Imminent War (3)

"I hope so..." Yanma comments.

"Good luck." I say. "We'll need." I pass through Yanma, looking for families who are still moving their furniture out of their homes.

I approach them and offer my help, which they accept without hesitation.

This was repeated a few times as he collaborated with the residents and knights to evacuate the population.

The knights had prepared carriages and carts that would take the villagers and their furniture to a nearby village to the north, in route to the kingdom of Flirmon.

There, they will stay until the issue is resolved.

During my work, I was thinking about the safe and its relationship with Epic Weapons.

Does Legorio have a traitor?

If it is a traitor, it must be someone who is close to the king or close to the vault.

I can only remember those two guards I saw when I was in the castle.

But even if they know that an Epic Weapon is there, they wouldn't be able to leave Legorio without leaving a trace...

Maybe Yanma knows something about it, but I don't know if she will answer because this must be something extremely secret.

Night arrives, and the clouds try to cover the moon. The few remaining residents are already retreating to the north gate.

The royal family is leaving the castle, and in the distance, I see Ryza leaving through the front gates along with the king and queen.

In front of the castle, a carriage is waiting to take them to safety.

Ryza lifts her head and watches me from a distance. Immediately, she comes running over with a somewhat worried look.

She arrives in front of me, panting.

"What are you doing here?" She asks as she catches her breath.

"I will fight." I respond smiling.

"Are you crazy?!" Ryza exclaims. "You should stay with your family. There's no way of knowing if you'll stay alive. I know you're strong, but this is too much!" She speaks without giving me the opportunity to say anything. "You... You're not going to die, are you?" Ryza gets teary-eyed as she tries to hold back crying.

I move closer and look into her eyes. So I put my hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry; I'm strong." I answer seriously. "I need to act, I need to protect the place I love. I can't stand by while everyone is fighting."

Ryza stands there with wide eyes. She then rests her head on my chest and holds my arms.

"If you die, I'll kill you!" She says and runs to the carriage.

I think she understood me...

After a few minutes have passed, I rest on a bench in the square in front of the castle.

Hera and Richard must be worried, I don't usually come home late.

I'm sorry, parents, but I'm going to have to sleep in the kingdom.

I just worry about William. He will definitely look for me. I just hope he doesn't come to the kingdom before the battle begins.

Suddenly, I see some soldiers leaving their position to go to the east gate, something must be happening there.

Rising from the bench, I follow the knights until I see the great eastern gate, which is opening.

Until, a black carriage, with golden edges and white horses pulling it, begins to pass through the gates.

Yanma is also waiting for the carriage, just like all the knights.

When the carriage crosses completely, it stops, and its door opens.

It's very dark, and the little light coming from the lamps makes the lighting yellowish.

"Who is he?" I ask Yanma.

"This is the gold badge adventurer, Rodic Redlar."