100. The Blackened Village -2 (Part One)

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The day after Third Imperial Prince Ruppel gave me the hints I needed, Charlotte and I set off towards the village of Rost.

Since the kingdom of Lome was a direct neighbour to the empire, the distance we needed to cover wasn't all that much, and the village itself was located north of the kingdom's territory, which meant that reaching there didn't take all that long for us.

We rode on the skeleton horses, and after travelling non-stop with no breaks in between, we were able to reach our destination in ten days.

The village was fairly large and famous for being a tourist attraction with gorgeous scenery, so my initial plan was to find out the dragon slayer's current whereabouts and then leisurely wait for the arrival of the First Prince. But now...

"Well, what a great stroke of luck this is."

Who could've guessed in their right minds that as soon as I arrived in the village, Prince Barus would run straight into us?

Not only that...

"Stop them!"