Daniel Thompson
Stories
13
Chapters
4,688
Words
1.4 M
Comments
0
Reading
4 d, 20 h
-
The Templar are waiting by the edge of a forest about a hundred paces from the road leading into Algecante. At a guess, they’re trying not to be seen from the city in the distance, which actually makes a fair amount of sense. Most of the Templars have gotten off their steeds and are brushing the horses down, adjusting their barding, or checking their weapons. As my friends and I step into the little temporary camp they’ve set up, more than a few of the Templars glance at us but they continue working…-
98 •
-
-
I think the date was going pretty well. Esme and I were having fun, at least. We poked around the shops and stared through windows and I spent a few coins on some street-vendor food that Esme and I ate on some convenient benches along the roadside. Of course, we weren’t there just to have fun (even if it was fun, and that made it all rather distracting). While Esme sat next to me, I checked out Mom and Semper. The two were doing pretty much the same thing we were, though they probably looked a lot…
-
98 •
-
-
“I don’t know if I should be insulted or... or insulted,” I say. I know that my behaviour right now’s not the most mature, but come on! A princess should be allowed to gossip a little bit. Besides, I’m not talking bad about Bianca, I’m talking bad about what she’s said, and that’s a whole world of difference. “I know,” Esme agrees with a serious nod. “That’s just silly. As if any of us would ever be part of a... a “Yeah, that’ll never happen,” Felix says. Her voice is…
-
98 •
-
-
Semper’s carriage landed with nary a bump, the pegasi pulling it through the air far too well-trained to allow for such a disturbance. Luciana was grateful. While she did have her own means of travelling about, they tended to be... somewhat less than practical at times. Certainly, arriving somewhere on dragon-back was an excellent means of intimidating lesser foes, but it didn’t prevent one’s thighs from chafing. Her flesh was too well cultivated for such things to truly bother her, but she had…
-
98 •
-
-
It takes a few hours, but by the end I have about twenty mantises and half as many elemental wolves. It’s not exactly an army. In fact, I’m a bit worried that I’m just not going to have enough monsters by my side to impress the Templars and plough through the undead. At the speed the Templars are going, it’ll take another day to reach the edge of Algecante. Then they’ll probably want to rest the night. I basically have a full day tomorrow to make as many monsters as I can. At my current rate of…
-
98 •
-
-
The troop of Templars rebuild their formation and then start moving along the road at about the same slow pace as before. I don’t feel like following them. Not only are they giving me and my friends dirty looks, I need time to build the army that I’ll need to strike Algecante. That means that I need to start producing more and more monster friends. I can supplement that with local monsters too. While monsters aren’t cowardly, they will back away from the defences of a city, and a big army walking…
-
98 •
-
-
I don’t think the Commander was expecting my reply, but he does consider it, his attention straying over to the many monsters lingering in the woods around us. “There is precedent,” he says. “It’s old, nearly forgotten history. But our Lord has fought side-by-side with the Goddess of Darkness before.” I blink. What? When? I don’t remember mom ever saying anything about that. I haven’t read anything about it either. Judging by the confused look Esme’s wearing, this is news to her too.…
-
98 •
-
-
Commander Nunez looks over the Templars behind him, then he points to one of them. “Lieutenant Ciado, you’re in charge while I’m absent. Keep the men here. Guards up. Remember the teachings of our lord with regards to vigilance. Lieutenant Obrero, you’re with me. You too, Initiate Schild.” “Commander,” one of the Templars says. It’s the guy Nunez called Lieutenant Ciado. He sits up straighter on his horse and glances at my friends and I quickly. “Is that wise?” The commander works his…
-
98 •
-
-
Felix and I take one of the birds out to fly circles far above the road. It’s high enough that I’m pretty sure no one will notice us, and if they do, there’s not much they can do. Maybe a really powerful cultivator who uses a bow or something could harm us, maybe, but I kind of doubt it. Below, the Templars and their formation of soldiers are heading out on the road towards Algecante. I’m no expert, but I have the impression that they’re purposefully moving slower than they can. “There,”…
-
98 •
-
-
Esme fidgeted with her dress. It was a dress she’d worn before, just a few months ago at that, but today it felt as if it was a little bit tighter around the hips than it had been before. She was pretty sure she hadn’t put on any weight. Not that that would matter, of course. She kept fighting-fit, as a proud Archivist should if they were determined to do field work properly. She shook her head. There were more important things going on. Notably, everyone who was going on the date was preparing to…
-
98 •
-
- Previous 1 … 10 11 12 … 469 Next
