The next day was raw hatred and bad weather, treading on the soil of King Yugfena's territory in foggy rain. If you can't see the sun, you don't know the time, and your vision is bad. Proceed with caution so that you can only go in the wrong direction.
In the midst of the sheep and smoking scenery, a standing forest of depressed trees, not seen on Cardiac territory, eventually emerges, trying to follow the right hand side of the way forward. The Alfena Great Forest, once supposedly covering the land, its remnants, a deep native forest called the 'Demonic Forest'. Sometimes the roaring sound of the beast, the bug feathers, etc. echoes from behind it.
"It's creepy..."
A blur and such a voice rose from among the soldiers. Because of the rain, it's summer, and there's cold air. The soldiers were getting tired, too, and it seemed terribly shady for everyone to march in silence.
"Gunter, increase your march speed so you don't get lost."
"Roger. I'm just passing through here, too. It doesn't matter how many hearts you have passing by the forest of demons."
This path is so wrapped up in unusual creeps that even the audacious Gunter seems to do so.
Pulling the horse's reins, he stared into the woods, which were to his right. Blurred by the rain, its dark contours are obscure. There should be quite a distance from where you are now, but if you stare, is it because the forest is so wide that it doesn't fit into your sight that you feel the forest looming?
I felt like something red seeped into the back of that gray shadow. Between blinking and staring back, it's already gone, and I'm surprised it's an illusion of my eyes, but I can't see the same thing anymore.
Still, while I was really concerned and staring, I cheered like a soldier relieved from the front.
"I see it! Fort Yugfena!!
The soldiers who hear the voice also cheer back. On the other side of the fog rain, the shadow of a giant artifact was blurring and claiming its existence.
As we approach, that huge building gradually takes on a definite contour.
Fort Yugfena Castle, the only inhabited place of man in this kingdom of Yugfena. The building that plays fog and rain is made of polished black stone and metal, lined with tall towers with the Arxian flag at regular intervals, between which walls are connected higher than the Golden Hill Hall. Unlike the castle of the king's capital, there were no decorative elements, but its neat construction seemed magnificent.
Even Claudia, who had never been out of the vicinity of the Cardians, had grown up in the capital and was supposed to be familiar with the castle, opened her mouth and looked up at its black iron castle. I'm no exception. Cardiac armies proceeded to this overwhelming and beautiful castle in love like fools.
"Mm, Lord Elena, over there."
Claudia, who seems to have beast-like vision, pointed to the lower part of the castle. She has such good eyesight that she has found a grain of wheat in a large kitchen.
"It's Eliza, not Elena."
"Did I make a mistake again...... sorry. Excuse me."
No longer will he finish his manoeuvre, and gaze toward Claudia's command. In the meantime, the horse continues to move on, so for a while, he stays close and gradually finds out what Claudia found.
"Is that... the tent of the refugees"
Try to flock to the castle, with a simple tent for soldiers sloppily lined up, completely different from what I sleep in. It was so low that it could not stand, it spread as far as it could see and filled this side of the castle.
I can see people crawling out of there without even worrying about getting wet in the rain. When I realized that I was standing up and looking at him like he was coming this way, it was about the end of the march, which lasted three days. Stopping in front of the castle gates, the leading Günter announces my arrival to those inside the castle fort. The enormous gateway in front of us is made of wood but suppressed by plaid iron, which makes it understandable at a glance that this castle is truly a fortress.
The refugees were concentrating their gaze on me and Claudia because they could understand that me and Claudia on the horses were more stately than these soldiers. The expression is missing from the cheeky faces of the refugees, and only their eyes are dazed. Some stared at us in silence, while others returned to the tent early. Everyone is unhealthy and thin, and I can ask you to make sure that fatigue and fatigue rise from the whole thing.
I'm sorry, but this isn't your pick up. I drove everything in that gaze into a corner of my consciousness.
While we do that, the giant gateway that was ahead opens.
A decree to proceed was hung from Gunter, and the line of marches slowly entered the castle. The soldiers who were in two rows, one after the other, made enough roads for me and Claudia to pass through. Enter the castle through it. The fire was lit and bright in the castle, and the ground floor was rested in a very large space where many horses seemed to be generous, treating them as stables.
Well done, Viscount Cardia.
"Welcome. Painful. As promised, he came with fifty Cardians."
It was the knight who came to convey us to the Cardians the other day, taking the soldiers and the men with him. Maybe he's in charge of handling Cardia. I looked younger today because I wasn't wearing a helmet or because I was lowering my hair. Either that or I feel like I'm closer to my real age appearance right now. I don't know the real age of this man.
"I thank you, Lord, on behalf of Uncle King Einschvark, for the spirit of your noble chivalry"
The man knelt in a special pose called a knight's salute together to thank him. Place your right palm around your left shoulder. The boulder was something like a knight in command, or the movement was graceful.
It was in the corner of my vision that Claudia, the girl who dreamt of becoming a knight, was excited and sparkling at the knight's salute that took place right in front of me. Shit, that's the face right before the rampage.
"I'm sorry for being so quick, but can I give my soldiers a break? There's an unexpected demonic exorcism along the way, and I'm tired."
"Of course."
The knight gives instructions to the soldier who was holding back and takes the soldiers of the leadership up to the upper level.
In the meantime, I ordered Claudia to bring two women here.
The two women who brought them from the village of Cyril looked around, frightened both by the stone castle, which would be their first entry, and by the condition of the refugees they had seen in person, concerned about their lack of presence. I'm going to tell you that today is me and my youngest with Claudia and give me a break at this castle, but tomorrow I'm going to have you back in the village with Claudia.
"Then, this evening alone, could you lend a room to the two youngest daughters?"
"Oh, I can afford the room. There's no problem."
The knight also shook his neck vertically at the continued demands, speaking of which, he went on to say:
"I hadn't named him yet. I hope you'll excuse my disrespect."
"I don't mind."
"Thank you for your broad heart. Again, I'm Elgnard Einschvark. He is captain of the First Platoon of the Knights of Fort Yugfena. I will basically be contacting you, so I think we're going to have a long relationship. Regards."
... Einschvark?
I doubted my ears that an unexpected surname had appeared.
I just thought he was a low-end knight because he was making me confuse the conductor, but he is just the captain. Isn't the Einschvark surname the related party of Uncle Wang? A knight in that capacity is the liaison?
I wonder what King Einschvark and Uncle Lieutenant had in mind to make such a candidate. Vigilance slammed his sickle against an old knight who could not understand his aim or his thoughts.