Chapter 5: Secrets Come Secrets Go
Alright Ladies and Gentleman, chapter 5 for all you to read enjoy.
As the carriage is moving, Otto turns his head to see Birsingr still not moving, it has been a solid day and he still hasn't move from that spot, the only thing stopping him from thinking Birsingr is dead, is that every now and again he would move his head side to side.
After another hour of riding, the pair finally arrives at Lugnica, Otto turns and looks at Birsingr "Sir Birsingr we have arrived in the capital"
Birsingr gets up and makes his way to the front of the carriage, "Listen this will be a good place to stop, I can walk from here."
The carriage parks on the side of the road allowing Birsingr to get off, he walks to the front of the carriage "Thanks for helping me."
Birsingr walks off leaving Otto.
Birsingr enters Lugnica, and sees the site of happiness, and peace, pushing that to the side, he makes his way to the market area hoping he can get the location of Reinhard of Astera.
Once he enters the market area, he asks shop owners if they know anything, but no one knows where Reinhard lives, so he leaves.
Birsingr waves to the salesmen, and continues on his way, he puts his hand on the chin of his helmet, and ponders how is he going to fine Reinhard
"Sniff, Sniff, Sniff, Sniff, hey mister you smell like ash, and you stink." Birsingr stops in place and looks down.
He sees what seems to be a little girl, with orange hair, and… cat ears the same colour as her hair, shame he is still not used to that, her hair has to pig tails in the front, her eyes are a sea green colour, her face is quite cute, she is wearing a white cloak, with two little puff balls on hanging in the front.
Birsingr looks at her dumbfounded "Can I help you with something little one, if not you can move on, I have no time to be wasting."
"You don't have to be mean Mr knight." She says as she shakes her arms up and down out of annoyance.
"Mimi, be kind to him, he is a traveller after all."
Birsingr looks forwards to see another young girl with long purple hair, wearing a strange hat with cloth coming down from the sides, her eyes are an aqua blue colour, her face is quite innocent looking, but Birsingr c-ould tell that there is something is hiding behind that cute face, she is wearing a light pink jacket that goes down to her ankles and a blue scarf around her neck.
"I'm so sorry, for bothering you, allow me to introduce myself, I am Anastasia Hoshin, head of the Hoshin trading company, and may you be?" Anastasia introduces herself.
Birsingr remains on the defensive, something about her screams greedy to him, despite that cute look, she could be trouble.
"I am Birsingr." he says not including the last part, as he doesn't like the feeling of Anastasia.
"Well Sir Birsingr, I'm honoured to meet you" she bows slightly.
Birsingr returns the bow, and continues on his way, but what Anastasia is about to say stops him in his tracks.
"I been hearing that you are looking for Reinhard's home, and I happen to know where he lives" she says as she holds Mimi's hand, and smiles.
Birsingr stops and turns around his hood covering a part of his helmet, which gives him an intimidating look.
"If you would like to know, please follow me, we can in private."
Anastasia and Mimi start walking, with Birsingr following behind them.
Anastasia brings Birsingr to a small cafe, where several people wearing white hoods with long animal ears on the top of the hoods where sitting around them.
Birsingr is sitting in the middle of the room with his helmet off, as not to be rude, surrounded by the white hoods, and Anastasia with Mimi on the opposite side of the table eating what she calls a burger, he felt like he was surrounded.
"Well, before I tell you anything, I would like to offer you something." She says with a smile.
Birsingr's eyebrow raises "And what may you offer me, that I would find interesting?"
"My scouts saw you fight off a sizeable number of bandits, using odd spells, like you summoning a bolt of yellow lightning, or creating massive pillars of fire, which only powerful fire mages could pull off with such ease."
Birsingr mentally face palms "How can I be so careless, using my spells like that."
"So, I wish you to join my faction, as someone with your set of skills would be quite the valuable source to my faction." Anastasia offers
"Please heed my words, not my serrated assets, I can tell you are very greedy, and I had a friend who gave me a vital lesson on greed." He says with warning in his voice.
Anastasia has a look of confusion "And what may that be?"
"Greed can cause you an early death, so best to keep it in check otherwise you'll be crushed by a giant, or kicked off a ledge, and to your answer no, if I would have to choose between you, and fighting a war god, I'll choose the war god because at least he would kill me and not take all my stuff.
He gets up towering over the two, Mimi gets ready in case Birsingr decides to get violent, But Anastasia had another idea, she quickly grabs Birsingr's helmet, and hold it close to her.
Birsingr didn't look happy at what Anastasia did "Give me my helmet back"
"Nope" Anastasia said a bit childishly.
Birsingr quickly leans forward, but Anastasia, moves back.
Birsingr then quickly moves to the side, but Anastasia moves around the table.
Birsingr chases Anastasia around the table.
As Anastasia is running she failed to notice a wrapper on the floor, her foot lands on the wrapper but due to her running and the lack of friction that the wrapper has, she fell, and landed on her back, Birsingr runs the opposite direction, but failed to notice the same wrapper, slips and falls causing Birsingr to fall forward, making Birsingr kissing Anastasia right on the lips.
Mimi and the rest look at a shocking sight of someone defiling lady Anastasia's lips.
Birsingr quickly gets up and wipes his lips but taking the opportunity he grabs his helmet and puts it back on.
Anastasia, put a hand over lips, she could taste a strong ash taste to it, but it also has a sweet taste to it.
"Now enough games, tell me where Reinhard lives." He demands
Anastasia blinks a few times "He lives on the outskirts of the city north of here, his home has his family crest on the gate, you shouldn't be able to miss it"
Birsingr, grabs his stuff and walks out.
Mimi, helps Anastasia up, and then looks at the door seething with anger "How dare he do that you, I make sure he regrets ever doing that."
Mimi was about to storm of and chase after him, but Anastasia stops her.
"It's alright Mimi, it was an accident, but I rather enjoyed it" she says with a sweet smile.
With Birsingr
Birsingr decides to take the alleyways as it would be faster to cut through the city.
As he gets deeper into the ally, he sees three familiar faces.
"Well, well what do we have here, a knight who needed saving, you really like to beaten by us don't you, your girlfriend won't be saving you." The fat one says with a smile.
Birsingr sighs with annoyance, he decides to draw his blade, and takes out his shield.
"Looks like he didn't learn his lesson, I think we should teach him again." The small one threatens.
1 minute later
Birsingr is standing over the unconscious bodies of the three thugs their heads full of bumps and their bodies covered in small cuts, he wipes his hands together cleaning the blood from his hands "Oh for the love of Gwyn, these imbeciles really don't learn, I would have half the mind to kill them, but dirtying my blade with these idiot's blood would be a pain to clean.
He steps over them and continues, but he hears footsteps, he quickly turns around, to see a knife coming, but he quickly grabs the arm and stops the knife from coming anywhere close to him.
He looks at the knife then to the thin one "It would seem that I need to give you a warning, so that you don't repeat yourself.
The man has a look of fear, Birsingr using all of his strength, throws him into a pile of barrels, which he crash-lands destroying them.
Feeling satisfied he walks off, but when he turns a corner he bumps into someone who is very well built causing him to fall down.
"My apologies, I should have… oh it's you again" he looks and sees Rom out and about
"Birsingr, I thought that Elf girl took you to her home?"
Rom offers his hand, and Birsingr excepts it, "Yeah but other factors made it so that I have to return."
"Well we can discuss this at my home, I have some questions that need answering"
Rom leads Birsingr back to his home in the slums.
"So, you say you're looking for Felt, and you think you found Reinhard's home" Rom asks as he prepares drinks for the both of them.
"Yup, that is the simple version, there is something I need to conform with her, before I head back."
Rom turns around and places two cups down, one full of alcohol, and the other full of… milk.
Birsingr looks up from his drink "You know I'm not Felt, I can drink Alcohol"
"Sorry, I just miss her and when I said Felt, I instinctively poured you a glass of milk" Rom is about to take it but Birsingr drinks it.
Birsingr "No sense letting milk go to waste" even though he doesn't need to drink he needs to keep up appearance.
He takes a gulp, tasteless as usual.
"So, I need to ask, what was that spell you used where you summoned a bolt of lightning, in all my years I haven't seen magic like that, what is it?"
Birsingr hesitates for a second, but vaguely answers, "My magic is from a land far from here, you probably never heard of it."
"Well, by the way you fight you probably seen a few wars, and I have lived a long time, and not seen you in any recent wars."
Birsingr looks at Rom, "I don't fight for anyone else but myself, for me it is more about the challenge then fighting for some else's belief, so I don't give my skills for higher, their more for me."
"So, you care more about yourself than other"
" The land I lived in was mad, they were slaves to a curse, so I left the land."
"Turned and left your home, I guess when it is killing its self, fleeing is the smart move" he gives a half-truth half-lie
Birsingr gets up "Listen, I need to get going, it was nice talking to you hope to see you in the future."
Birsingr leaves the building, leaving Rom alone.
After so much wasted time he finally makes it to Reinhard's home, which is a large mansion which is white as the whitest snow in Ariendal with lots of windows allowing one to view the insides quite easily.
He grips the guard rail and leans in closer to have a better a look, "Excuse me, could you please not touch the gate." A feminine voice requests.
Birsingr lets go of the gate and looks at a woman who Is in her early 20's wearing a traditional maid outfit with, blonde hair and ocean blue eyes.
"I'm looking for Reinhard, is he here?"
The maid shakes her head "I'm sorry, but Sir Reinhard, is not available, as he is prepping Lady Felt for the Emperor trials."
"Emperor trials?" Birsingr repeats the world in a low mumble.
"Yes, so if you please, move along."
Birsingr wasn't having it, he came to far not turn back "Listen I need to see him and Felt, so go get your master and bring him here, I don't care if you have to drag him by his feet, I want him here now." he says in calming tone
"I'm sorry but the master is busy" she says one more time, but then she could feel a murdering intent becoming stronger, she backs shaking, "Maybe the master can spare a few moments" she then runs back to the mansion
Birsingr sighs "I can't catch a break today, can I,
After a couple of minutes, Birsingr see the maid again with Reinhard.
"Well it is good to see you again, I trust you are having a good day" Reinhard said with a warm smile.
Birsingr just stares at him, there is no way that someone is this kind, he must have some alterative motive underneath that warm smile but he decided to play along.
"I have been good Reinhard, ah but how rude of me, I know your name, but you don't know mine, my name is Birsingr Warrior of Sunlight" He says.
"Warrior of Sunlight, what an interesting title you have Sir Birsingr" Reinhard complements
"Why thank you, would it be too much trouble to ask, if I may come inside it is rather chilly out here" He lies.
Reinhard nods his head "Yes, of course how rude of me, please come this way."
Reinhard opens the gate allowing Birsingr to enter, the two then continue to his home.
"So, what brings you back to Lugnica?" Reinhard asks
"I need to see Felt and conform something."
"And what may that be?"
"It is to do with something that happened"
Reinhard opens the mansion door allowing the two of them to enter, and what Birsingr sees a grand room full of luxuries, mini statues made out of gold, tables made with the finest wood, and created by the best carpenters, the walls are lined with beautiful paintings hand painted by master artist.
After Birsingr takes in the environment, Reinhard leads him to the stairs taking him up to Felt's room.
Once outside Birsingr is about to open the door when Reinhard stops him "I'm sorry Sir Birsingr but for her safety I must ask you to give up your weapons."
Birsingr grasp his blades, he never likes leaving without them, but to show good faith, he hands his swords to him.
Reinhard smiles, and hands over Birsingr's blades to the same maid who was outside meeting Birsingr.
She takes the blades, and bows before taking them away, but as she turns around, Birsingr could see a wicked smile on her face.
Birsingr opens the door and enters Felt's room, Felts room is quite large with a queen side bed, two beautiful carved side tables, in front of her bed is wooden table, with chairs.
Felt is currently looking out the window sighing, she is planning another escape, as every time she tried Reinhard would somehow stop her.
Suddenly someone knocks on the door "Yeah who is it."
The doors open to see Reinhard and Birsingr? Coming in, Felt has a look of confusion, why would he be here their business concluded just few days ago.
Reinhard cross his right hand over his heart and bows "Lady Felt, Sir Birsingr wishes to have word with you"
Felt looks at him with suspicion "What does he want?"
Birsingr steps forward, "I wish to just have a simple discussion on, what happen on the night when Elsa attacked." He looks to Reinhard "Please allow me to speak with her alone."
"Thank you, I'll be right outside if you request me" with Birsingr's weapons in his hand he walks outside.
Now that Birsingr is alone he walks to Felt, he takes of his helmet and puts it on the table, then he walks to Felt.
To Felt the way Birsingr is staring her is quite scary, his eyes were like that of a demon looking down at his prey.
They continue to stare at each other but Felt, quickly kicks with her right foot aiming for his exposed head, but Birsingr blocks it with his left arm, which still has his gauntlets still on.
Felt grabs her leg as it struck the Birsingr's gauntlets "Ow, ow, ow, what are you made out of?"
"Listen Felt I need to ask you something"
Felt let's go of her foot and places it down "And what is that you want."
"I need to ask, who are your parents" he asks
Felt walks to the chair and plops down, Birsingr follows and sits down as well, "I don't have any parents, I was found by Rom, he took care of me like a grandfather, as far as I know Rom is all the family I have left."
Birsingr puts his hand on his chin "If Felt, is the descendant of the firekeeper then I need to know what she knows, perhaps questions might work"
He looks at her "I need to know, has anything odd been happing to you lately
Felts nods "Yeah, I have been having these weird dreams, of a man in armour that looks a lot like yours, next to a woman with dirty blonde hair, wearing a dark black dress, and wearing a mask covering her eyes, in a ash filled waist land with what looks like a coiled sword and the women is holding a small flame in her hand, but it doesn't burn her, and the weird thing is the words she said last to the figure."
Birsingr takes a deep breath and prepares for a memory from long ago.
"Ashen One, hearest thou my voice, still?"
Birsingr clenches his hands in pain of that memory, of the last day he saw the firekeeper.
"But what is strange is that the mask looks like my heirloom" she says
The last peaks Birsingr's interesting, does she have the mask.
Felt gets up and walks to the cupboard and digs through them, until she takes out a unique mask.
"It looks identical to this" Felt shows the mask of the Firekeeper.
Birsingr, walks to her and tries and takes it, but Felt pulls it back "No way I'm letting you hold it, it's all I have of what my past whatever it may be"
Birsingr stares at it, with pure anticipation, his suspicion has been confirmed Felt is the descendent of the firekeeper.
Birsingr kneels on his left leg, his hand over his right leg, showing loyalty to Felt.
"You cannot believe, how glad I am to see that mask, Lady Felt from here on out, I am your blade and shield."
Felt has mix feelings inside of her, on one side she is be amazed that some stranger would be willing to serve her for no reason, but on the other hand he could be a creep after the threw her, but deep down she couldn't help but feel drawn to Birsingr.
Birsingr looks directly at her eyes, his dark brown piercing her blood eyes, and inside he could see the soul of the Firekeeper burning inside her, a fire he thought long extinguish.
Felt cheeks turned to a pinkish colour she looks away, placing her hand over her mouth, Birsingr couldn't help but feel confused, then Felt laughs.
She grabs her stomach and laughs really hard at that notion "You really are funny, seriously you are like Reinhard but funnier, geez could you be more like those snobby nobles."
Birsingr couldn't wonder if Felt is really the descendent of the FireKeeper.
As she is laughing Reinhard enters the room.
"Forgive me Lady Felt, but I would like a word with Sir Birsingr, if possible"
"Sure, Birsingr leave me I want to be alone." She ways him off
Birsingr takes his helmet and Reinhard leaves Felts room.
Felt grabs her chest, as she could feel, a small amount of joy in her heart, she could feel a small tear drop going down her cheek.
Outside Birsingr and Reinhard are discussing what will happen now.
"So what are you going to do now Sir Birsingr?"
"I'm going to stay, from here on out; my sword and shield are hers."
"That Is quite noble Sir Birsingr, but for now I am her knight and I think you should head back to lady Emilia, as she might need your skills."
"Why would I join her?" he asks a bit to confused.
"Well she is half elf, and so she is at risk of being killed, or assassinated, so with you around, she should be safer."
Birsingr thinks over it he could help Emilia, and he does owe her for saving helping him, but…
"How about this, if Lady Felt becomes Queen, I will convince her to make you one of her personal knights, so that way you can protect her"
Birsingr looks at Reinhard curious "Queen? What do you mean by that? Felt is not royalty"
Reinhard is having a look of surprise, has Birsingr not heard of it, "Do you know anything about the election, like who is participating"
Birsingr shakes his head "I have not heard of these election, could you explain them please"
Reinhard nods his head "Recently the emperor has passed away, and with no heir to the throne, the country has been led by the counsel, but a new leader needs to be found, so the council gave the crests to those who are believed to be worthy, Felt wasn't included because the counsel, didn't think if those in lower society were worthy, including lady Felt, there are now five competitors, and Lady Emilia is one of them."
Birsingr is finally getting it, the reason why Reinhard took Felt after they first meet "Thank you, you see I'm not from this country so my knowledge is quite low, as I just entered this country and have no clues on the political side of things, as I have no interest in them."
"Well at least, I was able to help you understand the problems that are happening in Lugnica, so what are going to do know."
"I'm going to make my way back to Emilia" Birsingr turns and walks away, but Reinhard stops him.
"Sir Birsingr its late and traveling the night with Mabeasts all over the place is dangerous, and I can arrange a carriage to take you back." Reinhard offers.
Birsingr excepts with a nod thinking that a little R&R after running around the city like a headless undead, also it will give him time to reflect on today's unfolding.
Reinhard leads Birsingr to his room.
Inside his room Birsingr sits on the bed his helmet on the bed side table
He is thinking about Felt, and how she remembers the last moment of him, in the Kiln of the First Flame, his eyes close, but if you look carefully you can see a small tear going to his cheek.
When the sun rises Birsingr goes outside, to see Reinhard with a maid, with his swords, next to a carriage.
Reinhard turns around and sees Birsingr "Ah, Sir Birsingr, did you have a good night rest"
He could see the Driver a young man with, short blonde hair, blue eyes, soft facial features, a lean build, and he wearing simple brown clothes, and black shoes.
"Yeah" he says nonchalantly
"Sir Birsingr, we can have breakfast, before you leave"
Birsingr shakes his head "No thank you, I can eat on the next stop, I must get back, but before I forget, I would like my swords back"
Reinhard motions the maid to give back his swords, Birsingr takes the swords, and goes in the carriage.
The driver climbs up and prepares for a long journey.
Reinhard goes to the window "Please give Lady Emilia my regards."
Reinhard moves away from the carriage, and it starts moving.
In the carriage Birsingr takes his sword and is going to split them and put them away, but when he tries to it is stuck together.
Back at the mansion, the maid that kept Birsingr's sword smiles with satisfaction while putting away a bottle of glue back in the cupboard "That is what you get for being mean to me, hehehe."
Birsingr uses all of his strength to try and pry it to separate the two, but fails, someone must have somehow stuck his swords together, with one final exertion he manages to split his swords
He leans back on the seat glad that this isn't going to be a problem, he would be in a bit of trouble if he wasn't prepared, he sits back and enjoys the ride
The journey to the mansion is quite quiet as the atmosphere is awkward as Birsingr hasn't said a word for the short time they have been traveling, so the Driver
"So, did you enjoy your stay?" The driver asks.
"It was alright, I got to see someone I though was lost forever to me." Birsingr says.
"Well I'm glad you were able to find the person you lost, heh reminds me of my favourite old story when I was a kid" he says with nostalgia, "Oh, my name Victor, Victor Galahard
"Well unfortunately this is not a story, and life can be cruel and to those who are not strong enough perish, to the abyss." Birsingr looks through the window "My name is Birsingr"
The driver looks back "Yeah, but Sir Birsingr the beauty of life, and the mystery of what it can bring keep me hopeful, and I can enjoy it with people I care about and surely you had friends."
Birsingr looks out at the rolling scenery as he ponders what was told.
"I had aquatints that taught me several spells and taught me several skills, but people like me prefer being alone, as it makes life easier for me."
"How long have you been alone?"
"It's recently since I have been talking to people, as I have recently entered this land, trying to find my place, but I believe I have found a new path and I think it could be interesting."
The, drivers smiles "Well I'm glad you might find some hope, as everybody deserves at least a little bit, so get comfy as it will take a day and a half."
"Huh, maybe If fate is kind to me" Birsingr Looks out the window knowing that this is going to be a long journey, but a day and half journey would be nothing compared to being trapped in a cave for over a thousand years.
After hours of riding the sun finally sets in the distant creating a beautiful, but intimidating blood red sky covering the forest.
Birsingr still looking out the window deep in thought, not moving for hours.
"You okay back their? You been quite for a while."
Birsingr shakes his head, to snap out of his day dream "Yeah, just distracted with some thoughts, sorry if worried you."
"What were you thinking about, to make you zone out like that."
"My past, the trials and hardship I had to go through to end up here."
Birsingr didn't say anything more, and keeps quiet, suddenly the carriage stops causing Birsingr to jerk forward "What happened?"
Birsingr sticks his head out the window and he couldn't see anyone "What's wrong, why did we stop?"
Birsingr didn't hear a response so he decides to figure out what happened, he grabs his shield and swords and exits the carriage.
He walks forwards his shield ready for defending and his sword prepared for anything, he walks forward to see the Dragon shaking in terror, he pets the dragon to calm down it down.
He looks down to see a small droplet of Blood, he realises that the Driver must have been injured, he looks to the left to see blood drops going into the forest, taking the lamp in hand he enters the dark forest, not knowing what he will face.
Birsingr carefully treads the forest, taking one step at a time, when he hears a twig snap, he quickly turns his shield, just in time to block a wolf from biting his head off.
The beast is scraping at his Golden Crest shield, creating scratch marks on the blue paint of the shield, using his sword he thrusted it into the skull of the wolf killing it instantly, the blood from the corpse drips down the shield.
Birsingr throws the corpse off his shield, making it roll on the ground
SQUISH
Birsingr walks over to the corps, to examine it.
Birsingr has seen some of the weirdest dog creatures, but this one may be up their with the pontiff's, these things have a black top with a brown underside, a horn on the tip of its snout, with spikes going down the back.
Birsingr gets up then hears more rustling, he makes his way to the sound, he jumps through the bushes and manages to crush one of the beast's head with my metal boot upon landing, making blood and brain matter to splatter all over the forest floor.
Birsingr could see 15, well 14 now that Birsingr crushed the one under his boot, as well as the Driver who is clinging to life.
The beasts growl at the new threat, Birsingr puts his shield on his back, and draws his second sword. Birsingr pulls out a gold pine resin and applies it to his swords making yellow sparks dance around the blades.
One of the beast's jumps but Birsingr slices the beast down the middle splitting it in half, covering his cloak in red blood.
Birsingr looks forward, another one tries and bite at his stomach, gets stab through the back severing its spine with his right blade, now covering the front of his armour in a splash of blood.
Two then jump on opposite sides of Birsingr, as his back is exposed, but that is a big mistake as, he uses the corpse of the one he just impaled as a projectile and knocks the dead beast into the left one.
Birsingr uses his free sword and slices the head of the second beast.
Birsingr takes slow steps forward causing the beasts to pace back out of fear, growling to intimidate Birsingr.
The beasts realising that they are out match, they turn and run with their tails between their legs.
Once he is sure they left he sheaths his blades and runs to the severely injured driver.
He looks at the driver and he is really in bad shape, as he has bite marks all over his chest, arms and legs, if he didn't heal the wounds the man would die.
He kneels down and takes out his Sunlight Talisman, and starts to cast a healing spell, but the Victor stops him.
"If I don't heal you, you will die."
"It's alright, I want this." The Driver says with no regrets.
"Didn't you say that life is worth living, especially with friends? Won't your friends miss you?" he tries and convince him.
M-my friends died when I was young, killed by the witch cult, I didn't kill myself because I was afraid of dying, but know I can see them." As the driver took his last breath he smiles "Please take my dragon, he doesn't like being alone." The driver takes his last breath, as he now regrets nothing, with one exhale he dies in peace his eyes still open, looking to the stars.
All Birsingr could feel was pity to the driver as he used to death, but this was an innocent man who did no wrong, and he perished for no reason. "Poor Bastard"
Birsingr closes the driver eyes, and gets up, he opens his bottomless box and takes out a pickaxe and starts digging.
Once he digs a deep enough hole, he climbs out and walks to the body, he picks it up and gently walks to the hole and puts the body in the hole.
He then takes out a small gold medal with a sun on the medal, and he places on Victor's chest, he gets out and starts covering Victor's body.
Once the body is covered, he takes a moment to pray "May the first flame guide your spirit to rest,"
Birsingr takes a moment to look at the grave, before leaving him to rest in peace.
Birsingr finally exits the forest, to see the dragon on the ground hoping his owner will come back, the dragon gets up when seeing Birsingr, but his master is not there.
Birsingr put his hand on the Dragon's head "I'm sorry, I couldn't save him, but he went with a smile on his face." Birsingr place his hand on the dragon's head, and scratches it.
"Come on let's give you some rest" Birsingr climbs up the driver area, and grabs the leash, "Surely riding a dragon, can't be as hard as killing one." He takes a deep breath and whips the leash, making the dragon move.
After an hour of riding Birsingr found a patch of flat ground in the forest, so he decided to set camp, he uncouples the harness to make the dragon comfortable, he also collected to make some wood to create a small bonfire.
The dragon is snuggled next to his new master, and with the fire it is nice and relaxing for the dragon
Birsingr on the other hand keeps looking at the fire, memorise by the beauty of the fire, which shouldn't be surprising as he is Unkindled Ash, Birsingr looks away to see the dragon, and it looks beautiful.
It was quite lean built with a beautiful green top, and it is quite fast with its long but strong hind legs, all and all it can walk on two legs like most dragon's he faced, except Midir, Birsingr has a good idea "How would you like being named Midir, in honour of that mighty dragon."
The dragon looks at Birsingr, he pets the dragon on the head, "You should sleep, it will be a long journey in the morning."
Back at the Mansion
After a long dark night, the sun rises brightening the dark forest, at Roswaal's Mansion Emilia is waking up, after a lovely night of sleep, Emilia leaving the warmness of the bed sheets, and getting ready to start her spirit training, and later on her studies, and speak to Roswaal who returned a day after Birsingr left. But before she could do that, she needs to change.
Puck then appears next to Emilia in order to help her change, as Emilia really doesn't care about her appearance, "So what should you wear today? Oh, how about this Emilia, it should be perfect for you" Puck grabs a beautiful dress out and presents it to Emilia, who is in deep thought, wondering when Birsingr will return, as it is almost been a weak since he left.
"You worried about Birsingr Emilia, you sacred that he has fallen for another princess" Puck teases.
Somewhere far from the mansion, "Achoo!" Birsingr wipes his nose, someone must be talking about him, and he wonders who and what, his best guess is that Emilia must be discussing about when he will return, which will hopefully soon.
Emilia is surprised by the statement "W-what are you saying, I don't have any feelings for him, if he meets someone he likes I have no right to interfere in who he loves and besides, I have other things to worry about." She says with a bit of pink on her cheeks.
After that little embarrassing chat Emilia is changed and outside practising her arts, when she hears the turning of a carriage wheels.
Emilia sees a carriage coming in and wonders who could it be, when the carriage is closer, she could see Birsingr on the driver seat, with his helmet off.
Once he is front of the mansion door he stops and gets off.
Emilia runs to Birsingr who is getting off the carriage.
"Sir Birsingr, you've return" Emilia says
"Yeah, I found Felt, and things are getting more interesting, but for now Lady Emilia I'm back." He says with a proper bow
Ok sorry for the long wait, I discuss things with my friend, on how certain bits go, so it can take me a while to write things down.
Also, for those wondering what armour set he is wearing, it is the Fallen Knight Armour Set, my personal favorite, and for rings, Ring of the Sun's First Born, Sun Princess Ring, Witch's Ring, and the Morne's Ring, hope that will help.