Chapter 89
The number of dragons flying in the sky was three . They formed a beautiful triangle and flew in the direction where Camila and the others originated .
Were they heading towards the fortified city of Noitral?
Judging from their speed, they should arrive by the next morning .
Lawrence grabbed Zeke, whom was trying to stand up .
“Be quiet, you don’t want to make any noise right now . Even if we return to Noitral, we wouldn’t make it in time, so let’s discuss it with everyone tomorrow . ”
“Do you know something about that?”
“No . But I think Noitral will be alright . As long as Princess Faelis is there, they wouldn’t be able to resort to anything extreme no matter what . That’s why I left the Princess . I don’t want to be indebted to Her Majesty the Dragon Princess—after all, eventually, we’ll become enemies . ”
Camila’s expression changed . Zeke scratched the back of his head with an indescribable expression .
Lawrence being Lawrence, he didn’t care about their reactions .
“The number of people is too small to be called a squad . A messenger, or a scout… no, it’s better to think of another possibility, when it comes to this, as I thought… this is their destination?”
Lawrence pointed at the map he had drawn on the ground .
“This is the best meeting point for when something happens . There’s a dragon nest in the vicinity, therefore, no one’ll dare to approach . If anything happens, I’ll escape here . ”
“…Are you being serious . ”
“I am . There’s a possibility of being surrounded, however, if it’s there, they wouldn’t dare create too much of a disturbance . Otherwise, they’d be provoking dragons . It’s the perfect place to escape . Just in case, share it to everyone too, even if it came from me . ”
It was a little East of the confluence . The place was close to the Rakia Mountains .
“It might be even safer if the Dragon Emperor or the Dragon Princess escapes . I don’t really believe in myths, but it seems that the protections of both the Goddess and the Dragon God are real . Therefore, asking for God’s help shouldn’t be a bad idea . ”
“You seem keen that it’s a trap—but what about you? You’ll be the one with the biggest disadvantage here—after all, it could be said that you’re a pawn . ”
Both Camila and Zeke knew well that a pawn could easily be discarded or sacrificed .
If not for Jill, whom they met at Veilburg, Camila and Zeke would’ve deserted their homeland for that exact reason .
Lawrence smiled and showed a bitter smile .
“How kind of you to be concerned about me . But I’ll be fine . Certainly, due to my lack of magical power, I’m considered a failure in Kratos . Thus, I can’t expect success or to achieve results if I don’t do risky job . I’ve decided that it’d be in my interest to help you . I want all of you to succeed here for my own future . ”
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“…If you put it like that, I’m scared of what will happen to us after we succeed~”
“Before anything else, we have to succeed first, right? You haven’t given us anything yet as of this point . ”
Towards Zeke’s bitter remarks, Lawrence uttered .
“That’s indeed a serious problem . …It’s honestly a waste . She has no backing here . Even if she doesn’t get married to Prince Geraldo, she might end up being worshipped as a battle maiden in Kratos . ”
It wasn’t farfetched at all .
However, Camila glanced at the tent that a certain teddy bear was guarding .
“But would Jill-chan be happy with that? Is that truly where her happiness would reside? That’s also an important question, don’t you think~?”
“You’re truly considerate about Her Majesty the Dragon Princess, aren’t you~?”
“Aren’t you the same?”
“You can tell? But I’m truly curious . Why is she here? What on earth is so good about that Emperor?”
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“Well, is there any need to ask that? You should’ve learned the answer, already . To be honest I’m stuck in the mud about this, too~”
From the bottom of his heart, Lawrence nodded mysteriously—his expression no longer suited his young age .
“I’ll be careful . I think it’s unlikely that Her Majesty will abandon that Emperor and return to Kratos—after all, the two of you are also there to follow her . ”
“Not just Captain, we also don’t want to abandon that Emperor . ”
Lawrence blinked in surprise . Zeke stared at the campfire as he continued .
“Some time ago, for Captain’s sake, he told me that we’re to hand him over to the enemy if anything were to happen . With a calm face—it’s honestly annoying . ”
Even Camila frowned at that . Lawrence replied .
“It’s indeed an effective way to protect Her Majesty… I understand, but would she truly just accept that?”
The three didn’t say anything as the fire they surrounded crackled .
Eventually throwing the last branch that he had into the fire, Lawrence stood up .
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“If all goes well, we’ll reach the rendezvous point tomorrow evening . I’m going to sleep . You two shouldn’t overexert yourself, either . ”
“Thank you, good night . ”
“See you~”
Seen off by Zeke and Camila, Lawrence entered his tent .
Camila, with her elbows on her knees and her chin on the back of her hands, said to Zeke whom was beside her .
“That boy, he is good, I’m irritated by him~ I just want to get rid of him right here, right now . ”
“Stop that . If you attempt anything, I’m sure he’ll know . ”
Camila slapped Zeke’s head lightly . Even though Zeke was the careless one, why was she the one being reprimanded? Once again, she glanced at the tent where the teddy bear was seated .
If it was as Lawrence had said—that the reinforcements were a trap, the situation would completely change into a direct crisis .
Thus, she thought that it’d be good to get a good rest that night .
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