Chapter 119: 119
The Walk Back Home
After Kathe left, we started to walk back towards the capital .
Nia and Grulf were not nearly as cheerful as during the beginning of the walk .
Grulf was especially tired .
“Grulf . Are you alright?”
“Grr . ”
“What about you, Nia?”
“I’m fine!”
It was an hours walk back to the capital . A completely manageable distance .
But then again, we ran as fast as we could and then killed goblins, so they were likely tired .
Nia and Grulf were still young .
In fact, they seemed to be about the same age .
Lord Gerberga was sleeping in my breastplate .
It was his nap time, I guess . I hoped he had a good rest .
“Grr . ”
“What is it, Grulf? You wanted Kathe to take us back?”
“Grrr . ”
It seemed that he would have preferred that to walking .
Which suggested he had gotten over his fear of the dragon .
“Grulf . After Kathe shouted so loudly, people will be on the lookout . ”
“Yes, that is true . People will see us if we rode on the back of a dragon . ”
“Exactly, Nia is right . ”
Nia looked a little bashful .
“Still, let me know if either of you are really tired . And then I will carry you . ”
“I am fine!”
“Grr…”
Grulf went behind me and put his front paws on my shoulders .
He was fully prepared to take me up on my offer .
“Grulf, how about you try walking just a little more…”
“Grr?”
Grulf was nearly the size of a horse, so I didn’t actually want to carry him .
And so I took him down and encouraged him to walk more .
We passed the western hills on our way back .
Goran and several Adventurers and ten knights were there .
Goran was likely with the best of the guild .
Which meant they would have all been ranks .
As for the knights, their armor suggested they were part of the royal guard .
So Eric must have sent them .
Goran noticed me and walked over to us .
“Groof-groof!”
“Grulf . Good boy . I’ll play with you later . ”
Goran said as he pulled out some dried meat and offered it to Grulf .
“So, this ‘Locke’ that the dragon was calling was you after all?”
“Yes . ”
“I see… I thought it might be . ”
“Now that I think of it, I didn’t tell you about Kathe yet, did I?”
“Kathe?”
And so I gave him a short outline of what had happened .
“You should have told me this sooner!”
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“I’m sorry . I forgot . It didn’t seem related to the vampires and dark ones at first . ”
“Still…”
“I’ll visit you at your house later and tell you the rest . What time will you be back?”
“No, I will visit you when my work is done . ”
“Alright . I’ll be waiting . ”
And then Goran went back to tell the Adventurers and knights .
Hopefully he could explain to them that there was no danger in a satisfying manner .
It would be hard, since he couldn’t talk about me . I felt bad for him .
I would apologize about it later .
And so we continued our journey .
“Grulf . Do you feel better now?”
“Groof . ”
Perhaps it was because of the meat, but he seemed more energetic now .
I would have to remember to bring food with us next time for him to snack on .
We went through the city gates and walked straight towards the house .
We had killed a goblin lord and a Vampire Lord .
It was your duty to make a report about powerful enemies whether you killed them or not .
This information helped the guild understand the distribution, or population of strong monsters .
However, I had already told Goran, so it was probably fine .
Besides, it was not likely that they would believe that two F-rank Warriors had killed a goblin lord .
“Maybe we should buy something for the others . ”
“Groof-groof!”
“A gift?”
“Is there anything you want to eat?”
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“Snacks…”
“Groof!”
Grulf agreed with Nia’s suggestion .
And so we entered a candy store and bought a lot of cookies .
“Can wolves eat cookies?”
“Groof?”
Grulf looked worried .
He sensed the danger of being deprived of cookies .
“Grulf is a spirit beast, so it should be alright . ”
“Really? What a relief, eh, Grulf?”
“Groof-groof!”
Grulf looked happy .
When we reached the mansion, Milka greeted us .
“Mister Locke . Welcome back! That was a very long walk . ”
“A lot happened… Oh, we got you all something . ”
“Snacks! I’ll put on some tea!”
Grulf wagged his tail excitedly .
“Wait . The snacks can come later!”
Grulf’s tail stopped in mid-air at Milka’s declaration .
“We should have lunch first! It’s mostly ready now, so I’ll bring it right away . ”
And with that, Grulf’s tail wagged with a renewed vigor .
Even Lord Gerberga seemed to have been roused by the word ‘lunch,’ as he immediately woke up .
And with a flutter of wings, he popped out of the breastplate .
We had left right after breakfast, and so it was already time for lunch .
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As soon as Milka left, Luchila, Serulis and Shia came in .
“Welcome back . Did Lord Gerberga enjoy his walk?”
“Yes . I think he got plenty of exercise . ”
“Cluck-cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga jumped into Luchila’s arms .
“Mister Locke . Kathe was so loud today . ”
“You could hear it from here…?”
It must have echoed throughout the whole city . Damn that dragon .
“Welcome back . I hope that Nia didn’t cause you any trouble?”
“She didn’t cause any trouble at all . ”
“That is good . ”
Shia gently patted her sister on the head .
And then Milka returned .
“Here’s your lunch!”
“Thank you . ”
“Here you go, Grulf . ”
“Groof-groof . ”
“And this is for you, Lord Gerberga . ”
Grulf’s tail wagged .
His lunch was a mass of grilled meat .
Lord Gerberga’s lunch was a bowl of vegetables .
Lord Gerberga ate more than the average chicken .
As we ate lunch, I said,
“Now, let me tell you what happened on our walk . ”
And everyone looked at me with interest .