"How did you even manage to make it to Enoch if you easily got motion sickness?" William sighed as he glanced over at Mikhail who was sitting beside him on a nearby log.The quartet had to make a quick stop as Mikhail had been nauseous throughout the journey so far. They were currently situated roughly four towns away from the capital. Any further and he would most likely have fallen off his horse."I... ugh... j-just a second..." Mikhail swiftly got up and rushed towards a tree a little further from where he had been sitting, the contents of his quick breakfast before departing Enoch spewing out like a waterfall.William looked disgusted at Mikhail, turning away before staring at the sandwich in his hand. His stomach began to feel queasy after the image of Mikhail throwing up flashed through his mind.He hesitated to take a bite before settling to keep it for later. The other men however, had been chattering away and munching on their packed meals that W

"Mm... sorry about your cheek. Do you have any herbs I could pick through to use as an ointment?" Mikhail peeks at the wound he caused on Arthur's cheek as he fiddled through his pockets, searching for his clean handkerchief. "Hmm? It's fine. I can just--" before Arthur could finish his sentence, the door flap of the tent was brutally pushed aside a burly man entered through. Upon seeing the two, he freezes and slowly excused himself. Mikhail blinks blankly, slowly processing what happened before shifting his focus back to Arthur. "Ah, found it... I'll dampen the cloth a little first. Just stay put." Mikhail patted Arthur's shoulder as he smiled in reply. "Okay, it will hurt a little. Luckily I found the ointment William gave me. I thought I forgot to pack it." Mikhail laughed as he dabs lightly on the wound. Arthur shuts his eyes, his expression void of pain until Mikhail presse

"I'm back." Arthur slips into the seat beside Juniper as she instantaneously goes silent and hugs his arm.Mikhail stares at the two in silence as he pours the last of the tea into his tea cup. It felt like ages since Arthur had left and all Juniper did was sing his praises."D-did the both of you get to know one another better?" Arthur gives Mikhail furtive glances which inquired whether Mikhail was in any way interested in his sister.Truth be told... any idea or feeling of wanting to get to know her disappeared the minute she showed such sky high adoration for him. But it was hard to put into words seeing how hopeful he looked."In a way." Mikhail said as he takes a sip out of his cup.He flinches from the teary eyed look on Arthur's face, only to shift his focus on finishing his cup of tea. Out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed Juniper fondly caressing his arms and felt like he was watching something he shouldn't."Commander. I have

"... The... Gods?" Arthur glanced at Mikhail with a look of disbelief as Mikhail felt the hesitant smile on his face start to falter. Arthur then burst into laughter as he holds onto his stomach for dear life. Mikhail frowns in response, lowering his disappointed expression to his hands which he suddenly realised were cuffed."What?! You... you chained me up? Why?" Mikhail gasped and shifted his anxious eyes at Arthur who was busy wiping the tears from the corner of his eyes that were a by-product of Mikhail's words."Because of what you said. It could be anyone's guess that you were grasping at straws, begging us to save William. But for you to make a wild guess that we had hidden messengers... it would be implying we don't trust our own men." Arthur tugs on the chain, jerking Mikhail's attention towards him before donning a serious expression."I wasn't grasping at straws. I saw it myself.""That's impossible. We didn't find any communicati

The hands of the clock on the wall seemed to tick all too loudly as the only sound that accompanied it was the clinking of the teacup as it rested back onto its saucer. The uncomfortable silence and tension in the room made the air overly sufferable for the knights stationed to guard Xander.Lilith takes a sip from her teacup, her expression calm. It made it seem like she was unfazed by such a situation and had been in one countless times before. She glances over at the two people across from her before peeking at Xander from the corner of her eyes.If she had known better, it was obvious he was irritated and his bad mood was much worse than when he had to deal with the pesky nobles. Lilith shut her eyes and takes a deep breath before placing her teacup back onto its saucer as she decided to break the silence."To what do we owe this unfounded invasion?" Lilith directed her question at Diane but before Diane could say anything, the man beside her cut her off.