Ch.66 The Festival of the Goddess

Ch.66 The Festival of the Goddess

The night goes by fast and before Rya knows it, the sun is shining through the window. Rya wakes up feeling refreshed.

She looks around and notices that there is a knock at her door. "Who is it?" Rya asks.

"It's me Alpha! Open up!" A familiar voice yells.

Rya opened the door and saw Dalia standing there with her tail wagging.

"What are you doing here? You're supposed to be mating with Percy?" Rya asked, surprised.

"Oh little wolf is sleeping right now. After are nightly exercise. B-But he was asking me about going to the festival and I didn't know what to tell him. So I came to you instead." Dalia explains.

"Oh, why are you nervous? You've already mated with him. There's nothing to worry about." Rya says reassuringly.

"Hey, but this will be are first date! And I want it to go well! I'm worried if I don't act confident, I might mess things up." Dalia says nervously.

"Wow, you really love him don't you?" Rya says with a big smile.

"I-I guess I do. A-And I think I want to have his pups?" Dalia states shyly.

"You mean you want to 'mate' mate with him?" Rya asks, surprised.

"I don't know! Maybe down the road but I don't want to lose him," Dalia confessed.

"I don't think he's leaving you Dalia. He's head over heels for you. He wouldn't leave you because of that. Now come on, let's find the dining room and get something to eat." Rya said.

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Dalia nods and follows Rya to the dining room. They start eating the food and talking about the festival. Eventually, Quinus and Percy join up with them.

"There you two are. Come on, let's check out the festival. It should be fun." Quinus says.

They all walk together towards the celebration. As they move along, they notice that everyone seems excited. Everyone is wearing fancy clothing and some even wear masks of the Goddess.

Rya notices that the people are acting like they are having a good time. They stop to watch a few performers. Each one performs in different ways.

One lady is playing a flute while another woman plays a violin. Then a man dressed as the Goddess sings a song about her. Next a group of dancers dance to the music of the musicians.

After each performance, the crowd applauded and cheered. The excitement builds up and soon everyone is cheering and clapping.

As they continue moving along, the crowd gets thicker and the excitement starts to mount. Rya notices that everyone is starting to get really happy.

Then a loud cheer went through the crowd. The band stops playing and everyone turns around.

A stage is set up in front of them. Two men stand on the stage waiting. One was a large human while the other was Baron Zellin.

"Huh? Is that the Baron? Looks like he wants to get the party started." Rya whispers to herself.

"My people of Ironside! We have gotten good news about the Prince! He and his comrades were able to stop the goblin horde that attacked our city! This proves that my people can never doubt the power of the Lord of Fiafyr as the goddess looks after him!" A large man shouts loudly.

All the people in the crowd cheer and shout.

"But we must not celebrate yet! For we must honor the fallen that sadly couldn't make it to this day. Their sacrifice will not be forgotten. Please bow your heads and pray for the souls of those that fight for us today!" The big man shouts again.

People in the crowd start to bow their heads for a moment of silence.

"..."

"..."

"Thank you! For today we will feast, drink, and have fun! That is what the goddess wants us to do! So let's celebrate!" The large man yells.

Everyone cheers and claps.

"Alright, boys! Let's give these people something to remember!" The large man yells.

He reaches into a bag and pulls out a drum. He then takes the drumstick from his mouth and beats the drum. The sound waves hit everyone's ears and it makes them jump.

"For the Lord of Fiafyr!" He screams.

All the people yell and cheer louder.

"Now for the best part! Our dancers!" He adds.

Two girls come onto the stage. They both wear revealing outfits holding golden orbs. They walk slowly on the wooden platform as all eyes watch them.

"Come, ladies!" The large man says.

The two girls look at each other and nod. They begin to move their hips as they start dancing. Rya watches the two women in awe.

"How do they not fall over? If I tried to move like that I would blow out my back or something worse," Rya says with a pained expression written over her face.

"I don't know. They're pretty good though. You should join them when you feel like it," Quinus replies.

They continue watching the two women dance with their surreal hypnotic movement to the beat of the drum as time passes.

"Nah, I'm good. I would mostly make a fool of myself if I went up there," Rya says.

Quinus looks at Rya and shrugs.

"Hey, Alpha! Do you want to play a game?" Dalia asked.

"What kind of game is it?" Rya asks.

"It's the Hex Horn Ring Toss! You can win a prize! You're an elf so you should be able to do it right?" Dalia said.

"Where is it at?" Rya asks.

"It's by the alley! There's a bunch of people there and some weird creature called a Hex horned goat! They'll explain everything once you go down there. What do you think? You should come with me!"

She grabs Rya by the arm and drags her to the alley.

"About time! Hehe." Dalia said as she lined up another shot at the Hex Horned Goat.

"What did you do to the rings?" Quin whispered into Rya's ear.

"Well I'm not sure you would know this but I believe the rings are being magnetically manipulated," Rya said with a smile.

"Magnets, huh... That's sneaky of them." Quin said with a small chuckle.

'Quin knows about magnets? I thought there was no science on Tertius? Or is he just making a joke?' Rya thought.

"What's with the surprised look?" Quin asked.

"I didn't realize that you knew about magnets," Rya said with a smirk.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you I learned all about them in school." Quin said with a chuckle.

"Seriously? You mean there is actually science here in Tertius. I guess I shouldn't be so shocked. After all, this world is full of magical creatures." Rya said as she turned back to watch Dalia get another ring on the Hex Horned Goat.

"Yeah, I'm very lucky I was born in this world." Quin said with a smile.

'What's up with him? I've never seen him like this before.' Rya thought.

She couldn't help but notice how close he was to her. It made her feel warm inside.

He gave her a hug from behind her.

"Thank you for saving me." Quin said with a smile.

"N-No problem... I was just doing what needed to be done..." Rya said nervously.

All of a sudden Dalia yells out in celebration as she won the next game.

"That was amazing!" Dalia said excitedly as Percy was there by her side.

"W-We have a-a winner!?" The lady working the booth said in disbelief while reluctantly handing over the cash prize.

"Yes we do!" Dalia said happily as she took the money.

"I'm impressed. I've never seen anyone ever win this game." Percy said as he looked at the money in Dalia's hand.

"Haha! That's because your wolf is all skill. You need to put your brain into it too." Dalia said as she scratched Percy on the head.

"Ah... Yeah, I guess you're right..." Percy said nervously.

Rya heard the lady working the stall mumbles under her breath while grabbing the rings off the goat.

"H-How did that mutt win? It should be impossible to win! The magic on the rings must have worn off?" The woman said under her breath.

'So it was rigid. I thought it was just my imagination. I wonder how many people they have scammed out of there money?' Rya thought as she giggled to herself.

It was at the moment Sir George walked up to Quinus.

"Sir George? Don't tell me they need to talk to me again?" Quin asked with a sigh.

"Aye. The Baron wanted to talk about a new trade route my Lord." Sir George said with a nod.

"Haah! What do you three want to do?" Quin asked Rya, Dalia and Percy what they wanted to do.

"Well, I wanted to go on one of those dates that my little wolf always talks about?" Dalia said while she looked at Percy.

"Y-Yes! I would love to go on a date with you Lady Dalia!" Percy said eagerly.

"I wouldn't mind checking out more of the festival. See what else there is to see in Ironside." Rya said while she smiled.

"Okay but no drinking Ale without one of us here with you. We don't want you getting lost while drunk." Quin said sternly.

"Quin, I promise not to get drunk..." Rya said with a blush.

"Alright then... You all have fun. I got work do. Sadly." Quin said with a sad look.

"We'll have to make up for it once you're free." Rya said with a wink.

"Let's go Dalia!" Percy said as he grabbed her hand.

"Hold on! Hey Alpha, do you want to join us?" Dalia asked nervously.

"No, you two have your fun. I don't want to be the third wheel." Rya said.

"O-Okay then! Bye!" Dalia said as she ran off with Percy holding her hand.

"Ha. Those two are ridiculous." Sir George said with a chuckle.

"Yeah, Percy is going to be a parent at the rate those two are going at it." Quin jokes.

"Oh shut up! Percy can't be a parent! Not before me!" George snapped but then realized he told his lord to shut up.

"How brave of you Sir George. Telling your Lord to shut up." Quinus said while looking at the knight in panic.

"M-My L-Lord! I-I didn't mean-" Sir George stammered.

"Enough George. Let's get this trade route thing sorted out so I can be done with it." Quin said with a sigh.

"Yes, Sir." Sir George said and turned away from Quinus.

"Rya. Be safe and have fun." Quin said as he walked away.

This was the first time Rya has been on her own.

'Okay! Time for me to prove that I'm still a man on the inside! Where's the brothel that? Oh I know!' Rya thought excitedly as she weaved through the streets of Ironside to find the brothel she saw earlier yesterday.

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