Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Ice Fortress (1)

Canis was an exemplary prisoner.

He kept the meal time and the time to the bathroom, and other than that, he was calm and motionless,

There was no particular demand, and he did not complain about the chains.

Groups of four soldiers monitored him alternately for 24 hours, and he had a device attached to his neck so that they could hit his neck at any time, and an iron core was inserted near his scapula, which was believed to be the outlet of mana.

However, the problem now was a completely different story from being so calm while in prison for a few days.

"Will it really be okay..."

Kay, who was riding her horse on the road, looked back anxiously. Canis, tied tightly to the saddle, was following from the rear row of the party. Canis1 horse was tied to Kay's.

Huey, Shion, Kay, and Canis left the main camp toward the Ice Fortress,

"In the back! You're slowing down! Hurry up and follow me!"

Huey in the lead shouted back.

Surprised, Kay quickly picked up the pace. Canis' horse followed as well.

Gallop gallop gallop-!

"Giddy up, giddy up!"

Huey kept speeding up urgently.

At the back of the party, the enemy's Dragon Knight was only tied up in a few layers of chains, and he seemed not to be worried,

"Uh..."

The situation was completely different from when soldiers were always watching him, Kay kept looking back.

She was worried that Canis might break the chains and run.

Kay flicked her head around for almost half a day to watch Canis, but Canis only looked at the surrounding scenery in a relaxed manner.

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It was only after the sun had fallen and the surroundings were completely dim that Huey stopped the march,

The party set up a campsite near the stream. The tired horses licked the cold stream with their tongues.

Shion, who scouted the area and confirmed that there were no Brunhilt troops around, brought dry firewood and set a bonfire.Read latest chapters at nov(e)lbin.com Only

"...Uh, let's warm up."

Even at the end of winter, it was still cold. Kay shook her shoulders and sat close to the fire.

"Oh, I'm hungry! Let's eat, guys~!"

Huey shouted, taking out the food from the horse's back.

The meal was all dry bread and dried beef jerky.

"Ugh..."

Even if they were on an expedition, Kay was unhappy because she had eaten a very good meal in the royal capital, but she ate it without hesitation because she was hungry after running all day.

"Oh, it's tasteless."

Although Huey kept on moaning.

"Wow... You guys are amazing, too. Are you really eating this?"

Huey, who swallowed a bite of dry bread, put it down, hating it.

"Hey. Why don't we hunt deer around and grill them? Yes? I love deer meat."

Shion closed her eyes as she chewed her portion of beef jerky.

"If you dont catch it yourself, shut up and eat."

"Yes..."

Huey sniffed and chewed beef jerky. He had a picky taste as a prince,

Kay, who was mumbling as Huey picked up an untouched loaf of bread, asked.

"Prince, haven't you been in prison for a long time? Isn't this better than prison food?"

Huey mumbled into thought.

"Not really. The place I was in was a special room inside the prison."

"Oh, were you fed good food?"

"No, I wasn't fed."

"What?"

What was he talking about? Kay opened her mouth wide.

"But how did you survive for three years?"

Huey had a disgusting look.

"It stinks to try to dig through other people's painful memories, Sir Kay."

'No, if it's your pain, I'd love to go through it...'

Kay thought to herself,

"Phew..."

Huey, who forcibly chewed and swallowed beef jerky, shrugged his shoulders and explained.

"The Royal dungeon was built hundreds of years ago, and there was a special magic hanging in the prison where I was trapped."

"Magic?"

Kay opened her eyes wide.

The days of such myths when dragons flew in the sky and wizards performed miracles had all become a distant past,

Hundreds of years had passed since the last dragon Krakelsus died and the last wizards disappeared, and the ivory tower had been in ruins for more than a hundred years, The Dragon Knights who followed the dragon's blood and the relics left by the wizards were the only remains of their existence.

No, there was no way.

At a time when this man was not killed and kept alive, it was something to come one day after day. A cold sweat ran down Shion's spine.

"I was defeated by you. But you didn't kill me, you healed me and you saved me."

Canis glanced at Huey. Huey had turned around without looking this way at all.

"I'm in debt."

"I am your enemy, but I am a knight. Whether you kill me or save me, I will remain calm until my fate is decided as a prisoner."

Grinning.

Canis smiled like a wolf and pushed the weapons aimed at him.

"So, dont be so wary. Eindel's knights,"

Kay was at a loss for what to do.

Shion pulled back her sword first and put it in its sheath,

"All right."

"Shion?"

Panicked, Kay shouted, but Shion was calm as usual, Shion nodded, looking at Canis' yellow eyes.

"Let's believe in the oath of the Dragon Knights... no, of the Silver Wolf."

"Ah, you can trust me, I'm a man of my word."

"Well, apart from that."

Shion winked at Kay.

Kay took the gag that Canis had released while eating.

"You are still a prisoner. Don't forget your situation."

Canis, who had been displeased for a while, soon burst out laughing.

"Haha, this is so... That's thorough."

Canis closed his eyes and opened his mouth. Kay gagged his mouth with a quick and sophisticated touch unlike her.

Canis, who was gagged, smiled with his eyes. The light wrinkles engraved around the eyes were both attractive and threatening.

Kay rubbed the sweat off her hands on her pants.

It was like putting a dog leash on a wolf's neck. Was this really meaningful?

"Anyway, I don't like this situation..."

Kay, who complained, turned her head toward Shion,

"It's late. It's time to get some sleep, but what's the watch order?"

"Sir Kay, please watch first for two and a half hours. I'll go last."

Shion glared at Huey with cold eyes.

"Snoring, snoozing..."

Huey was already snoring in the blanket.

"He'll do the middle part."

"Haha. Leave it to me."

Kay felt better when she thought of waking up that unlucky prince in the middle of the night and making him watch the night shift.

'If you don't wake up, I'll kick your butt.'

Shion, who quickly washed up in the stream, dug into her blanket and got ready to sleep.

"Then good night, Sir Kay."

"Yes. Good night."

Within seconds, Shion fell asleep quietly. Her long lashes went up and down with breathing.

Kay squatted in front of the bonfire and picked up a few more firewood and threw it into the bonfire.

Kay looked at Huey, who was snoring and grinding his teeth while drooling, at Shion, who fell asleep without moving, and turned to Canis.

Canis was sitting still, looking up at the sky.

'What are you looking at...?'

Kay looked at the sky, wondering.

'Ah.'

The full moon was shining brightly in the dark blue night sky.

With a gag on his mouth, a chain on his upper body, handcuffs on his hands and feet, and a knife on his neck, Canis looked up at the moon with unwavering eyes.

He looked like a real wolf.

He looked like he was going to cry like a wolf if they ungagged him, Thinking, Kay put more firewood in the bonfire.

Crackle crackle

The dry wood burned with sparks.

It was a quiet night where nothing could be heard except the sound of the frozen stream melting and flowing and the sound of firewood withering.

The first night of the expedition was deepening.