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volleygeniusThe letter to Yukimura goes out first thing, sent with urgent priority on the fastest horse available for a premium charge. They have a nice breakfast, ready the cart, and set out on Day 2, which all said is not much different from Day 1. The front is a bit cozy, but it's fine.
The benefit of awareness of their third traveler is the ability to find better accommodations the second night. Yukimura should have gotten their letter by now, too, and will be sorting out arrangements to get Lissa back home. And, well. That much is good. St. Rudolph isn't Lissa's home; she needs to be where she belongs.
Bunta is kind of glad she stole aboard, though. She's fun company, and this way they get to tell her goodbye. She's been part of their lives for the last four years, after all. This journey is just one last unexpected adventure together.
St. Rudolph is surprisingly beautiful; Yukimura would probably like it. The land hosts an abundance of flower gardens, each one carefully tended. The river water is pristine, the air crisp and clear—if on the chilly side. That's no problem for Bunta, but the wind would certainly be nippy to someone less gifted as a human furnace.
At any rate, it won't be a bad place to live. Different, but not bad. He and Jackal will find new friends, maybe even start new families. And they'll still have each other. Mizuki, well... they'll make do. Yukimura is a tough act for anyone to follow. They can't hold that against him.
Of course, it does become a little more complicated as they reach the nation's castle with their unannounced addition. The sentries are puzzled, wary even, and insist on confiscating their weapons before allowing them into the main hall to meet Mizuki. This is fine for him and Jackal. Lissa's being stripped of any self-defense is more troubling, but there's nothing they can do here. They're taking orders from a new leader now.
The benefit of awareness of their third traveler is the ability to find better accommodations the second night. Yukimura should have gotten their letter by now, too, and will be sorting out arrangements to get Lissa back home. And, well. That much is good. St. Rudolph isn't Lissa's home; she needs to be where she belongs.
Bunta is kind of glad she stole aboard, though. She's fun company, and this way they get to tell her goodbye. She's been part of their lives for the last four years, after all. This journey is just one last unexpected adventure together.
St. Rudolph is surprisingly beautiful; Yukimura would probably like it. The land hosts an abundance of flower gardens, each one carefully tended. The river water is pristine, the air crisp and clear—if on the chilly side. That's no problem for Bunta, but the wind would certainly be nippy to someone less gifted as a human furnace.
At any rate, it won't be a bad place to live. Different, but not bad. He and Jackal will find new friends, maybe even start new families. And they'll still have each other. Mizuki, well... they'll make do. Yukimura is a tough act for anyone to follow. They can't hold that against him.
Of course, it does become a little more complicated as they reach the nation's castle with their unannounced addition. The sentries are puzzled, wary even, and insist on confiscating their weapons before allowing them into the main hall to meet Mizuki. This is fine for him and Jackal. Lissa's being stripped of any self-defense is more troubling, but there's nothing they can do here. They're taking orders from a new leader now.
