9 Chapter 9: Yorkshire City

Kraftvoll, Belle, and the Earl went back to their carriage. "So what happened to the people whom I assigned to guard you two?"

"Father, after you had left, a bunch of people attacked our carriage. They told us to run away from them because they can't hold the bad guys anymore." Belle replied.

"I see... Okay, let's haste to the carriage. We may be able to save some of them!"

Earl Blaire was not just a peerless expert of Schild City, he was also a respected leader which was the reason why the citizens of Schild City respect him so much.

Meanwhile, the soldiers who were attacked near the Earl's carriage were still fighting the people who ambushed them.

The two bandits who were fighting the dragon earlier came back.

"RETREAT! The mission had failed!" the first bandit commanded.

"Yes sir!"

The bandits started to retreat after hearing the command. They left the Earl's soldiers wounded and some of them dead.

After the bandits left, the soldiers started to get worried about the two kids. The person-in-charge of the Earl's personal guard commanded his men, "We need to find young lady Belle and the guest of our master, Kraftvoll. Let's move, men!"

"There's no need for that!" the Earl shouted. The soldiers saw the Earl with the two kids, they were relieved after seeing that the two kids were safe.

"Your Lordship! Thank goodness, you've found them." the leader of the platoon happily said.

"I thought you were overwhelmed by the enemies? Where are they?" The Earl wondered.

"Yes sir, we were overwhelmed by them but there are two bandits that came and commanded them to retreat, we didn't follow them because we are worried about the safety of young lady Belle and your guest, Kraftvoll." the leader of the soldiers explained to the Earl.

"I see. Now, tend to the wounded and collect the bodies of the fallen so that we can start our journey immediately!"

"Yes, Your Lordship!"

After a few hours, the preparations of the Earl's escorts finished. The Earl sent a few soldiers back home to deliver the bodies of the dead to their family. After this, they continued their journey toward the capital of the kingdom.

Even if the Earl wanted to honor the death of his men, he cannot avoid the command of the King which is why they continued their journey regardless of the casualties.

The King of the Walkiria Kingdom was known for his overbearing attitude, which was why his subjects were afraid of offending him even in the slightest way.

After a few days, the Earl's carriage passed through the Valkyries Forest and entered Yorkshire city.

The scenery is different from those of Schild city. Schild city can be considered a more cheerful place than this city but Yorkshire city has its own elegance and more peaceful feeling on it.

"Wow!" Kraftvoll excitedly said as he gazes upon this new place he just saw. Because Kraftvoll is still young, he was not able to travel outside of Schild city even one time. This is why he was so absorbed gazing upon this unfamiliar place.

"Men, let's go to the manor of Earl Garen!" Earl Blaire commanded. "Yes, your lordship!"

After a few minutes of travel, they finally reached the gate of the manor of Earl Garen.

"His Lordship, Earl Blaire von Schild is here!"

Upon hearing this, the lord of the castle came out of his manor. "Brother Blaire!" the two exchanged their pleasantries to each other. "This is my daughter, Belle. And this kid here is Kraftvoll, the new prodigy of our kingdom."

"Greetings, Your Lordship!" Kraftvoll politely greeted.

"Oh, so this is the acclaimed prodigy child with the affinities to all of the elements." Earl Garen said. "Oh, it's rude for me to not invite you inside, please come on in!"

"Thank you for accepting us even though it's a sudden visit."