Chapter 203: Chapter 203
Arthur's Point of View
Private Airship
"So, how did Young Delmaris convince you to agree to all this?" Elincia inquired. "After your last interactions with my sister and I, we assumed you would steer clear of us."
I responded with an amused snort. "Why would I do that?" My question confused her, so I quickly clarified. "Not like I'm the one who got my shit kicked in."
She frowned and looked unamused. "While I am sure most would be rather upset about having their 'shit kicked in,' I am not one of them. Every one of our battles has ended in my loss, has it not?" She shot back. "I see no reason to avoid you from this last one if the others made no difference."
"Yeah, but you said you weren't trying as hard the first two times around." She blinked and blushed. "Then again, you've held me at sword point more times than most others and lived to tell the tale."
"A feat in some eyes, I am sure."
"You have no idea."
The Priestess smirked and then looked out across the ocean. "You still have not answered my question." The source of this content is N0veII_bIn
Looking over my shoulder at Ty, who was watching us, smiling, I sighed. "I made a deal with my student that if he were to complete the training, the task I gave him the first day, I'd give him a reward." Scratching one of my eyebrows, I turned back to her. "He did it in a few hours."
Her smirk grew. "Sounds like someone blew away your expectations."
I shrugged. "It's obvious to me that he did it for you and Arceana. Maybe even Ayda." Then I gestured toward him with my head. "Be thankful; otherwise, I would've taken a lot longer to deal with your... Problem." Another shrug. "Not that I'm convinced I can remove it, but we'll see."
Elincia nodded. "Then I will be sure to thank him for this opportunity."
Arceana turned to General Kheri. "Take us in, General!"
"All hands prepare to dock! Sergeant!" Kheri shouted at Ziah. "Head in and scout ahead."
Ziah gave a quick salute before running towards the railing and put her foot on it before boosting herself off the side. She flew off and headed towards the island at a rather impressive pace. Looking back, I saw Arceana eyeing me for a few moments before she looked back to Ayda. Elincia must've noticed as well.
The blonde opened her mouth, but I quickly cut her off as I stepped up onto the railings. "I will assist Sergeant Ziah." With that, I blasted off with a Gravity Pillar and kept myself airborne with the same technique. I quickly caught up with the Zugal. "What does your version of scouting entail?"
Needless to say, I startled my Officer. "Sir!?" Ziah's wings missed a beat, and she started to fall for a moment before she corrected herself. "How-"
"Not important." I quickly replied. Not sure why this surprised her after bringing the Skeld back to the Drunken Cloud. "Are we checking the entire island?" Maybe it was that I caught up with her without her noticing...
"There is a landing zone we need to clear and make sure is secure. Not many know about this location anymore, but Elves that have come here get really defensive with outsiders." The Sergeant explained.
"So, they sent a fucking bird to explain?" I asked back, already disappointed.
She shook her head. "No, we just make sure the landing zone is secure. Then we wait for the Priestesses. I'm not going to land there without them."
That made more sense. "What about the rest of the island?"
Ziah quirked a brow at that. "What about it?"
"Do you scout it and make sure it's clear?"
"...That's a rather large island, Sir."
Rolling my eyes, I knew I'd be scouting the island myself. I'm not letting something sneak up on us because I just wanted to relax, train Ty, and maybe lounge on the beach. Making sure there were no Demons was important. However, the island itself was also fascinating. The sheer volume of magic in the air reminded me of the Magical Squall, but nowhere near the same intensity.
"Here's hoping this trip is nice and relaxing."
It wasn't.