Ashes and Kingdoms

"Why..."

In front of the great river, which flowed gently, the legions were causing a greater haste.

"Why in this season?"

The Tiol River is inherently at a lower water level in summer. Over the last ten days, it hasn't even gotten any clumped rain. Yet,

"It's crazy that you can't cross over to the other shore!

Keeping the news to be conveyed, I go back to see if there is any place I might be able to cross.

By the time I got here, I had already spent a considerable amount of time. Because all the bridges called bridges were falling. As if the enemy had preceded them and destroyed them. But that can't be true, because the soldiers of Nornicom and Dorfaye have not even reached the state capital of Combs yet. At least, it was when he left.

I heard from peasants and merchants who were in the aisle that most bridges had collapsed at night before anyone noticed. In the case of sturdy stone bridges, there were also stories of booms and flames rising.

(You know what I mean)

The decree glanced at the little bran rain that began to fall, staring at the thinly smoking opposite shore.

That's what she did.

It is decided that the flaming dragon Hou, who breathed back, ran a single ride through the night sky to block the way of the preaching.

But this rain and the out-of-term increase in river water cannot be solved. The water would be in conflict with the flames. Or has that woman put the goddess Fellinim on her side as well as the goddess of flames, Gens?

The first decree ran to the Imperial Capital the day the messenger rushed to the Combs announcing the strangeness from the north. But only two days later only the horses came back. A small number of troops were dispatched together to see if they were attacked by robbers or if enemy squadrons were bypassing from another side and ambushing them, but the results were still scattered. He ran into dust and sand, was flushed into the river and scattered, and finally came back on foot by only one person. The sealed book bag was lost, and the soldier's feet seemed unstoppable due to the high fever.

If that goes on three or four times, it's no longer a coincidence. It's a trap set by the enemy.

He also had four companions when he left Combs. But every time I crossed the river, one or two decreased.

The first was swallowed down by horses, swallowed by water, and didn't come to mind as it was. He said the horse's belly was running to an extent that it wouldn't get wet. After the second disappeared as well, the remaining three became cautious.

I wandered around for days looking for a place that wouldn't get wet in the water as much as I could, and in the case of narrow rivers, let those who had passed across the shore help me strain the rope before I could count on it.

We managed to reach the Tiol River, but with this river width we can no longer use that hand. Acte's barracks are sumptuous across the shore, but no screams or arrows can reach them, and if you try to raise the wolf smoke, it's the end of the rain. I had no choice but to run upstream and downstream, respectively, looking for a place where I could cross the river, and now this is how one of him wanders vainly.

Even if it takes days, one day, one of the two broken up will carry the news to the royal capital. If the river goes out into the sea or even dives into the earth. But if we wait until then, the east will be entirely Dragon Hou's.

…………

He silently wiped the raindrops in his face and glanced across the shore.

In terms of appearance alone, the stream was quiet, although the Tiol River was only at high water levels. So much so that I could swim across.

Never go down the horse with your will, take off your armor. After tightly tying the sealed book bag to his body, he looked up to heaven.

"Fellinim the Goddess, give me your blessing. Before the flames swallow the east, let them deliver this news. If you let me swim across the shore safely, I swear I will build your shrine in this place."

Prayer, he leapt into the river entrusting his destiny to the goddess.

"Long Senion. Acte has a message for you."

"What, already? You didn't buy much time. I haven't even worshipped the capital yet."

Out of a small town a few days away from Combs, in the shade of an orchard tree, Senion was swallowing a plum. It is a fruit that was not harvested and remained in the trees.

Liane shrugged her shoulders, ignoring the red-haired woman who looked beyond the chief.

"I have no choice. I have limited requests for the Spirit to listen to me, and I'm not a magician, so I can't force myself. Some imperials have been given water protection."

"I'm impatient with war-thating cursers, so I'm not gonna tell you about the luxury."

When Senion grinned, he spoke plainly to Elesia, not through Liane's grumpy gaze.

"You think we can get to the capital by the time they get here?

"Of course, this one will be quicker if you just get there," Elecia responds pale. "We can relax, but in three days we will reach Lofria. But from Acte to the Imperial Capital, it takes two days, no matter how many horses you fly. Then two days as well, even if one general rushed. There are no bridges in the Tiol River right now, so I wonder if it will take half a month for it to come out into Nornicom territory."

"Then you can afford it."

Senion slowly approached Elecia as he dumped the seeds of Lee there.

"We'll be there in three days, huh? Then I'll have fun in three days."

The sound of just a tongue nodding. Liane frowned more when she was listening, but Elecia just smiled with a smile.

"Don't forget. Promise me, chief Senion, that since we got the capital of Roflía, If you want me to just look out at the capital, I need you to do the same."

"Ha ha! I guess I'll just enjoy it. This is a corner opportunity for you to indulge in a city you miss so much. Touch it with your lips from corner to corner and taste it with your tongue."

I'll let you do the same, whispering, Senion leaves the orchard in a good mood. Elesia smiled, Liane only rarely, each dropping off the chief.

Slightly and completely invisible after Senion, Liane stuck to Elecia and resented her.

"Do you allow me to put it that way? You, even if you are falling, will be an imperial nobleman. You can laugh a lot when the head of the barbarian tells you so!

"Because you're noble, you can laugh."

Elesia responded with a voice that was almost even merciful, without breaking her graceful smile.

"If it is to take back my kingdom, if it is to free my people from the emperor's throne, even in the midst of humiliation, I will smile. I am the Lord of the Tius family, King of Nornicom."

"So I hope you don't treat me like a little girl."

"Oh, does that sound like it?

I can hear you, ma'am.

Liane underscores that the person is married, with all due diligence and disgust. Elysia, called out in darkness as she grew older, raised her eyebrows, alas. Ten years ago, he would have come with a kachin, but now that he's past his mid-thirties, he seems rather adorable.

As Elecia smiled, Liane became increasingly grumpy. Elecia is strong and takes care of her expression, and she really coughs and deceives.

Liane still looked like she had said something, but when she realized that yelling or calling would only expose her childishness, she returned her heels silently and walked away angrily.

She's a very intense daughter with water.

Genchas, who had been hiding for a long time while Liane was there, gave a frightened voice. Elecia spills a bitter smile and shakes her head, for Christ's sake.

That's what women are for, Chas. Besides, it's not always quiet when it comes to water. If you stay alert, you'll be swallowed by a big swirl.

Your jokes aren't funny, either.

Are you kidding? No, I'm serious. So you don't have to laugh. "

…………

Pussy, and the smoke seems dull, and the scorching smelly air blurs Elesia's nose. When she smiled alone, she paid the abundant redhead on her shoulder to the back with a claw, then walked out refreshingly.

- And in front of leaving the orchard, Senion was ambushing. Elecia frowns suspiciously, thinking it was something she had gone back to.

"Even if I forgot to say something?

"No. If Liane did, she'd be very angry. I just wanted to disappear for a while. And I want to have some more fun with you."

Senion triumphs to block Elesia's way. His physique is average as a Dolphin, supple and powerful, but not giant enough to intimidate Elesia. It's not hard to push, but Elecia dared to make a troubled look and stand on the spot.

If we ignore his will, we'll have trouble later. Senion was constantly dissipating signs that made him think so. Although, of course, it was not elesia that could easily be swallowed by it.

"Not a little too much, Senion?

"What are you talking about?"

Senion puts his hand on his chin, looming close to Elesia. Elecia screwed her sharp words like a cone, keeping them to herself.

"In front of the curser, for a long time, it seems to tease your masculinity. Wouldn't it be better if you stopped her?"

…………

On the way Senion chewed up the bitter bug and took his hands off Elecia. Elesia looks satisfactorily at the effect that her allegations have had and says with laughter and sympathy.

"A servant chief seems to have trouble treating a curser, too. Although she seems obsessed with you."

"Stupid!" Senion instantly kicked over. "How horrible those eyes look at me! She's like a shrewd's mother. If there's a gap, I'm constantly watching to throw the rubble of a novel reprimand. For your little girl."

"I'm sorry."

Elecia snapped around laughing. Senion, not Liane, is. Perhaps she's her, and she can't help but worry about the chief. But from the standpoint of being a curser, it is out of the question to flatter the chief, and he can't even show an attitude that is likely to be taken as obedient. Because we need to hear the Spirit's voice and sometimes deny the chief's orders head-on.

Even if not, in that temper, I can't be quite honest about showing love.

Senion said on the top of the Buddha to Elecia, a leak that dulls the laughter she pushed to death.

"I'm the chief. Even if you're a curser, you have to show the power to hold it down when you need it. You must be a warrior to bring the tribe together."

"Yeah, I learned that, too"

Elecia responded with a whisper.

Nornicom has long been bordered by Dorfaye and the sphere of power, but the deal was exclusively the domain of the Mazra. I was surprised that we could buy and sell things directly, but apparently “business" for the Dolphins is somewhat inferior.

(So I didn't get the support of the Dolphins before)

I smashed the First Army barracks, plundered them all I could, and ended up pulling them off to the meadows with just that. Even if the person who made the covenant was struggling, he didn't offer any help.

That's because it's boring to them. Give or take. That concludes the conversation.

Not all Dolphins seem to be...

"So you are distressed to be a warrior."

Elecia continued with caution and whisper. Senion does the tannic surface, then he rings his nose and arms together with Hun, and returns just like him.

"Apparently, there's nothing. I'm a warrior, in fact. The most powerful of the tribes."

Sounds like it.

Elecia smiling and flushing. Senion chipped his tongue.

"Don't be shy. Look, I just want to hold you. You didn't ask for anything else from me."

"Yeah, sure. It was the ancient imperials who wanted to make arrangements."

…………

To the cool-faced Elecia, Senion leaks a grumpy roar. He thought it was barren to say any more, and he told him to blurt out "back ahead" and walked to his big crotch.

The second destroyer today.

Genshas blurted out. Elecia unwittingly flutters and hurries to hold her mouth.

Genchas sent a delightful sign because he was rarely able to make Elesia laugh. It was a bright sign that the flames were flourishing.