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Chapter 9: Road To La Rochelle
"This sucks." Guiche groans. He is getting the three horses ready to be used.
"What did you say, Guiche The Errand Boy?" Yuudai asks lifting his head up to look at him. He is laying on the ground in his back enjoying the morning.
"Nothing." Guiche grumbles.
Yuudai nods then looks to Louise next to him. "How long do you think it'll take? To get to Albion."
She shrugs. "Probably a few days at least. All depends on how fast we travel."
"I have a request." Guiche says finishing the horses off. "I wish to bring my familiar."
"No." Louise answers bluntly.
"Why not?" Guiche asks.
"Because it might be a perverted playboy like yourself." Yuudai tells him.
"The real reason is because Albion floats in the sky and I don't think you have a flying familiar." Louise explains.
A feeling runs through Yuudai's body warning him of incoming bad intentions. Basically his instinct is ringing. He gets up to his feet getting himself ready for anything. He looks around ignoring their bantering. Yuudai notices Guiche rubbing his cheek on a giant mole, but he turns away trying to find the bad feeling.
He looks up into the sky spotting a gryphon. And a man on it with a huge hat. "What is he doing here? Wasn't he suppose to be with Henrietta?"
The guy locks eyes with Yuudai. The two look at each other sizing each other up. There isn't a single good vibe about their staring contest. But there isn't any hate either. Neither of them are willing to take their eyes away for even a moment.
"Get away from the ring! This is from the princess herself!" Louise yells.
Both the man and Yuudai turn their attention to Louise. She is on the ground protecting the blue ring from Guiche's familiar from on the ground. The man sends a gust of wind hitting the giant mole and hitting Guiche knocking the two a ways away on the ground.
Yuudai walks over to Louise holding out a hand for her. "Are you alright?" He asks looking out the corner of his eye. The man just touched ground on his gryphon. Louise doesn't even attempt to grab his hand so he puts his hand in his pocket. Yuudai and the man stare at each other for a minute still calculating each other.
"What did you do to my dear Verdandi?!" Guiche yells at the man marching over to the man. Yuudai puts an arm out in front of the blond. "What are you doing?! He hurt my Verdandi!"
"I don't care." Yuudai tells him. "He was with the princess yesterday and I can tell you that the position doesn't get obtained easily no matter where you go. Now why are you here?"
The man starts to speak, but is cut off. "Count Wardes?" Louise asks flustered.
The man smiles. "Hello my dear Louise. How have you been?"
Wardes walks to her and picks her up bridal style. "I-I have been good."
"This is just pathetic. It feels like I just fell into the world of a terrible love story instead a whole new world of magic." Yuudai mutters. "Would one of you like to explain anything? How about my personal question, why are you here?"
He puts Louise down on her feet. "My name is Viscount Wardes, Captain of the Griffin Knights." He introduces. "Before we get on that how about we introduce each other."
Guiche runs over then gets on his knees in a prayer position. "My name is Guiche Chevalier de Gramont!" He exclaims as if this is the greatest moment of his entire life.
"The name is Yuudai. Her name is Blanc and judging by your exchange I can safely assume you two are in a relationship of sorts."
Wardes tilts his head in confusion. "Blanc?" He then comes to a realization. "Oh! That is pretty clever. Although I wouldn't expect anything less than clever from the one who took down Fouquet the Crumbling Dirt."
"Just make sure you call her anything other than Blanc because that is my thing." Yuudai says.
"Don't worry, I won't since I can call her my fiance." He replies with a smile.
"H-hey! Why did you tell them?" Louise asks even more flustered.
Guiche has his jaw wide open while Yuudai deadpans at Louise. "As long as you two don't start making out in front of me then I don't care." Yuudai states.
"May I see what we are delivering my dear Louise?" Viscount asks.
"I would, but my familiar has it." She says.
Yuudai smirks remembering what he did that morning before waking up Louise. He couldn't be more happy with it since he knows it is going to be very useful. Wardes turns to Yuudai.
"May I see it young familiar?"
"No. Sorry, but I don't trust you at all." Yuudai explains.
"What!?" Louise and Guiche exclaim.
Wardes chuckles. "You really are quite reliable. I have no doubt that it'll be safe with you no matter what it is."
"Don't even try to doubt it. I have a safety measure that would confused anybody that isn't me." Yuudai says. "Now since you seem to want to come with us, I guess Henrietta sent you?"
"The princess doesn't even let me call her that, you must be very special." Yuudai only nods. Wardes sighs. "You are right, she sent me to accompany you just in case you three need help."
Yuudai smiles a bit. "Thanks, we will need it since your fanboy here probably will be useless in combat."
"Hey!"
"It's no problem familiar. Shall we get going then?" The man asks.
"The quicker we get there, the better." Yuudai and Guiche jump on their horses while Wardes and Louise ride on his gryphon. "Let's get this adventure started!" Yuudai mutters happily.
Later
It has been some hours since leaving the academy for the four travelers. Yuudai is near ready to just say screw it and try to hijack the gryphon. The only thing stopping his is the fact he knows it would be pointless to even attempt it.
Guiche is sleeping on his horse while somehow able to stay upright. The two love birds are up in the air on the comfortable gryphon. Louise looks back seeing the two.
"Hey isn't this a bit too fast pace to be going at?" Louise asks. "Guiche is sleeping on his horse and my familiar is on the edge of exhaustion."
Yuudai grunts deciding to take his chance at hijacking the gryphon. He makes his horse speed up to catch up to it. He then cracks his knuckles preparing to jump for it.
"If that's then case, why don't we leave them behind?" Wardes suggests stopping Yuudai from his plan. Yuudai growls a little bit in anger, but refuses to let the two know he is listening.
"We can't do that!" She exclaims.
"Why?"
"Aren't we in this together? Furthermore, a mage should not abandon her familiar. Especially since my familiar has the letter." She replies.
"You seem protective of the two." He says. "Which is your sweetheart?"
"What...what sweetheart?" She asks.
"That set's my heart at ease. If my fiance were to tell me she had a sweetheart I would just die from heart break." He says.
Yuudai takes some deep breathes deciding to play dirty. He stands on his horse pulling out a letter from his pocket. He holds it up in the air.
"Hey idiots!" He yells startling the two. "Unless you can swear on your lives we will be there within the hour then we better stop unless you want to go there without the message." He yells to the two.
"What crawled up his butt and died?" Wardes whispers.
"He hates having his sleep interrupted, but he seems a bit more upset then usual." Louise explains.
"I promise it will only take a half hour at most." Wardes says eyeing the letter.
Yuudai frowns returning it to his pocket. "Damn it. Looks like I have to keep the real one hidden now or I will be up all night again." The group carried on finally reaching a narrow path way to the port.
Torches start to fall catching Yuudai's attention. He quickly takes out his sword jumping off his horse. He knows what happens to a horse once they are spooked. He lands on the ground as the torches hit the ground. Guiche is then thrown off his horse.
Yuudai's runes on his right hand starts glowing from holding the sword. Arrows start raining down towards him. He growls loudly deflecting them with his sword with ease.
"Is that you got you bastards?! Come down here so I can kick your asses!" Yuudai roars finally snapping. "Hurry up! I want to go to sleep and if you don't hurry then I will shove your arrows through your throats!"
"Whoa, who ticked you off?" Derflinger asks.
Yuudai takes deep breathes in and out. "Some stupid bandits or whatever attempted an ambush and it is too late to be testing my patience. That is why I am yelling death threats."
"They are stupid to be messing with you."
"No doubt."
"Are you alright familiar?" Wardes asks cautiously.
"Yeah, I am fine. I just lost my cool for a moment." Yuudai replies cooling down.
Screams are then heard from the cliff as wind magic sweeps them off. The four travelers look up finding a dragon using wind magic with two girls on it. Yuudai frowns even more knowing who they are.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Kirche says flipping her hair.
"Nobody was waiting for you." Yuudai states bluntly putting away his sword away in his sheath.
"He is right! What are you even doing here?!" Louise yells.
"Not to help in any case. I saw you four leaving this morning and quickly woke Tabitha up to follow you all." She explains.
Yuudai looks over to Tabitha seeing her in only her pajamas. "Sorry that you were dragged into this by your lust driven friend." He says. She nods in his direction to show that she heard.
"Zerbst! This is a secret mission given to-" Louise starts, but stops.
"If this is a secret mission then don't you think you should shut up about it?" Yuudai questions deadpanning. "Now less talking about it and we can find an inn to stay in."
"Why stop talking about it?" Kirche asks.
"Because it's a secret." Yuudai explains simply.
"In any case, I am not here to help you. Besides, you should be thankful to me for helping take care of the bandits." Kirche says acting like she is their savior.
Yuudai looks over to the bandits seeing them pale at his stare. He walks over to them slowly. "You made me quite upset tonight." He picks up an arrow from the ground. He keeps walking while making sure the tip is in good condition. "Tell me what you were doing and I might not actually shove this arrow through each of your throats."
"We are just robbers! We didn't mean it as anything personal! Please spare us!" One cries out.
"What's my motivation?" He asks crouching to get eye level with them.
"We have money! Please take it all!" The one cries.
Yuudai sighs dropping the arrow. "You all are pathetic. Keep your money, we will decide your fates. Though I think you all will be let off with a warning." He walks back to the group to see Kirche being pushed away by Wardes.
"At least the guy is faithful." Derflinger says popping out of his sheath.
"I guess he isn't terrible, but I don't like him still. He suggested that they leave us behind, so therefore I can't take my eyes off him. He is too much trouble if you ask me." Yuudai says.
"Actually I came for my beloved!" Kirche announces running for Yuudai. Yuudai dodges expertly without even touching his sword. He watches her fall to the ground after missing him. "Why did you move?"
He just shrugs at her then looks over to Wardes looking at Louise lovingly while Louise blushes. "Hey love birds." He says getting their attention. "I asked them a few questions and found out they are just robbers. What do you want do with them?"
"Just robbers? Let them go then." Wardes says. "We are staying here for the night and we will leave at the break of down." They all mount their respective horses, gryphon and dragon and start their way for the city of La Rochelle.
End
This is the end of another well made chapter of The Fear Of Mages! Thank you for tuning in!
Now I am sure you are wondering why this came so early and that is because I was on a roll and thought you all wouldn't mind an extra chapter. As for Yuudai's little outburst, he just snapped. He wouldn't have done it if he simply didn't get his sleep yet, but combine that with his agitation of hearing Wardes suggest leaving them behind. And yes I know this chapter is back in the two thousands and that is because that is what a normal chapter is unless I can't find an area to stop. Unless you all would like me to bump it up to three thousand.
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