Eisen stood up from his chair after closing the tab at the bar. The kids had eaten plenty and were happy, and even Kiron managed to calm down and relax for a little while. Usually, he would be particularly stressed out in a place like this, filled with so many different people. Not to mention, the giants that were walking around right below them.
Kiron always kept in mind his duty as Eisen's knight, and it was easy for him to feel overwhelmed in situations like this.
However, over this whole trip, there has been more than just one situation where Eisen has shown to Kiron that there was no need to worry about any of this. It was easy enough to avoid trouble in places like this, and that wasn't even considering that Eisen was a lot more powerful than the average person and could handle himself.
This allowed the half-dragon to learn to at least let loose every once in a while, especially when Eisen promised him that everything was fine.
While this old man did have the tendency to be a bit tricky with his words for his own benefit, if he ever said something clearly and straightforward, and especially if he ever promised something, then that was something that Eisen adhered to to the best of his ability.
However, now, they were going to get to a different point, one that made not only Kiron, but even Eisen slightly nervous. There wasn't long left before the start of the council meeting, and Eisen had a lot that he wanted to get out of the way and learn about before it happened. This being the country that he was born and raised in, there were a lot of new things for him to learn about his past.
Either traces of his involvement in the creation of so many places, clues that he had left for his future self, or even regrets that slowly surfaced once Eisen came to remembering about his past actions. And if there was something as grand as this, the most enormous statue in this world? There was no way that there was nothing left behind here for Eisen to discover.
Not to mention the fact that there was a whole cult dedicated to the belief that the God of the Mountain was alive, and not a statue that someone created at all.
"Alright, are you all ready to go?" Eisen asked them all. As they were eating, Eisen had promised them not to go alone, and to bring the others along. He obviously wouldn't bring everyone, since it would be more than just threatening to show up with a dozen people in tow, but bringing three kids and a half-dragon should be fine.
"Now to find the people in question," Eisen pointed out. It was the middle of the night, even if there was at least the moon illuminating them right now. A few of the plants also seemed to have some luminescence to them, and if needed, Eisen could use some of his flames to light up the path around them.
The issue was just that this would also open them up to being spotted by the members of the 'cult', and he wanted to avoid that as much as possible. He wanted to be in full control of this situation considering how dangerous these people might be. So instead, they made use of another tactic.
Melissa held forward her arms, and soon, out of the sleeves of her coat, a swarm of small bees started crawling out. They looked like they were made of ice and glittered in the faint moonlight. Quickly, they spread out and before long, Eisen could no longer spot them. As Melissa closed her eyes to concentrate on talking to her bees, the others just had to wait for a while.
"Take your time, we're not in a rush~," Caria soon said with a light whistle, hugging her younger sister from behind, practically squeezing her. She knew that Melissa got nervous pretty quickly, especially when she was under pressure like in situations like this. Melissa let out a quiet sigh and nodded her head, and before long, raised her arm and pointed in a specific direction.
"There," she said, and Eisen smiled lightly as he patted the girl's head, "Thank you very much."
Melissa quickly started guiding the group, with Kiron and Eisen at the back to make sure they had everything in their view.
"Are you positive this is a good idea?" the half-dragon asked, "Wouldn't they just be hostile? Or at least, not willing to talk to complete strangers?"
Eisen shrugged lightly, "Who really knows? They'll definitely be wary of us, but that doesn't necessarily mean they won't talk to us. We'll just have to see what happens and improvise as we go."
Kiron slowly nodded, though clearly worried about who or what they were going to encounter. The only thing they had heard about these people is that they were maniacs that tried to destroy the statue, but from what Kiron could tell, Eisen was clearly uncertain if that was actually the truth behind the situation. Really, anything could happen, but it definitely wouldn't be easy for them.