The Hidden World

by Matt Harris

  "Hmmm-oin-oa-oyear-oI-othink?-oHis-opower-ohas-oincreased-oby-oquite-oa-obit,-othough"

  "That-owould-obe-osooner-othan-owe-oplanned-obut-oit-ois-oacceptable.-oThat-onews-owill-obring-osome-ochaos-owith-oit"

  "Yup,-othat-owill-obe-othrilling,-oshould-owe-oboth-ogo-oto-oannounce-oit?"

  "We-ohave-otime-oto-oplan,-omy-ofriend"

  "Heh,-oyeah,-oand-othese-oguys-otoo,-otheir-ostrength-ois-oquite-oconsiderable,-oand-oit-oseems-othat-oTyrfing-ogot-oquite-oa-oHidden-oClass-ofor-oherself"

  "What-owould-obe-othe-ofun-oif-oonly-othe-oothers-ohave-ostrong-oindividuals?-oThe-oshow-omust-obe-ogood-ofor-othe-oviewers!"

  "Good-oanswer!-oThe-ofuture-oseems-overy-opromising"-oSays-oGreenfield-owith-oa-otoothy-osmile,-ohis-ohands-oshaking-oexcitedly.

  "Yes,-oit-osure-ois"-oAnswers-oPark-oas-ohe-oglances-oat-othe-omonitor.

  "And-owe-oshall-oenjoy-oit"

  ###-oChapter-o29-o--oChapter-o13.-oDays-obefore-oWar.-o(Part-o1)

  "Hey,-oArdha,-ohow-oare-oyou!"-oSays-oTact-oHand-ocheerfully-owhile-oworking-oon-osomething.

  "Hi!-oI-oam-odoing-ofine-omyself,-oand-oyou?"-oI-ogrin-owhile-oremembering-othat-omonth-owe-owere-oin-ohere-oand-oI-ocontinue-o"But-owe-ocannot-ospend-oany-otime-oidling-oaround,-ocan-oI-ohelp-oyou-owith-oyour-ojob?"

  He-onods-oseriously-oand-osays,-o"You-ogot-othe-oBlacksmithing-oSkill-oafter-oall,-ohow-ohigh-ois-oit?"-oHe-oasks-obefore-oanswering-ome-owith-oa-oserious-oexpression,-ohe-ois-oa-omaster-oBlacksmith-oafter-oall,-oand-othe-opeople-oof-othe-ovillage-owould-oneed-othe-obest-ofor-othem-oto-obring-oout-oeverything-othey-ohave

  "Intermediate-oLevel-o1-onearing-o2,-oI-owill-oalso-ooffer-omy-ohelp-oto-oThane-oas-omy-oTailoring-ohas-ohit-oIntermediate-otoo"-oI-osay,-ohoping-othat-othis-owould-obe-oenough

  "It-oseems-oyou-ohaven't-owasted-oyour-otime-oif-oyou-ogot-othose-otwo-oin-oIntermediate-odespite-obeing-oa-owarrior…-oyou-owould-ohave-omade-oa-ofine-ocraftsman,-oI-owill-olet-oyou-ohelp-ome,-oand-oThane-owill-oneed-oa-ohand-otoo.-oWe-oare-oone-oof-othe-ofew-omaster-ocrafters-ohere"-oSays-othe-odwarf-oas-ohe-ohands-ome-oa-osword-owhich-obase-ois-oalready-odone.

  "Hurry!-oWe-odon't-ohave-otime-oto-owaste-oaround!"-oAnd-oat-ohis-oshout-oI-ostart-oworking-olike-ocrazy,-obut-oeven-oif-omy-oworks-oare-ogood,-oI-ocan't-oreally-omatch-ohis-oquality-oeven-oif-oI-otake-omore-otime-odoing-othem.-oIt-oalso-oseems-ohe-odoes-osome-oextra-othings-owhile-omaking-othem,-obut-oI-ocannot-obring-omyself-oto-otry-oand-olearn-othem-oas-oit-owould-otake-oa-olot-oof-otime,-otime-owe-odidn't-ohave-oat-oall.

  As-oI-ofinished-ohelping-oTact-oHand-ofor-otoday,-oI-ogo-otowards-oThane-oand-ohe-otakes-omy-ohelp-ogladly.-oMany-oof-othe-ovillagers-oare-oout-ogetting-omaterials,-owhile-osome-oare-obuilding-owalls-oaround-othe-ovillage,-ofortifying-oit.-oMs.-oJacy-ois-ohelping-oaround-otoo,-onot-oonly-oin-ocooking-obut-oin-otraining-otoo,-oit-oseems-oshe-ois-osome-otype-oof-oPower-oAssassin…

  The-oothers-owent-oto-ohelp-oin-odifferent-oareas,-omy-otwo-ocrafting-oskills-owere-oincreasing-oincredibly-ofast.-oAt-oleast,-oway-ofaster-othan-othese-ofew-omonths-ofilled-owith-obattle.

  Tact-oHand-oand-oThane-oask-ous-owhat-oour-olevel-ois.-oI-ogive-oa-osmile-oand-oanswer-othem-otruthfully.-oThey-oget-oa-obit-osurprised-oby-othe-othree-digit-onumber,-obut-onod-osatisfied-oat-othe-oend,-osaying-othat-owe-odo-oseem-ostronger-othan-othe-olast-otime-owe-owere-ohere.

  "So,-oyou-ohave-oKilling-ointent-onow…"-oSays-oThane-owhile-oI-oam-oworking-ofor-ohim-oalmost-oin-oa-owhisper-oand-oI-oshrug-osaying

  "Yes,-obut-ohow-odid-oyou-oknow?"-oI-oask-ocuriously-oas-oI-oglance-oat-ohis-osilhouette.

  "I-ocan-ofeel-oit-oand-oI-othink-omost-oof-ous-ocan…-oexcept-othe-oyoungsters-othat-orecently-ocame-ofrom-otheir-otraining-oto-ohelp-oin-obattle"-oSays-oThane-oas-oa-omatter-oof-ofact.

  "Figures…"-oI-osay-owhile-oI-oam-odoing-omy-owork,-othat-oreally-owasn't-oa-ostat-oI-owanted-oto-ohave,-obut-oit-owas-ocreated-oalready-obecause-oof-omy-obloodlust-othat-oday.-oWhenever-oI-oremember-oMader,-oI-ofeel-omy-oblood-ofreezing.

  "Well,-oyou-owill-oneed-oit-ofor-olater,-oso-oit-ois-ogood-othat-oyou-ogot-oit"-oSays-oThane-owhile-ohanding-ome-omore-owork

  I-ojust-onod-oand-obegin-oworking-omore-oas-omy-oconcentration-ohit-oits-opeak-owhile-odoing-oit.-oThere-oare-omore-oimportant-othings-oto-ofocus-oon,-oas-oI-omove-omy-ohands-owith-ominute-ocalculations-oto-oincrease-omy-ocraft.

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  Tyrfing-ois-otraining-oin-oa-obasement-oas-omany-oof-othe-oother-omembers-oare-otoo.-oDespite-ohaving-oa-ohigh-olevel,-oshe-odidn't-olack-otraining-oher-oskills,-oas-oshe-ofelt-othey-oare-oshort-oon-opower.-oSuddenly,-oanother-ofemale-oplayer-oasks-oher-ocuriously.

  "Hey-oTyrfing,-odo-oyou-othink-oyou-ocan-owin-oagainst-oKagito-oon-oa-oone-oon-oone?"-oAlisa,-oone-oof-oTyrfing's-ofriends-owho-ois-oalso-oone-oof-othe-ofounders-oof-othe-oguild,-olooks-oat-oher-owith-obright-ocuriosity-oin-oher-oeyes.

  "I-odon't-oknow,-othat's-owhy-oI-oam-otraining"-oSays-oTyrfing,-oas-oshe-oremembers-othe-ofact-othat-oKaiser-owill-oparticipate-oas-othe-odefenders-oof-othe-oplace-oher-oGuild-ois-ogoing-oto-oinvade.-oShe-owas-oa-obit-osurprised-obut-oalso-oforesaw-othis-oas-othe-odifficulty-oof-othe-oquest-ois-oB+,-othe-o+-omeans-othat-oit-ois-osome-okind-oof-ospecial-oquest-oas-oit-ois-ovaguely-odescribed-oon-othe-owebpage-oof-othe-ogame.

  "Hoho,-obut-oyou-oare-ostill-oundefeated"-oAlisa-ogives-oa-ocheeky-osmile-oas-oshe-oanswers.

  "Yet-ohe-ois-ostill-oranked-oabove-ome"-oTyrfing-osays-oseriously,-oa-osmall-ofrown-oshown-oon-oher-oface.

  "Levels-odoesn't-omean-oanything-oif-othe-operson-ois-oweak~"-oAlisa-opouts-oas-oshe-osays-othat,-ofaith-oin-oher-oGuild-oleader-oobvious-oin-oher-ovoice.

  That-ois-otrue,-oin-omany-ocases-opeople-ofocused-oin-olevels-omore-othan-ostats-oand-oskills,-omaking-othem-ofall-obehind-oof-owhat-othey-oare-otruly-ocapable-oof,-obut…-o

  "-oHe-oisn't-oin-othat-okind-oof-ocase…-oyou-osaw-ohim-owhen-ohe-obattled-oagainst-oDa-oDragons"-oTyrfing-osays-owith-oa-osour-oexpression.-oIf-oKagito-owas-oa-ouseless-oguy-olike-othose,-ohe-owould-oonly-ohave-orisen-ohigher-oat-othe-ofirst-ostages-oof-othe-ogame,-obut-owould-ohave-ofallen-obehind-olater,-othing-othat-onever-ohappened.

  "Hmmm,-othat's-otrue…-obut-ohe-ostill-odied-oat-othe-oend-oof-oit.-oEven-oif-othey-owon,-otheir-oleader-ojust-orecklessly-odied-oin-othe-omidst-oof-othe-obattle.-oIf-ohe-otries-othe-osame-owith-ous,-oyou-ocan-ohold-ohim-ooff-oand-ohe-owill-obe-oswiftly-okilled~"

  "If-ohe-ojust-odoes-othat,-othen-oI-owill-okill-ohim…-obut-othere-owas-osomething-oweird…-ono-onormal-operson-owould-ojust-ogo-oin-oand-oleave-oeverything-oup-oto-oluck.-oEven-oin-othe-ocase-owhere-othey-obelieved-oin-otheir-oskills,-ono-oone-owould-obe-ocertain-oif-othe-obattle-ocould-obe-opicked-oup-oif-othe-oleader-ojust-odied-oand-othe-omorale-oof-othe-otroops-oplummeted-oto-othe-oground…and-othere-owas-othat-ochange-oin-opoint-oof-oview-otoo,-oso-othere-omight-obe-osomeone-oelse-ocommanding-othe-otroops,-otoo"

  "There-omight-obe-omany-ovariables,-obut-oyou-owill-obe-oable-oto-okeep-oit-oup,-oafter-oall,-owe-oare-owith-oyou~"-oSays-oAlisa-oconfidently.-oHer-oprowess-oas-oa-omagician-ogave-oher-oquite-oa-oboost-oin-oconfidence-oas-oshe-odeclares-othat.

  "Of-ocourse!-oI-osaid-owe-owould-owin,-odidn't-oI?"-oSays-oTyrfing-owith-oa-osmile-oto-oher-ofriend.-oNoticing-osome-ofootsteps-otowards-otheir-odirection,-othey-olook-oand-osee-osomeone-oenter-othe-oplace-othey-owere-otraining-oat.

  "Yo,-oTyrf~-othe-odeparture-odate-ohas-obeen-ogiven,-oit-owill-obe-oat-ofirst-ohour-otomorrow"-oSays-oa-oman-owho-ohas-oa-ocloak-othat-ocovers-ohis-obody,-ogiving-ohim-oairs-oan-ounassuming-oair.

  "Thanks-ofor-otelling-ome,-oRain,-obut-oyou-ocould-ohave-oPMed-ome"-oSays-oTyrfing-oaddressing-oher-ofriend-oRainbow,-oone-oof-othe-o'few'-oassassins-oof-othe-oguild-othat-ois-oalso-oa-oplayer.

  "Coming-opersonally-ois-omore-ofun-oand-omy-ostealth-oincreases-otoo~"-oSays-othe-oman-oaloof-oas-ohe-omoves-oback-oand-odisappears-owithout-osaying-ogoodbye

  *Whistle*-o"Fast-oas-oalways,-othat-oman"-oSays-oAlisa-oas-oif-oshe-ois-osurprised-oof-oRainbow-oand-ohis-oquick-ospeed
.

  "That's-otroublesome-osometimes.-oIt-ois-ogood-oto-ohave-ohim-oin-oour-oside"-oSays-oTyrfing-owith-oa-osigh.-oTaking-oaway-oher-oweapon,-oshe-ostarts-owalking-oout-oalong-owith-oAlisa-oand-ocontinues

  "And-oit-oseems-oour-omarch-owill-ostart-osoon.-oAlisa,-olet's-ogo,-othe-oothers-omust-obe-owaiting-ofor-ous-otoo"

  "Yes,-oleader~"-oAnswers-oher-ofriend-owith-oa-ocheerful-osmile-oas-othey-owalk-ooff-othat-odark-obasement-oas-othe-osun-oshone-oin-othe-osky-oand-otouched-otheir-ofaces.

  The-ohidden-omaiden-orise-obringing-owar-owith-oher.

  "It's-otime-ofor-oWar".

  Tyrfing-oLevel:-o266-oMaiden-oof-oWar

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  "Hey!-oTyrfing-ois-oa-owoman!"-oShouts-oKagito-oas-ohe-ologs-oin-oduring-othe-otrip-oto-oHellish-oVillage

  "…"

  "…"

  "You…-ono,-oI-oshouldn't-obe-osurprised-oanymore…"-oSays-oEliana-owhile-osighing-oalong-owith-oArthur.

  "You-oknew?-oWhy-odidn't-oyou-otell-ome!?"-oExclaims-oKagito-oto-othe-otwo-opeople-oin-ofront-oof-ohim-owho-owere-olooking-oat-ohim-owith-oa-obitter-oexpression.

  "…I-oam-ogoing-oto-ocheck-oon-othe-oothers"-oSays-oArthur-oas-ohe-oexcuses-ohimself

  "I-othought-oyou-ohad-othe-obrains-oto-ocheck-oon-oour-oopponents-obeforehand…-oand-oeven-oso,-owhat-oif-oshe-ois-oa-owoman?"-oSays-oEliana-oin-oa-oreproachful-omanner,-ostaring-odagger-oat-oKagito.

  "Well,-oI-ochecked-oon-othem-obefore-owe-ogot-oto-othe-ovillage…-oand,-owell,-oI-owill-ohave-oto-ofight-oher,-oand-oyou-oknow,-oshe-ois-opretty-ostrong,-oI-othink-oshe-ois-ostronger-othan-ome"-oSays-oKagito-oas-oif-ohe-ois-ominding-ohis-owords-oand-otrying-oto-ochange-othe-otopic-oa-obit.

  "You-ouseless-oman,-oyou-owon't-otell-ome-osomething-othat-oyou-ocannot-ofight-owomen?"-oSays-oEliana-oin-oa-ofreezing-ocold-otone.

  "No,-oI-owill-ofight"-oSays-oKagito-oin-oa-oconclusive-otone

  "Then-owhy-odoes-obeing-oa-owoman-omatter,-ohuh?"

  "Umm,-owell,-oshe-oIS-oa-owoman,-oin-oevery-opart-oof-oit,-okind-oof-ohard-oto-odescribe…-olike-oyou?-oMaybe-oshe-oisn't-oso-obossy…"-oSays-oKagito-oand-ohe-ostops-oat-othe-olast-opart-oas-ohe-osuddenly-ofeels-oa-othreatening-oaura-obesides-ohim-oand-ojumps-obackward.

  "Huh…-oso-othat's-oit?-oThen-ogo-otrain-oif-oyou-othink-oyou-oare-ogoing-oto-olose"-oSays-oEliana-oending-oher-oargument-owith-oKagito-oas-oshe-oleaves

  'That-owas-oclose,-ofor-oa-omoment-oI-oalmost-ohad-oto-ofight-ofor-omy-olife…-obut-oshe-oreally-ois-obossy-odespite-othat-ocool-oattitude-oof-ohers'-oThinks-oKagito-oto-ohimself-oand-ogoes-ooutside-oas-ohe-osees-oArthur-oand-oask-ohim.

  "Arthur!-oI-oneed-oto-otrain,-obe-omy-osparring-oopponent"-oSays-oKagito-oto-oone-oof-ohis-onew-ofriends,-oArthur-odidn't-oseem-olike-oa-obad-oguy-oand-ohe-ois-oreally-ostraightforward-owith-ohis-owords.-oMaybe-othat's-owhy-oEliana-opicked-ohim-oas-oa-ocommander.

  "Oh,-oyou-oare-oalive?"-oSays-oArthur-oin-oan-oamusing-omanner.

  "Barely,-obut-odon't-oevade-omy-orequest"-oKagito-oresponds-oas-oif-oused-oto-othose-oquestions.

  "…-oOkay,-olet-ome-ocall-oa-opriest-oand-oanother-operson-oto-ohelp-ome-oout"-oSays-oArthur-owhile-oshrugging.-oAfter-oall,-othe-oman-obefore-ohim-ois-oa-omonster,-othe-omore-othe-obattle-olasts,-ostronger-ohe-obecomes!-oIf-ohe-odidn't-oknow-ohis-otrue-oclass,-othen-ohe-owould-ohave-othought-othat-oKagito-ois-oa-oberserker.

  "Okay"-oSays-oKagito-owhile-obeing-oa-obit-otroubled-obecause-oof-ohis-obehavior-oduring-obattle,-oit-ois-obecause-oof-othe-ostat-oand-oskills-ohe-ogot-oduring-ohis-ofirst-oquest-othat-ohe-owas-olike-othat-oanyways…-onot-ohis-ofault-oat-oall!

  "We-owill-ohelp"-oSays-oa-oman-owho-ohas-oa-oGreat-oaxe-oon-ohis-oback-oand-ois-owith-oa-oPriest-obesides-ohim.

  At-othis,-oArthur-ogrins.-oHe-ohas-ohis-ocompetitive-ospirit-otoo,-oand-ohe-owouldn't-olose-owith-othese-otwo-obesides-ohim-oand-ojust-osays-o"That's-ogreat,-oFury,-oAllen,-oplease-ohelp-ome-obeat-othis-oguy-oup"

  "Umm,-oguys…-othat's-oa-obit-oof-oan-ooverk-"Was-osaying-oKagito-oas-ohe-osenses-oan-oattack-ofrom-obehind-oand-osuddenly-omoves-oaway-oto-oevade-oit.

  "I-owill-ojoin-otoo"-oSays-oEliana-oas-oshe-oappears-osuddenly-owith-oa-ocold-oaura-oand-oa-odagger-oin-ohand.

  "Blessings"-oMutters-oAllen,-othe-opriest-oas-ohe-ois-ocracking-ohis-oknuckles-oalong-owith-ogiving-obuffs,-oand-oFury-ogetting-ohis-ogreat-oaxe-oout.

  "…this-ois-onot-otraining…"-owhispers-oKagito-owhile-ogetting-oready-oto-ogo-oagainst-othese-ofour-othat-oare-ostrong-oenough-oto-obe-oconsidered-othe-ostrongest-oamongst-othe-opeople-oin-othe-oguild.

  'I-oshould've-obetter-oshut-omy-omouth'-othinks-othe-onow-ocornered-oman-oby-othese-ofour-omonsters-othat-oseems-oto-obe-ogetting-oready-oto-okill-ohim.-oA-ocold-ofeeling-oshrouds-ohis-oback-oas-ohe-ogets-oready-oto-obattle-owith-oall-ohis-ostrength.-oIf-ohe-odidn't-ohe-owould-obe-otransformed-ointo-oa-omeat-opulp-oin-ono-otime.

  The-ofight-obroke-oloose,-oas-othey-oare-ogoing-oagainst-oeach-oother-oand-othe-opeople-oare-owatching-othe-omonsters-oof-otheir-oGuild-owith-oexcited-olooks-oas-omany-ocommented-oon-oit-oas-oif-othey-owere-omaking-oa-ofootage-oof-oit.

  It-owas-oquite-othrilling-owatching-oKagito-oevading-oevery-oattack-owith-omuch-odifficulty,-obarely-ofighting-oback-oagainst-ohis-ofour-oopponents.-oEveryone-ocheering-ofor-otheir-oguild-oleader-oto-odo-othe-oimpossible-oas-ohe-owas-ocornered-otime-oand-otime-oagain.

  Days-obefore-othe-oWar,-othe-oLeader-oof-othe-oKaiser-oGuild-ohas-oalmost-odied-oa-onumber-oof-otimes-oalready.

  ###-oChapter-o30-o--oChapter-o14.-oDays-obefore-oWar.-o(Part-o2)

  After-oworking-ofor-oa-owhile,-owe,-oTact-ohand,-oThane-oand-oI,-ofinally-ofinish-oand-othey-otell-ome-oto-ogo-ohelp-oothers-oas-othey-oare-oworking-oon-osomething-oelse-otogether,-oso-oI-ojust-ogo-ooutside-oto-oknow-oif-oI-ocan-ohelp-owith-ohunting-owhen-oI-ospot-oa-ofamiliar-obig-oguy-oalong-owith-oothers

  "Hey-oAren!-oI-oforgot-oyou-oguys-owere-ocoming,-osorry-oto-onot-ogreet-oyou"-oI-osay-oto-othe-obig-oguy-owho-ois-onow-oin-ofront-oof-ome,-osporting-oa-ogreat-osmile.

  "We-oarrived-olong-oago,-obut-odon't-oworry,-oI-osaw-oyou-owere-oworking-oquite-ointensely-oso-owe-ojust-ohelped-oout-owith-othe-owall's-oconstruction-oand-ohunting"-oSays-othe-oBarbarian-oas-ohe-oexhibits-ohis-omuscles-oaround.

  "Oh,-ois-othat-oso,-odid-oMayor-oAzalea-ocome-otoo?"-oI-ofind-othe-oactions-oof-othe-oBarbarian-oamusing,-oand-oasks-ocuriously.

  "No,-oshe-ostayed-oat-othe-ovillage…-oit-oseems-oyou-omade-oit,-ogoing-othrough-othat-oplace…"-oSays-oAren-oas-oif-ohe-ois-omeasuring-ome.

  "Yes,-owe-omade-oit"-oI-onod-oat-ohis-owords-oand-osmile-oback-oat-ohim

  "After-othe-obattle-ois-oover,-oI-owant-oto-ospar-oagainst-oyou,-oit-ointerests-ome-owhat-okind-oof-ostrength-oyou-ogot-oafter-ogoing-othrough-othe-oDungeon-oof-oWishes"-oSays-oAren-owhile-oexuding-ofighting-ospirit-othrough-ohis-oeyes.

  "I-owill-oaccept-oit-oanytime~-oWell-oI-oam-ooff-oto-owork-oin-ohunting-onow,-oare-oyou-ocoming?"

  "No,-oI-oam-oone-oof-othose-owho-oare-ohelping-owith-othe-owall"-oSays-oAren-owhile-ogoing-oto-oa-odifferent-odirection-oand-osays-o"I-oam-ooff-onow.-oOh,-oand-okid,-oAzalea-otold-ome-othat-oyou-oshould-ogo-oto-othe-ovillage-oonce-oin-oa-owhile-oto-ovisit"

  "Okay,-oI-owill-ogo-othere"-oI-osay-oto-othe-obig-oguy-owhile-owaving-ooff-oand-oI-ostart-oto-ohunt.-oWe-oneed-oprovision-ofor-oeveryone-oand-oeven-omore-oas-othe-oarmy-ois-ocoming-ohere,-oKagito-otold-ome-othey-oshould-oarrive-osoon,-oand-oit-oseems-ohe-owanted-oto-oget-ohere-ofast-otoo…-oI-owonder-oif-othat-owas-ofear-oin-ohis-otone…

  Well,-oanyways,-oas-odays-ogo-oon-oand-owe-oworked,-owe-ofinally-oget-onotified-othat-othe-oarmy-ois-oarriving.-oAs-othey-oget-onear-othe-osound-oof-otroops-oresounds-othrough-oour-osurrounding,-oevidencing-othe-ohuge-oquantity-oof-othem.-oWe-ocould-ocatch-osight-othat-oa-ogroup-oof-opeople-olooks-oto-obe-oleading-oit.-oEroda-oand-oI-ostay-oat-othe-oentrance-oto-owelcome-othem-oand-othe-oman-owho-ois-oin-othe-ofront-osays.

  "It-ohas-obeen-oa-owhile-oArdha"

  "It-osure-ohas,-oKagito."-oI-osmile-oat-othe-oman-oin-ofront-o
of-ome,-ocompletely-odifferent-ofrom-othe-opitiful-ostate-oand-oragged-olook-ohe-ohad-owhen-owe-ofirst-omen,-oI-omove-omy-ohands-oto-ointroduce-ohim-oto-oEroda,-o"This-ois-oEroda,-ohe-ois-oin-ocharge-oof-othe-ovillage-onow"

  "Hello,-oI-oam-oKagito,-oa-omember-oof-othe-oKaiser-oGuild.-oWe-ocame-ofrom-othe-oKingdom-oand-oat-oour-ofriend's-orequest"

  "I-oam-oEroda,-oMayor-oof-othe-ovillage-oat-othe-omoment,-oI-oam-ograteful-ofor-oyour-oassistance-oand-oplease-ocome-oinside…-obut-oI-othink-onot-oeveryone-owill-ofit-oin-othe-oVillage"-oSays-oEroda-owhile-oglancing-oat-othe-ofoot-osoldiers-othat-oare-oalongside-othem.-oAn-oexecutive-olike-owoman-oappears-oin-ofront-oof-ous-oas-oshe-osays,

  "There-ois-ono-oneed,-othe-oKingdom-ohas-osupplied-ous-owith-oother-othings-oto-ocamp-oaround-othe-ovillage,-ome-oand-othe-oother-ocommanders-owill-ogo-oinside-oto-otalk-oabout-othe-opreparations"-oSays-oEliana-oin-oa-ocomposed-omanner

  "Oh,-othat-owill-ohelp!-oEven-oso,-oI-oam-osorry-ofor-othis"-oSays-oEroda-owhile-oapologizing-oand-omakes-oa-omovement-owith-ohis-oarm,-o"now-olet's-ogo-oinside"-owhile-osignaling-othem-oto-ocome-oin,-othe-otroops-ostart-omaking-ocamps-oas-oif-othey-oare-oalready-oused-oto-oit.

  Inside-othe-ovillage-owe-osee-othat-othe-oothers-owere-owaiting-ofor-ous-oalong-owith-oAren,-owho-orepresents-oGardan's-oplatoon.

  They-ogreet-oeach-oother-oand-owe-oenter-oinside-othe-oassembly-ohall,-owhere-oeveryone-osits-oin-oa-oround-otable-othat-ocan-omanage-oeven-omore-opeople.-oIt-oseems-othey-oassemble-oeveryone-owhen-osomething-ourgent-ohappens,-obut-oit-owill-obe-obetter-ofor-ous-oto-ohandle-othis-omatter,-oas-othe-ovillagers-owere-ostill-oworking,-oand-oit-oseemed-osome-oof-othe-otroops-owill-owork-oon-othe-owall-otoo.

  The-oone-owho-ostarted-oeverything-owas-oEliana-owho-oasks,-o"When-ois-othe-oestimation-odate-ofor-othe-oenemies'-otroops-oto-oarrive?"

  "5-odays-oif-othey-ogo-othrough-osmoothly,-oif-onot,-o6-odays"-oAnswers-oEroda-oand-oa-onew-odoubt-oappears.

  "What-odo-oyou-omean-oby-osmoothly?"-oAsks-oEliana-owhile-oAren-oand-othe-oothers-owere-oasking-othe-osame-oquestion-oinside-otheir-oheads.