Frost's instincts alerted him of danger and almost unconsciously he brought up the Dungeon menu and displayed the Camp and surrounding 15 kilometres, all of which was within the Dungeon purview due to his expansions.
His gaze was immediately drawn over to a set of two dots, one appearing rather weak, an E-rank adventurer nearing D-rank while the other...though concealing themselves well it was the strongest person bar Maya to have ever graced his territory.
"Khuno come with me now! Findley prepare our defences and Yuna temporarily bring Nanna and Loki into the private space." Frost quickly gave his orders before dashing from the manor with a determined expression.
A moment later Khuno was by Frost's side with his halberd poised for the battle of a lifetime while Findley called for an emergency within the Dungeon, readying their defences before preparing to join his master in glorious battle.
Frost and Khuno quickly reached their destination. There Luna stood with an awkward smile on her face. She tried to greet Frost but noticed that his gaze was rather fixed on the person accompanying her and that it wasn't friendly. In fact Frost was poised to draw his glaive at a moment's notice.
"Luna what manner of guest have you brought to my gates?" Eventually after a tense standoff Frost asked with a cold tone which made Luna droop her head and sigh.
The person beside her was covered head to toe in cloth, preventing their identity from being exposed, hell it wasn't even possible to tell if their were male or female. However after a stifled laugh escaped the cloaked individual's lips their identity was quickly exposed.
"Hahahaha not bad, not bad at all Frost." The person's stifled laughter quickly became unreserved as the cloth that hid their appearance came undone. "It's a shame I couldn't convince to join my Frost Wolf Battalion back then but given how successful you've become it's clear you made the better choice hahahah."
Once the cloak and thick cloth was removed and the person's identity revealed Frost instantly relaxed, he even sighed in relief. This person was certainly strong but likely wasn't an enemy.
"General Anya it's been quite some time since we last met, how have you been faring?"
General Anya the third ranked general within the Frost Wolf Battalion and the valiant woman who came to the aid of Furano in their darkest hour. She and Frost chased after the fleeing Frostine and Valend with the former eventually falling to her spear.
Back then Anya was quite taken with Frost's talents and wanted to rope him in to joining her battalion, but he refused due to his personal aspirations.
With Frost lowering his guard Khuno followed suit which brought a great sense of relief to his bones. This woman before him could likely kill both him and Frost without much effort. To stand opposed to her was an impossibility, it would just delay the inevitable such was the strength of someone at the A-rank.
The smile and apparent joy of Anya's face from meeting Frost again vanished the moment he asked about how she'd been. Pain and despair flashed across her face as her eyelids drooped and she struggled to look him in the eye.
"Frost there's some things you need to be made aware of; can we talk somewhere more private?" Luna stepped in at this point, her eyes observing their surroundings hinting something to Frost.
"I was sent here because my movements are the least likely to be monitored while also have some degree of influence with both you and Furano itself, basically I'm here on behalf of Viscount Douglas as well as my father to request your aid Lord Frost." Luna clearly stated her role and reason for her presence.
"....." Frost was silent as he stared into her eyes. He wasn't moved in the slightest and could tell that Luna wasn't actually expecting him to throw his banner in with the Princess and aid her final quest, so it begs the question, what kind of help were they here for?
"I have no interest in the political situation in Northrend, whether Princess Avira sits on the throne or Randolph to me it matters not. Only if they encroach upon my domain will I in turn act so if your hoping that I'd supply her with resources and even soldiers you're bound to be disappointed." He wasn't a citizen of Northrend why should he be involved in their internal problems.
Luna patted her chest expecting such an answer from Frost, but Anya frowned hoping to hear something more beneficial to their cause.
"If you help the princess with her current plight you'll be highly rewarded, riches, land and even authority within Northrend she could grant you them all."
Frost turned towards Anya with flat expression.
"Not interested." He vehemently rejected her before turning back to Luna. "So what do you or rather Douglas and the Princess really want from me?"
"Temporary shelter for Princess Avira as well as protection for the next leg of her journey."
"Shelter I can understand but protection." Frost's gaze was once again drawn to General Anya. "Though I'm rather confident in my skills they pale in comparison to a mighty general of the Frost wolf Battalion such a General Anya here. What use would she have of a single extra B-rank bodyguard?"
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"You wouldn't be an extra but the only." Said Anya with a clearly conflicted look in her eyes.
"Huh?.....oh I see you and her strongest supporters will be acting as bait, distractions as wherever the mighty general Anya is the princess must also be."
"Correct, though it pains me greatly me being by her side during this time will actually bring greater jeopardy to her highness." If she was stronger, at the upper or perhaps even mid A-rank then maybe she'd be confident in protecting her from their adversaries but unfortunately she wasn't.
There were at least 7 Generals who had already sworn their allegiance to either Randolph or Sedrick who could easily defeat her let alone the ones who could fight her to a draw.
Frost rubbed his chin in thought, if Anya was taking most of the heat then the job itself likely wouldn't pose much danger as long as the princess' identity remained hidden. If this was any other time and if the pay was especially good Frost may very well agree to such a request however...now really wasn't a good time.