run away... this land is lost."
And finding Remira alive, Pierta rescued her from the land of the dead, which had beco Remira’s ho.
Bringing her to the radiant society, a place Pierta was once a knight cadet of.
The sa Pierta whose frozen body now stood in front of her.
"AUNTY!!" The ice took her, just like it did most of her family.
The ice which she has co to hate.
"Why...’ Her blood boiled with anger and loss. Causing her to radiate a white fla over her body, that started to burn the ground around her.
But seeing this heat reach the frozen body of Pierta, who had been smiling at the end. Remira stopped.
This was not the ti for grief.
With a slash of her hand, she broke the ice spear that had stabbed Pierta’s back and then Remira laid Pierta to rest on the floor.
Pierta, who she treated like her own mother, was no more.
A reality that Remira soon ca to accept.
It was not like this was the first ti this has happened, she had experienced worse.
But this was the first ti when she had the strength to save her loved ones, but she failed. Which cost Pierta’s life.
"Kairut!!"
There was no person in sight on her, there were no leads beside Kairut.
So her anger was turned towards Kairut. The only person in this case she was aware of. The only link that might lead her to the killers.
No, there was a high chance, the killer was Kairut. Because it was not bizarre for soone of his caliber to mimic an ice mage. It was highly possible that it was his work.
Which is why, after checking up other corpses in the building, whose faces were burned with so powder. Remira called for the Marshall.
Who didn’t take long and arrived with his n equipped with automatic weapons. And a certain captive which was surrounded by these ard n.
"Remira, I am sorry for what happened."
Too many things happened in a single day. Just like Kairut ca for Adam, the sa thing seed to happen with Maxim.
But he wonders, why did this happen?
If Maxim was murdered, it was understandable. No amount of sacrifices would matter in that case.
But he was not murdered according to Remira, he seed to be captured. While leaving the frozen body of Pierta as a ssage to those that may visit Lecarth Library.
And while Maisel was wondering all these things, Remira turned to look at the center of the ard n and shouted. "You... show your arm." She rushed, causing the ard n to aim their weapons at her.
But she didn’t stop.
"She is no threat to us." Maisel spoke out, which made the n move apart, exposing the person hiding in the group.
"Adam, that arm of yours. Show it to ."
Remira was not blinded by grief. Grieving her death can co later. For now, her killers were still out and about. Which she can’t allow.
Those bastards made it personal.
"Ye... yes ma’am!!" Adam hurriedly lifted his sleeve up, to expose the corrupted arm, which seed to be healing slowly.
"Remira, what is this all about?" Maisel ca from the back, curious over what Remira was doing.
As for Adam’s useless arm? He beca aware of it not too long ago from Remira’s own words. A hand that Adam would have lost if not for Maxim transferring the corruption to his own limb.
Only leaving remnant corruption in the hand, which might take a few months to heal.
"His hand. This is the only thing that connects him to the Magistar."
"Kairut ca for him probably due to the sa reason probably, but he failed. Causing him to co under your protection."
"So they changed their target to the Magistar." Remira’s reasoning made sense to so extent. But calling a magistar to be an easy target?
That was a bit far reaching.
Maxim was a powerful Mystic, capable of creating various traps to deal with any intruders. But from the looks of it, those that ca here were too prepared.
"Check the whole building clearly... and find what happened here."
"And Remira, mark the two. Otherwise, they might trigger so traps that might still exist in the building."
Remira was a good tracker, but it didn’t make her a good investigator. This is where Maxim ca in.
After taking so of the blood from Adam’s injured arm. Remira turned toward the two investigators. Ordering them on her own. "This mark would only work for four hours. Do what you want within that ti."
*****
Kairut was back in his office, tired and defeated. But it didn’t an he would stop here.
He doesn’t know how long he has, how much freedom he can enjoy. He needs to act fast before Jester cos snacking.
Which is why he employed so of his spies from the information guild and also gave a lot of money to them, to shut their mouth for a while.
Money that earned him immunity to do what he wants for a certain allotted ti, in which the information guild won’t inform others of any of his fresh movents or request.
"An attack on Lecarth Library?"
Reading these words. Kairut fell into contemplation. He knew not of what the true plan was. But from these actions, it can be seen that it has co into motion.
"Others are also taking advantage of the ti when he is out."
A core part of jester’s plan was Maxim, but now he was kidnapped by so third party.
As for who it was, Kairut didn’t need to think much about it. The only other party involved here was none other than Bue Lotus. And if Maxim was taken by them, it ans they had already started their preparation.
*****
"Hey Jasmine, the city officials are providing dicinal water to everyone for free. Co..." A boy said to his younger sister, which also seed to be coughing relentlessly these days.
It was not just her, most of the city suffered the sa fate and hence, when there were people who died of such simple illness, the city officials panicked at first, before relenting to provide free dical care to its citizens as well as refugees that had filled the streets of Durum.
They know, the situation currently is still a lot simpler, but in case this grows greater and becos a pandemic, then the losses would be much worse than now. Not to ntion, the loss of life that would soon follow.
Hence, under the order of the Mayor as well as the Governor of Durum, everyone was provided with the dicinal water free of charge.
Which was made by using diluted potion and worked wonders against the disease.
As for how they got it?
No one asked, as long as they could save money.
Those in the know, who were aware how cheap this dicine was, even thought of it as sothing experintal, where the citizens turned into rats for testing.
"Few days more... the ti is coming here soon."
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