After decided a horse, I left to the west immediately.
I have the item box for such a thing. In preparation for a sudden escape, I have stored food, water, blanket, tent, weapon, armor, cooking utensil, a water tank on a manger, ⌠beforehand.
Roland, Francette and 4 Royal guards were desperately following after Kaoru. What about food and other things ⌠what about the other 4 Royal Guards, they donât have time for that.
As a result of the horse fight, the horse that Kaoru chose is a 6 years old white hair horse with black eyes. Converting to humanâs age, he must be about 22-29 years old?
There are various opinions on human age conversion to a horse age, but I do not know it well.
I avoided choosing too young one that didnât have any experience and too old that in declining. Also, with a healthy and bright personality.
He was also seemd loyalty because this horse that had been seriously injured by sword in the 4th village and was saved by Kaoru.
Although white horse has its drawback of being conspicuous, but this time it was convenient as I need to be ăstand oută
Because there were 18 of horse, I changed the part ăA nice female horseăto ăyour favorite horseă
And the most suitable horse in selection criteria by chance was this one.
And Francette adjusted the reins and other needed things.
Itâs said to be tough to ride a race horse. But, as the Kaoru donât need to control the horse using the harness. the horse will move as Kaoruâs instruction by the conversation, so the harness is onlyăa thing that help Kaoru doesnât fallă
Without children, Kaoru donât need to pay attention to Roland who are following after her. She also doesnât need to worry about luggage. Thatâs why Kaoru can run fast with the War horse that carry her alone.
For that, Kaoruâs most important task is make sure she doesnât fall. As she thinks she donât have to control the horse, so she plan to tie herself to saddle firmly.
However, it seems quite a bit difficult to do so, that thought is dismissed. In the end, it was a normal riding attitude.
From the Nicosia city, Kaoru was going to west using highway.
And Rolandâs party following after her to escort.
Rolandâs party are struggled to match, because Kaoru is riding a War horse that carrying only Kaoru.The horse named Ed is running way too fast. (T.N: yes, the horse really name Ed)
For that reason, Roland was really appreciated that there were a lot of breaks due Kaoruâs fatigue and ache in buttocks and hips.
But what can Rolandâs party do about daily necessaries, such as food and water, camping equipment, manger?
They canât catch up with Kaoru on a horse-drawn carriage.
Also, even Kaoru is an amateur, but she has perfect communication with the horse, and the horse only needs to carry Kaoru.
There wonât be any problem if Kaoru stays in town or village, but if Kaoru intend to camp outside, Rolandâs party will certainly is in a big trouble. Can they even get supplementary from where Kaoru camp?
Kaoru was worried about those things, but unlike last time, they decided to accompany with Kaoru from the beginning.
This time Kaoruâs action was opposed, and all cooperation was refused, and it was Kaoruâs independent action.
There is no obligation to divide supplies.
Kaoru shows sincerity to those who are friendly and help them the best she can, but she was cold to adversaries and those who harass her.
To tell the truth, Rolandâs party donât know about Kaoruâs item box and donât think that Kaoru is going to camp outside.
Roland and Francette believed Kaoru was a goddess but lived in human body without any speacial power beside the blessing power.
Right now Kaoru doesnât have any luggage. Even, at the previous operation, Kaoru slept on the carriage, ate meals that cooked by the Royal Guards and Francette.
It was only a few hours until they had taste of despair.
ăRoland-sama, Kaoru-dono isnât stopped in this town, although there arenât any other towns or villages near this placeâŚă(Royal Guard)
ăNo, Kaoru-dono has a map and she knew how to read the map properly âŚă(Francette)
Francette denied Rolandâs words.
It will start to get darker in an hour.
Puzzle spreads for everyone. However, they had no choice but to follow.
ăEd, have you got a good rest today?ă(Kaoru)
ăOkay, young missă(Ed)
Ed slow down the speed as Kaoru talks to him.
ăHere, letâs go into the forest a little from here and make a sleeping place invisible from the highwayă(Kaoru)
Then Ed and Kaoru leaving the highway and went into the forest.
ăRoland-sama âŚă(Royal Guard)
ăOh, it looks like she camp there tonightă(Roland)
ăWell, what shall we do?ă(Royal Guard)
ăEven if you ask me what to do âŚă(Roland)
After a while, 4 Royal guards returned to the town where they passed before and prepared water and food, manger and blankets etc.
Especially for horses, a large amount of water is needed, and although four horses were made enough to drink in town, it was hard to carry supplies to the camp.
Fortunately this time there was a town near, but if Kaoru camps at a place without a town or a village âŚ
No, how can Kaoru camp without carry anything?
Rollland was thinking about what to do and canât sleep.
At that time, Kaoru enjoyed dinner with Ed.
Kaoru pulled out a warm meal that was stored from the kitchen of the workshop before.
And Kaoru gave Ed corn, carrots, apples, cube sugar from the item box to eat in the manger.
Cube sugar was created with the ability to make any kind of potion. ăIt is a medicine to replenish sugar, with the same taste, appearance, ingredients as cubic sugară(T.N: wait, Horse need č§ç çł cube sugar?)
ăExcuse me! Young Miss! As promised! I will work hard tomorrow as well!ă(Ed)
ăPlease take care of me then. Oh thatâs right, drink this. It can cure your tirenessă(Kaoru)
ăOh, thank youă(Ed)
After scattering monster, beasts, insect repelling medicines around, Kaoru slept soundly in bed.
Yes, the baronâs bed that she stored a long time ago.
*** next morning ***
Kaoru and Ed exhilarating wake up.
Enjoy breakfast, finish flower picking, and start off well.
Meanwhile, Rolandâs party are drowsy awakening.
In preparation for monsters and wild beasts, they are sleeping in turn, bitten by mosquitoes, sleeping with one piece of blanket and stiffen their body.
Yesterdayâs supper was a cold skewer and have hard bread for this morning breakfast.
Since blankets become luggage, one sheet is the limit unless they throw away every time and buy a new thing in a nearby town.
Watching the departure of Kaoru, they chase in hurry.
ăRoland-sama, have Kaoru gotten faster?ă(Francette)
Roland noticed after being told by Francette, Kaoro certainly is moving faster than yesterday.
ăHave she improved âŚ?ă(Roland)
Yes, Kaoru was improving.
The ache buttocks and hip joints were healed with potions and further strengthened just in case.
And now she was guided by the horse about the right pose.
ăâŚstill slightly hurting.
Yes, just like that.
Take the rhythm according to the fluctuation of my body, goodâŚ
Oh, a little more tightening the knees âŚ
yeah, just like thată(Ed)
With advice from both sides, Kaoru riding ability is easy to improve.
Also, Ed was originally an elite war horse, he only slow when suffering from a shortage of water. Now that he was cured, drink a lot of water, have a lot of favorite food and even drink potion to cure tireness and improve stamina, no horse can compare with him right now.
Besides, the kaoru is really light.
Compare with Rolandâs party,adult men wearing armor and carrying swords, Kaoru was as good as empty load.
And each break, Kaoru also let Ed drink a recovery potion.
Rolandâs party can also give their horse some water. It became more and more difficult to keep up with Edo.
ăRoland-sama, it is bad! If we keep this up, Kaoru-done will gradually go ahead of us!ă(Royal Guard)
ăEven itâs impossible for Kaoru to raise speed, but our horses will exhaust themself quickly! And We havenât even given them enough water!ă(Roland)
ăEven so, we canât let Kaoru separate from us now!ă(Francette)
Despite they can keep up with Kaoru somehow that day, but her pace was obviously rising from the morning in the evening.
As this race, it will be even harder to keep up tomorrow. And When Roland was in trouble, Francette suggested.
ăRoland-sama, letâs divide the escort team in two.
First team camping near Kaoru during the night, they will follow Kaoru from the morning till noon.
The second team went ahead of half a day and rest during the day until the first team catch up and let the first team rest.
The second team will keep following Kaoru from noon until evening.
The first team after get enough rest will catch up and replace the second team to escort Kaoru.
The second team will decide how to rest and travel ahead from the evening until the noon of the next day.
While the first team camp near Kaoru at night to keep guard and will follow her from morning to noon of the next day.
With the second team can freely decide how to rest and travel, as long as that team gain enough distance from Kaoru in waiting for first teamă(Francette)
ăIt is a good idea! So how do you divide the team?ă(Roland)
ăYes, it will be good for Roland-sama and me to camp at night, when something happens, itâs most likely to happen at night time. Roland-sama is a sword master and Iâm a girl, has same gender as Kaoru that convenient to help her for various sensitive condition.
In addition, as a war potential balance, Roland-sama and I will be as strong as 4 royal guardsă(Francette)
As Fracette told Roland so, she wondered in her mind.
Whether it was an angel or a goddess who brought this wonderful proposal to her.