Chapter 36: Chapter 36
In the end, we are back to the Raftfleet. When we arrive in Raftfleet, I look at the Sialeeds and say.
"Go and see Frey and the others. I will wait here to see if I can hear some rumors and get some information about Godwin's movement."
"Thank you. However, I have a feeling they want to meet you in Dahak, Gerrald."
"Well, I will meet them when they need me."
"Very well. Good luck, and thank you."
"For what?"
"For being with me."
Sialeeds smiles at me and walks away from us.
"So! What should we do now, boss?"
I shake my head and turn to Nikea.
"Well, we should rest for now. Today has been a long day, and I think we deserve some rest, no?"
They nod, and we go to the local inn. Just like always, I asked the owner if I could use the kitchen, and he let me use a small part of the kitchen. I cannot use all of them because of how many people are renting a room in his inn.
I don't mind it and start to cook some food for myself and my companion.
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|3rd POV|
While Gerrald and his companion are resting, the prince and his group meet the admiral. Raja looks at their group and says.
"One person is missing."
While the others look around in confusion, Sialeeds walks forward and says.
"Gerrald decided to go and have some rest. Not only that, he also wants to keep his ear open for any information he can get."
Raja nods her head and says.
"Good. He is one of a kind person. As long as he is with us, we can win this war."
Lucretia looks at Raja and says.
"Oh? You look like you like him a lot, admiral."
"Like him? Yes, you can say that. He has brought prosperity to Raftfleet since he decided to make a base in this place. Because of our nomadic lifestyle, we did not have a good trade route, but with him coming here, we have some kind of trade route to depend on."
"I see. I'm curious about how he can store that many goods and take them somewhere else, but we can discuss that later. For now, let's talk about what is happening from now on."
The others nod their heads, and Lucretia looks at Admiral Raja.
"Thank you for taking us to your territory, Admiral."
"Bwahahaha! I want you to consider this place your new home from now on. Much less stuffy than Rainwall, isn't it?"
Freyjadour smiles brightly and says.
"Yes, and in more ways than one! Thank you very much, Raja!"
"Bwahahahaha! Thank you. Now, what should we do? With the news that the Barrows is the one doing the Lordlake incident and the one stealing the Dawn Rune, the people from Barrow territory will be divided into two factions. We need to use this opportunity to gather more force to fight Godwin. Now the question is, who should we ask to join first?"
The people start to think for a few seconds before Frey suddenly says.
"Let's save Lordlake! They have suffered enough, and it is time for us to help them."
Lucretia smiles a little and opens up her fan. Sialeeds looks at her nephew with a proud smile and says.
"Yes... If anyone's a victim in all this, it's Lordlake! But nobody's ever lifted a finger to help them! No more!"
"Yes, Prince, we need to help them! It's long, long overdue!"
Lyon nods in agreement. Raja, who looks at the prince, smiles and looks at Kisara.
"Time to go on a little trip, then. Kisara, you know what to do."
"Yes, admiral! I'll have everybody move Raftfleet closer to Lordlake! They should be ready tomorrow morning."
"Good."
Admiral Raja gets up from her seat and looks at the people in front of her.
"Alright, people! Go and have some rest. We will depart tomorrow morning to Lordlake."
That night, the people are busy preparing for Raftfleet to move out of its current place and depart early in the morning to near Lordlake City.
=/The Next Morning/=
Gerrald wakes up when he feels the entire inn is moving. He quickly got out of his room and looked around. He can see his companion looking at him with the same confusion. He nods and gets down to the first floor, where he can see the receptionist sitting on the chair near the counter.
"Excuse me. Are we moving?"
"Hmmm Ah, yes. You and your group had fallen asleep when the admiral announced we would be moving near Lordlake."
"Near Lordlake, huh? I see. Thank you."
"Not a problem."
He leaves the room and gets to the deck. He can see a flotilla sailing across the river of Falena. He walks to the ship's port side and sees the Dahak moving next to this inn-ship. It looks like the bigger ships will be in front while the smaller ships will be in the back. This inn-ship is the second largest ship in Raftfleet, after all.
He takes a deep breath and jumps high. Gerrald uses my water rune to create an ice step for him to reach Dahak, and when he steps on the Dahak, the guard stops him and says.
"I'm sorry, but the Dahak is not accepting visitors at the moment."
"Can you ask the Admiral that Gerrald wants to visit?"
The guard in front of him looks to the side and tells the other guards to ask the admiral. Gerrald waits on the deck for a minute or two before I can see Kisara walk out of the Dahak.
"Sir Gerrald. You are just in time. We are about to have a meeting. Please follow me." Kisara looks at the guard and says. "He is good to go. Next time he visits the Dahak, let him get inside."
The guard nods his head and says.
"Yes, ma'am!"
Kisara nods and gets inside the Dahak. Gerrald follows her to the second floor of the ship to meet with the others. When he enters the room, he sees the others already ready to start the meeting.
Kisara let him take a seat next to Sialeeds, and the discussion started.
"So! Let's discuss how we can Lordlake. First thing first, we need water. That is the most important thing for them. Lucky for us, we have clean water underneath us. Falena River is one of the wonders of the world. The water is clean enough to be drinkable."
Kisara starts the meeting with that word. Kisara is about to say more, but before she can do something, Gerrald raises his hand and says.
"We are about to help Lordlake, right?"
"Yes," Lucretia nodded her head. "We are going to help them and ask if they want to join our campaign."
Gerrald nods his head and says.
"Then why don't you guys let me do it?"
"What do you mean by that, Gerrald?"
"I have been helping them since I arrived in this country, you know? In fact, I have a ton of food, water, and medical needs ready to be given to them. How about you come with and use the foundation I already built?"
They look at him in shock before saying one word as one.
"What?!"
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