Chapter 15

"The rainy season is upon us."

Riftan, who had returned with the horses, looked up at the sky. Maxi followed his gaze. Thousands upon thousands of brilliant stars twinkled in the clear night sky. Maxi cocked her head. There was no sign of rain.

A knight who had been splitting dry twigs to feed the campfire quietly agreed with Riftan.

"It's that time of year. We're well into Etherias.(The season of wind, equivalent to autumn.)"

"Just thinking about tramping through the mountains in the rain is depressing. Your armor gets heavier, your greaves sink into the mud…" grumbled another knight who was warming his hands by the fire.

"We'll arrive in Anatol before that. No need to worry."

"Have you forgotten? We are to depart again for the capital in just a few days!" The grumbling knight furrowed his brows and glanced at Maxi, who stood next to Riftan like a duckling huddling against its mother.