Chapter 2: Ranulf -
After walking for a few hours, I decided to start a conversation.
"So, Lethe, was it? How long will it take to reach the castle at this rate?"
"At this rate, human, it will be a while," she answered. I noted how she said the word "human" with disgust.
"Hm? You don't seem to like us. Care to enlighten me?" I questioned. "I don't have to tell you anything!" she yelled.
"I was only asking. I don't want to cause any trouble... But these guys do!" I said the last bit after noticing a group of Daein soldiers off in the distance.
"How! You couldn't possibly have noticed them before me!" she yelled.
"Well, dear girl, I obviously have. Now, since we noticed them first, why don't we try and avoid them?"
"I must give you credit, Beorc, that is a good idea. We can't possibly take them down with only my claws, and you've nothing to fight with.
Also, don't call me 'Dear Girl'!"
"You'd be surprised. I don't need a weapon to fight. I know how to fight without one." This was half true; I have a ridiculously high pain threshold,
but I've never actually learned any martial arts or anything like that.
"Is that so? We should still avoid any encounters."
Unfortunately for us, the group noticed us before we could hide. Lethe transformed and rushed one of them. While she was busy, I noticed one of the soldiers trying to catch her off guard. Before it connected, however, I went Nero-style and landed a two-footed dropkick to his face. While he was dazed, I slammed another, much larger soldier into him, crushing him. Lethe finished the last one, and we continued traveling to the castle.
"I'm impressed, Beorc. You really can fight without those tools," Lethe said on the way back.
"Eh, I try," was my only response.
We reached the castle without any more trouble after that. I decided to stay quiet; I knew enough from the game to know not to piss her off.
When we entered, I was surprised with what I saw. There were far more beast Laguz than I anticipated. When we got to what appeared to be some kind of waiting area, Lethe told me to stay while she got an interrogator, or something like that. I was still in shock at being where I was. I decided to,
against my better judgement, pull out my mp3 player for a listen of "Fly Routine" by Hostile Groove.
After waiting for what felt like hours, I finally saw Lethe enter the room. With her was another Laguz, a male with blue hair, and mismatched eyes.
I was going to have fun with this.
"So, you're the beorc that Lethe was talking about?" he asked. "Yes. My name is Alucard," I responded.
"Alright then, Alucard. My name is Ranulf. If you don't mind, I'm going to need you to follow me for a few questions," he told me.
"Understood, sir," was my response.