Bab 186: A New Destination

"Even with this map…I still don't really get where we're going."

Not really speaking to anyone specifically, Ren commented with a sigh as he looked at the parchment he held in his hands. The group came to a stop as three similar tunnels awaited them. 

"It's all just a mess of scribbles...Some of them seem to lead into the same place; it doesn't really make much sense."

"Let me look at it."

Macheo, matching Ren's pace as if it were a competition, made a grabbing gesture with his hand. Willingly handing it to the golden-haired boy, it was snatched out of his hands abrasively by Macheo--luring a sigh out from Ren. 

"Give it a shot. I doubt you can read it any better though. It's just a bunch of lines."

"My father might've been a tough bastard, but he made sure all of his children were educated. Reading a map is the bare minimum for any traveler."

"Right. You know, I keep forgetting you're a prince and all that."