The second townLeiya “You're going to cooperate with my men and not make a sound, okay?”I whispered to him. He nodded hurriedly. I placed the payment for the meal on the table as I stood up. The two men sitting beside Willis grabbed him by the arms. He let out a quiet whimper, staying quiet as I instructed. The moment I walked out the door, I felt the cold breeze hit my nostrils. I immediately remembered being forced into the cold after watching my parents murdered. I couldn't do anything to Degar them. Willis was just like Degar. They were evil monsters and I wasn't going to let him go free. I turned to Cizer, one of Raslin's men, who stood beside me. “Get us two rooms for the night at an inn and meet us back here.”He nodded before vanishing in search of an inn. I definitely was going to spend another night in the forest. When he was gone, I turned to Willis who was still in the right hold of my two strong guards.“Willis,” I called casually. “Where do

The third townLeiyaI stared at the strange looking woman with a skeptical gaze. I was both worried and amused. I had never seen her before, but she pointed me out without hesitation. “You're correct,” I mumbled while I slowly rose to my feet. All three men got up with me, their eyes fixated on her, ready to act if she acted strangely.“Who are you?” I asked with my eyes on her. “You can call me Frai,” she replied with a faint smile. “Do you mind?” she gestured towards the empty space beside Yahn. "I don't have a waist as strong as you young ones.”“Of course,” I muttered with a quick nod. “Please sit.”I glanced at the guards, informing them to be at ease. She seemed like a trail woman, there wasn't much harm she was going to be able to do. A moment later, we were all seated at the table, the old woman seated across from me. “I'll be quick with what I have to say,” she began after a light clearing of her throat. "There isn't much time l

The forth town Leiya “You all look really hungry.” he said with a light chuckle. “You have no idea,” I replied with a giggle under my breath. He has this aura that made it hard to keep a straight face when I looked at him. "Four plates of your finest meal please.” He replied to my request with a small nod before walking away. While he was gone, my eyes scanned everywhere around us. The place looked calm. Everyone seemed to be focused on their business, and there was no shabby old woman or scheming young man in sight. I knew there was no luck this time, I was going to fish it out myself. The charming young man returned a few minutes later with the meal as instructed. Broth, as always, very soft bread with some cheese, properly cooked meat and cups of the excitement drink. It was a whole buffet. We all eyed our plates with hungry eyes while we watched him serve. “Enjoy your meal.” He beamed

The forth townLeiyaI wanted it to be my sister and her husband but any man could call his wife a princess. A man who was completely smitten by his wife would call her every royal name in the book. I didn't know what to think. “Thank you,”I mumbled defeatedly. "You're welcome.”She nodded before turning away from me. She showed us to another clean room, slightly bigger than the first and definitely without any funny smells. We agreed to take both rooms. I handed Yahn a small bag of coins to pay for the rooms while I returned to my room. The first thing I did was lie on the soft bed. The soothing feeling of the soft surface under my body relaxed my nerves, and even my thoughts. I laid face up with my eyes open. All I did was think about Nayla. I couldn't help but feel they stopped by this very inn. Maybe they were the couple she spoke about, with the funny friend who slit her own throat. I also wondered what kind of situation they were involved in tha

The fifth town Leiya “What do you mean by that?!" I yelled at her anxiously. I was scared. I knew the three of them against ten guards wasn't going to work out. They were strong but not that strong. Before I could get a response from her, things quickly escalated. An unsuspecting Yahn was attacked. Thankfully, his sword was already drawn out, just in time for him to defend himself. The first loud click of both metallic swords was the go ahead everybody else had. In the blink of an eye, swords and more swords were being slammed against each other. I was still in the middle of the three of them, but they were slowly losing balance. Ten against three was exactly what it was, a nightmare. Before they could recover from avoiding one hit, another was launched at them. I was completely defenseless. All my life, my father trained me in the dangerous skill of sword fighting. Now I needed to put those skills to use, but I had no sword. “Your majesty,” I heard Kamael whisper to