48 Black Moon (2)

'They should've arrived by now. But now I kinda want to go watch the competition as well, definitely not as much as I 'kinda' want to keep my job. Oh, about the letter I gave to the two, it was addressed to the prince. After they left, I sent a letter to the prince via carrier pigeon. I got the castle's address through the maps he sent me. I'm sure he ended up letting them into the capital, especially since I kindly reminded him that he didn't pay me back for helping him not get caught up in that explosion during to terrorist assassination.'

On another note, there's going to be a total solar eclipse happening soon. They call it a black moon in this world and it's treated a bit like a holiday. According to this world's myths, 'When the moon covers the sun and turns dark, the creatures within no man's land's forest battle and select a leader of the beasts.' There are rumours that barbaric humans within the forest will join in the fight. Many believe that the humans from a country which collapsed over fifty years ago ran into the forest and became barbaric in order to survive. With people from a newly destroyed country disappearing, more are starting to believe this theory.

The eclipse is about to begin, many people were selling glasses with small openings. I walked down the streets as people gathered, looking at the moon as it slowly covered the sun.

-385 days 'till promised meeting-