Chapter 3: Troubles.
The next day, Huey already prepare for the travel, now he is at the church, waiting for Angie to join in.
It did not takes too long for the young priest to join in, Angie's looks is a little bit different from yesterday, with his light brown curvy hair long enough to cover his eyes cover by a big hat. his attire consist of loose robe with leather belt around his waist, revailing his slim body beneath the robe, and his shoulders cover with short cloak. His outfit overall is less decorative than his usual ones due to this is a travelling outfit.
For his weapon of choices, he wield a wand in walking staff manner.
"Sorry for keep you waiting..."
"No worry, we too waiting for Cheryl's supplies to arrive." Huey reply.
"Sorry for the waititng~!" Cheryl arrive at the church with a small wagon with 2 horses, or rather ponies.
"I didn't know by supplies, you mean wagon." Huey talking upon seeing a wagon.
"Come on, did you expect us to carry all supplies and walk?" Cheryl reply.
"I also didn't expect you to drive the wagon yourself."
"I do it a lot when I was a squire."
"Anyway, will we go already?" Huey ask.
"Sure thing." Cheryl reply as both Huey and Angie get into the wagon, where it's full with supplies like foods, camping tools, or even portable forge like small anvil and blacksmith tools.
Cheryl get into the wagon and pick out a map, with 3 people inside such a small wagon, the spaces is so clamp.
"We'll of course, go out through northern gate, with the northern region is now infest with bandits, we better stop at the outpost near Kimberry town."
"We could rest and discuss things more there, plus, that town is not far away from the capital, there should be no problems." Huey and Cheryl discuss with each other, make Angie feels being left out.
"Alright, better head out now." Cheryl return to his driving seat, with Huey and Angie remain inside.
"Sir Cheryl seems to not change much." Angie begin conversation.
"What did you know about him?" Huey ask, curious about his friend.
"As I remember, he's Sister Priscilla's companion back when they're both still being apprentices, that's what Sister told me."
"I never heard about him before, his majesty never tell me much about his servants." Huey reply.
"And what of you? Huey. I heard you know the king for some times ago." Angie being the one who ask this time.
"I know him when I arrive at the kingdom 3 years ago, back when Margrave Mannstein still alive and well."
"You know the late margrave before?"
"Yes, in fact, because I help him with his matters, he introduce me to his majesty."
"Never know that before, where did you come from and how d-...?" As the two talking, the wagon suddenly stop.
"Hey! What's wrong Cheryl?" Huey poke his face out and ask.
"There's a big log on the road." Cheyl reply in serious tone.
"Get your weapon ready! I'm sure there's something....."
As Cheryl tell the two to be ready, a group of armed men coming out from the woods and surrond the wagon.
"Bandits? Seriously? We're just get out of the capital not long ago" Huey complain in annoying tone.
"It seems the situation on the north seems worse than I trough if the bandits could set up traps here near the capital...."
"Hey! How long will you runts talking? Come out and have some talk!" A big man in hide armour yelling at the group as he point his cleaver blade at them.
"How many of them?" Huey ask.
"6 of them, 4 around us, and 2 hiding behind the trees, likeky archers." Cheryl reply, gripping his rapier tight.
"Alright, Angie stay near me, I'll deals with those pesky archers, Cheryl, can you handle the rest?"
"No problem." Cheryl give out his confidence smile as HHuey grap his bow and Angie his wand. The two finally get out of wagon.
"Heh, this is too easy. Just a group of 3 brats travelling on their own. It seems the capital running low of soldiers." The bandit with cleaver saying in confidence.
"Will you please step aside? we have an important matter to do." Cheryl ask the bandit 'politely' as he ready his rapier.
"What did you say? Brat. Your matter is none of my bussine-..."
"Agression, then." Without letting the bandit to finish his sentence, Cheryl unsheath his rapier and slash through the air with chanting.
"Flatus."
A small but strong gust of wind blow away from the rapier, cutting the bandit's hand with unseeable speed, causing him to drop his cleaver to the ground.
"Ouch!! That brat! He can use magic?"
"You damn runt! Get him!!" As the leader yell in pain, the other one beside him rushing at Cheryl in anger with his axe. Meanwhile the two archers behind the trees ready their bow, however.
"Argh!"
Huey quickly draw and firing his arrow at one of them with impressive speed, one arrow however coming at him from another direction.
"Wah...!" Angie become nervous as he quickly couching down, trying to cover himself from harm.
"Come on, you can't fight with that stance, Angie." Huey quickly dodge the arrow that struck on the wagon and shoot another arrow, this time it piece into the bandit's chest and knock him down, seemingly killing him.
"Damn it! These brats are more troublesome than we though!" One of the bandit that surround the wagon cursing as things quickly turn bad for them.
"That two are just a priest and an archer! Just get close to them!" Another one yelling, this time two of them attacking Huey and Angie at once.
"Wahwahwah... Don't come any closer!!" Angie quickly standing up and swing his wand around, the swing hit the bandit's short sword and knock it away, sending it flying and struck firm into the tree nearby.
"Wha.....!?" The bandit stunt, looking at his trembling arm in disbelieve in the priest's strengh.
"Hey there, dummy!" Huey calling the bandit in shock to turn to him, and quickly slash im down with his own short sword.
"You gonna pay for that!!" Another bandit yelling in rage as his comrade die, but Huey dodging the strike and quickly grap and pull the arrow that struck in the wagon earlier and quickly turn around, then stab the second bandit with it.
"M....may Saint Helena grant mercy to them...." Angie making uncomfortable face to what he see and make a pray.
Huey push the dead body aside, then turn around to Cheryl, who's already finish the last two bandits and wiping their blood out of his rapier.
"That was impressive! I don't know you could use magic too!" Huey smile at his friend.
"My papa was a druid, in fact, most of my family are familiar with magic. Not a big deal." Cheryl reply as he sheath his rapier back.
"What do we do now?" Huey ask as he sheath back his short sword.
"Let drag their body aside, the patrol guards would likely deal with them later." Cheryl reply before get back to the wagon. He then cast a wind magic at the log that in the way, cut it in half.
"Let's continue then, I just have a bad feeling about something." Cheryl hurry his friend to get back into the wagon and take off.
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