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Beautiful

Chapter 9

Eliwood and the others arrived shortly after, and after Athos had come and taken the sword, they set off at a brisk pace toward Ostia.

As they traveled, they were greeted with vast plains and meadows. They crossed mountains, valleys, and rivers and after several days they finally reached their destination: Ostia castle.

Eliwood led Kent to the stables where they unsaddled their hoses, while Lyn, Hector, and Pent, accompanied by guards, pushed open the great oak doors and stepped into the great hall. A maid hurriedly came over and attended to Lyn, showing her the way to her room. Hector sat on a chair, fatigue overcoming him. Pent spotted Louise in the halls and embraced her tightly.

Kent has asked a stable master to see if he could treat his horse's burn. The stable master shook his head as he examined the wound.

"Lad, yer horse is old. I have to stitch this ugly gash up, but there is no guarantee that he'll be able to survive the recovery process." the old man said with sadness in his eyes.

Kent was miserable. He had been with his horse ever since he was young, and they had always shared adventures together in the forest just outside their little village in Caelin. "Please mister, do whatever you can to save him," Kent managed to say before walking away.

Pushing open the great doors, he ran into Sain.

"You're back! Any luck with Lyndis?" he whispered as soon as he saw Kent.

Kent was a little taken back and he could feel his face turn hot as a blush crept up his face. "Nothing happened between us Sain, we accomplished in getting the weapon and left for here right away."

Sain snorted. "Yeah, whatever you say."

Kent went up the winding staircase and into his room, eager to be greeted by a warm bath and a comfortable bed.

LYN's head jerked up as she heard a gentle knocking on her door. "Who is it? Come in." she called.

A maid shyly entered, giving a slight curtsy. "Lord Hector wishes to have your presence at the tactical meeting in approximately half an hour." She continued, "Lord Eliwood also requests that I help you wash up. My name is Elena, feel free to call on me whenever you need my assistance Milady."

Oh my goodness, I must look REALLY bad then. Lyn thought.

Lyn replied, "Thank you, I think I'll go take a bath first. Could you help me organize my stuff?"

The maid nodded. "As you wish, Milady."

As soon as the word 'Milady' exited her mouth Lyn couldn't help but laugh a little. Kent will be cured of that horrible habit one day! she thought with a wicked grin.

Ten minutes later she stepped out of the shower. Elena was there, holding out a bundle of clean clothes. After she dressed in her regular clothing, she sat down in front of the mirror and started brushing her long, tangled hair.

Elena immediately grabbed the brush out of her hand and said, "This is a job for maids, Milady."

Wow, does Hector have maids brush his hair everyday too?! She thought as her head jerked up and down because of the maid's rough brushing.

Pretty soon, her hair was silky and smooth as the maid tied it up in a high ponytail. "I shall be excusing myself now, Milady," she said as she curtsied again and stepped out the door.

KENT lay in the bathtub, feeling the hot water soothe his aching muscles. And there he sat, brooding over the events of the past three days. His horse was dying. Lady Lyndis had embraced him. She had treated him like an equal, chatting like old friends with him.

He sighed as he stuck his head into the water. About a minute later, he came out, gasping for breath. Ahh, that felt good, he thought as he wrapped a towel around his waist and stepped out of the shower.

It was a hot summer day, and today it was not only hot outside, it was stuffy and humid inside the castle too. Looking at his normal clothes, he winced. It's so fricking hot today…how can I walk around the castle like wearing THAT?

He stepped out of his room and walked down the hallway. Not watching were he was going, he bumped into a very surprised Farina.

Stepping back, he profoundly apologized, but she didn't seem to be listening. She was too busy staring at him with her mouth hanging open. Kent was feeling awkward at that point, so he patted her shoulder quickly and walked away.

It was no better in the conference room, where LYN was along with Eliwood, Hector, and the Tactican. They were discussing plans that they were going to carry out when they reached the Dragon's Gate.

Hector slammed his fist onto the table, making pencils and cups jump a little. "Dammit, It's so hot in here if you don't finish fast, I'm going to leave!" He said impatiently. He had not made a smart choice, putting on all his armor.

The Tactican glared sleepily at him, as if daring his to walk out the door.

Suddenly, one of the scouts that were on guard duty came rushing in. "We're under attack!" he yelled.

"By who?!" Eliwood demanded.

"We're not sure, but it seems to be a band of mercenaries, leaded by a sniper with golden eyes." The scout hastily reported.

"Damnit, another morph," Lyn said as she gritted her teeth.

"Well don't just stand there! Sound the alarm!" Hector shouted at the guard.

"Y-yes sir!" the guard saluted as he stepped out of the room.

KENT heard the alarm. He ran into his room and put on all his armor, hating every minute of it because it was so hot. He quickly grabbed his lance and sword and hurried out the room.

LYN ran out of the great all, brandishing her Mani Katti. She was accustomed to bringing her sword with her wherever she went, because she felt more secure that way.

She saw an archer fire an arrow from a silver bow. She dodged it with ease and charged toward it and cut him down.

Running over to the balcony she looked down and gasped.

It looked as if there was a sea of people, all ready for battle.