Devon and Cecilia now stayed inside the house together. Devon is still looking at the map and procuring the plan, while Cecilia just sits on a sofa silently, although she looks kind of giddy. After a while, a knock on the door can be heard. They thought it was Roxanne’s group but instead, Maurice can be seen emerging behind the opening door.
“Hello Sir Devon, Madame Cecilia. Where is the rest of the fellow?”“Oh they’re still outside buying rations. While we have already secured the wagon for the trip.”“Ah I see.“Cecilia approached Maurice with a worried expression. Maurice, unknowing what Cecilia’s thought can only greet her with a soft smile.“Ah, Lady Cecilia, Good afternoon for you. What is with the long face?”“Uncle Maurice... I have decided that I will follow Devon and his party to Byron City.”Maurice’s smile turned into horror hearing her. “Lady Cecilia, you do realize that this trip is extremely dangerous. SiIn the previous noon, a fancy looking wagon arrived at the brothel where Devon previously raided. The driver goes down and opened the wagon’s door, where a royalty-looking woman emerges out from the wagon.She is a middle-aged woman named Margaret. her face is covered by a thick layer of make-up in an effort to hide the proof of her age. She wears a frilled dress made from a smooth silk that is clearly too tight for her rather obese body. Her whole neck area is adorned by cut jewelleries and gold necklaces. From behind her, a butler follows suit, holding an umbrella atop of her.She is astonished as she looked at the current state of the brothel. The walls are lined up with makeshift wood covers. The floors are filled with debris and mark left by magical attacks. Workers can be seen going inside and outside constantly bringing destroyed part of furniture. Nothing in her mind but thinking who would dare to attack the brothel that she owns.She furiously stepped into the building, brushe
Cecilia is pondering the condition she currently has, from being a captive, meeting her old acquaintance, and now she ventures the world to find her brother who she previously thought had already gone from this world. She can’t shake of the mixed feeling of anxiety and proud of her own bravery.She brushes her heard from side to side, trying her best to find a comfortable position to bring her to deep sleep. She stopped, but not because of comfort, but because she sees a shadowy figure creeping on them.“KYYAAAAAHHHH!” Yell Cecilia and alerting the others. The shadowy figure emerges and stepped into the light, turns out the figure is none other than George ambush squad. The group sloppily wake from their sleep and readies their battle position despite their eyes are not even opened fully. Suddenly, a number of George’s goon jumped from the bushes.“The hell. Who are these people.”“I reckon these clothing. It’s the same guys from the brothel!”“What? How do they know about our location
Devon finally arrived at Gallantros together with the four maidens. The city looked as lively as what Roxanne has told to her peers. The citizens were busy doing their daily activities. There were many shops and stalls, also people were walking around from place to place.“Well, I didn’t expect that the city would be this crowded.” Roxanne looked nervous. She had enough about what happened in Pandees. She hoped that this time there would not be some bad people with no morals coming up on her sleeves.“Sis Roxy, do not worry. You are not the only who feel retarded!” Arwen exclaimed her condition as a being that used to live peacefully in resorted area. Elves also had low contact with humans though. Looking at the great numbers of people gathered in one place was worrying but she was also excited actually.“Do you think we can find Mr. Rudeth in this big city?” Devon reminded the main purpose of their visit in Gallantros.“Oh, don’t worry about it. Master Dietrich told me that it would
It was still early in the morning. The sky was still dark but a tiny sunlight could bee seen from the East. Two girls already woke up and began to prepare a breakfast.“Arwen, could you help me?” Roxanne was in the broken kitchen. Inside the kitchen, there were some usable utensils. She wanted to make a soup.“Yes, sis Rox? What can I help you?” Arwen came inside the kitchen after she tidy up her appearance.“I believe this city has a morning market somewhere. I want to make a soup but I might need your help to buy some fresh veggies.” Roxanne explained her intention.“Okay, sis! I will get you some veggies!” Arwen nodded and she quickly departed.As Arwen started to walk near the entrance, she could hear rustling sounds somewhere nearby. Due to her curiosity, she tried to search the source of that sound.“We need to be careful. This thing is heavy.” A boy with red T-shirt warned his friend to lift the wood plank carefully.“Yes, got it! Help me out!” A boy wearing singlet tried to lif
Devon and his friends decided to start looking for more information today. But before they began to execute the investigation, Roxanne asked her peers and also the four boys to have breakfast together first. Cecillia and Arwen went together to the market to get some veggies. Fransesca was helping Roxanne to prepare and Devon helped the boys in packing up some building materials.After Arwen and Cecillia returned, Roxanne began cooking. While waiting until the meal was ready the others were discussing about the plan for their investigation.“Mr Rudeth once was a great guru, right? Where are his students?” Cecillia asked the boys perhaps they got any clue about them.“We don’t know where they are. It has been a long time since the tragedy happened.” A boy with wavy brown hair answered.“I think they are still hiding in this city. I believe sir Rudeth is still here too. He is not a coward! I hope he can put an end to this miserable way if life. I can
That curious pupil approached Roxanne and the boys. He called the magician girl.“Excuse me, miss. Are you looking for sir Rudeth?” The pupil asked. He planned to confront her.“Yes, sir. Do you know where is he?” Roxanne’s hope suddenly raised up.“I can tell you something but I think we can talk about it somewhere else. I suggest you come with me without those boys. It would be dangerous if the henchmen take the boys as hostage, right?” The pupil tried to make sure that he could interrogate the girl while separating her from the kids. He was afraid if Roxanne actually would use the kids as the hostage. He tried to test out whether Roxanne was actually Marquise’s minion or not.“Okay. I understand.” Roxanne believed that this man should be trustworthy. She asked the boys that she would handle it from now on. So it was a goodbye with the boys.Looking at how obedient Roxanne was, the pupil started to doubt her as a spy. But yet, there was
The Trio Warriors guided Devon and the girls to Rudeth’s hideout. It was hidden under the big city of Gallantros. After taking a walk through the stinky sewer, they finally arrived at a wide area. In front of that area, a big iron door captured their attention. Unos knocked on the door with with a rhythm to distinguish between allies and strangers. After a while the door was opened.“Let’s go inside.” Unos allowed Devon and his comrades to go inside the hideout.Duos and Tres followed them from the back making sure that no one was left behind. After everyone was finally inside, Duos closed the iron door.Looking at glance, the hideout looked like a bunker. The hall was not that shabby because there were some bright lamp placed at the edges of the room. Devon and his peers could see many men were staring at them. They must be Rudeth’s students who escaped with him after the tragedy. The air inside the hideout was not smelly nor that fragrant. There were som
After a short pause, Rudeth began to tell the chronology of the tragedy.“Long time ago, Gallantros was a prosperous city. People were having healthy business and they enjoyed their lives to the fullest without worry. The people in Gallantros entrusted their lives to the hand of The Marquise back then. To gain more of people’s trust, the Marquise built the Monastery and appointed me to be the person responsible in running the building. The Marquise wished that by training people of Gallantros to be proficient in combat as well as good in spiritual would enhance the power of the city.” Rudeth looked at ceiling. He began to remember the glorious days when he managed to assemble many men to learn the martial arts.“I have been training many of my students from generations. We spent our time with laughter and sadness. When the city was in danger due to criminal attack or other cases, we always get rid all of the injustice happened. You can say that the monastery might