Vol.2 Ch.55 A Mile Out.

Vol.2 Ch.55 A Mile Out.

The day turned into the afternoon as Rya, Quinus, and the rest of the group rode in the carriage heading for the city of Ironside.

Rya noticed a lot of dead green bodies lying around the outer walls of the city which made her question if this was normal for this world.

"What's going on here?" Rya asked Quinus.

"Yeah, that's why we were dispatched to the Labyrinth. A monster stampede was about to happen, Rya. You saved thousands of people's lives. Not to mention, you killed the leader of the goblin horde. Now the remaining goblins will be directionless and the human-dwarven alliance should be strengthened now," Quinus said with pride.

Rya looked to Quinus, "It wasn't all me though? You helped too, Quin." Rya smiled.

"Well, I did do a little... But I wouldn't be standing here if it wasn't for you," Quinus replied trying to downplay his importance in destroying the Dungeon Core.

Both Rya and Quinus look to the ground embarrassed by each other's praises.

"My Lord. We are about a mile out from the city wall. Do you wish to disembark from here? Like you asked earlier?" Sir John asked as he took the reins and guided the horses to the edge of the road.VịSit no(v)3lb/!n(.)com for new novels

"Yes, let's get off here. We'll walk the rest of the way in." Quinus said.

They disembarked from the carriage and put cloaks on in hopes of concealing their identities from his uncle's spies if they were in the area. Duke Alaric, Quinus' uncle, has his influence running throughout the kingdom. He always seemed to know what was going on before the Major Nobles did.

"B-Beta do I really have to put this cloak on? Can't we just use the shadows or something?" Dalia was complaining about putting on more garments that she thought was pointless as the wolfkin hated most forms of clothing. She would use any excuse to get out of the small dress that she was already in and now she had to add on this cloak. It didn't sit right with her especially if she was going to take it off later in the day. Like at night, when she would slip out of her dress so she could mount her mate, Percy. Which happened almost every night since they started their journey from the village of Kishin to the city of Ironside.

"Relax Dalia. It's just a disguise. If anyone asks us what our business is here we tell them we're traveling merchants. That way we won't attract much attention." Rya said as she held up her hood to hide her face.

"Alpha! I'm not good at hiding outside of a combat situation! And I'm not sure I can keep my tail from wagging. It has a mind of its own!" Dalia complained.

"You're overthinking again, Dalia. Just relax. If we get caught we'll deal with it. Right, Quin?" Rya said, looking at Quinus.

Quin smiled and nodded his head, "Right."

"Lady Dalia. I'll be there by your side. I believe in you," Percy said as he started to pat Dalia's head, which she happily accepted.

"Relax, I'll make sure you get inside safely. Just keep your hood up and try to blend in. That's all we really need to do. I'm sure the Baron will be happy to see us."

Quinus grabbed his bag and so did the rest of the group.

Quin looked up to Sir John sitting in the driver seat of the carriage. "Sir John, watch yourself out there. That's an order."

"Aye, My Lord. I'll be careful. The 5th Rangers should be patrolling the Fiafyr border right now. If I see them, I'll group up with them and head back to Kishin." Sir John said.

"Drive safe, my friend!" Sir George added as John mushed the horse forward.

"Alright. Let's get moving. We don't want to camp outside the city walls," Quinus said while glancing at the city gate in the distance.