Seth's teeth clenched immediately upon hearing Orion's words.
"Are you questioning my orders?" he responded, struggling to contain his irritation, though it still seeped into his words.
"No!" Orion shook his head decisively.
"What I meant is that continuing this way would not only prolong our journey to the mountain but also hinder our ability to conserve strength for rescuing Saria and extracting her from the mountain," he added.
Orion had previously conveyed to the Village Chief and other key figures the vulnerability of the Prismerion race compared to the village warriors. This information had also been shared with the warriors to prepare them for what lay ahead.
Seth understood that Orion referred not to the Prismerion race but to the alleged god trapped in the mountain with them.
Regardless, Seth couldn't ignore the subtle challenge within Orion's words.
Protagonist: Orion, 19 years old.
Status: Villager. Royal Guest of the Prismerian Kingdom.
Current rank: One-star Warrior.
Wealth: 329 fruits (129 Kalna fruits and 200 Lipry fruits)
Family:
Children: Grace (Awake - Recovering)
Sister: Gina (Awake - Worried - Mentally occupied with Orion)
Partners: Celeste (Awake - Worried - Mentally occupied with Orion), Sura (Awake - Worried - Mentally occupied with Orion), Reena (Awake - Worried - Mentally occupied with Orion), Grandma Celia (Resting - Mentally occupied with Orion), Ursa (Working - Mentally occupied with Orion), Grandma Vivian (Working - Happy - Relieved - Mentally occupied with Orion), Grandma Ingrid ( Resting - Mentally occupied with Orion), Grandma Derry (Anxouis - Mentally occupied with Orion) Fiona (Happy - Relaxed - Mentally occupied with Orion), Ayla (Happy - Working - Mentally occupied with Orion), Lyra (Resting - Watching her sisters work - Mentally occupied with Orion), Fifi (Determined - Happy - Relieved - Dreaming about Orion), Aunt Greta (Awake - Working - Mentally occupied with Orion), Anara (Taking care of Grace - Mentally occupied with Orion)
Prismerion Partners: Madam Seraphina (Emotionally unstable - Scheming - Mentally occupied with Orion) Elysia (Emotionally unstable - Working - Trying to suppress her emotions - Mentally occupied with Orion) Merida (Sick - Starved - Mentally occupied with Orion) Maya ( Restless - Angry - Mentally occupied with Orion)
Non-human allies: Dariya (Taking care of the farm- Mentally occupied with Orion), Malaia (Resting - Extremely curious - Helping Anara look after Grace - Mentally occupied with Orion).
Allies: Grandma Meldra (Resting - Watching her sisters work) Gorg (Training - Sad), Tala (Training), Grim (Training), Village Chief Brane (Relieved - Working), Stronghold Leader Zogar (Working), Mrs Shani (Sad - Working)
Outside the village -
Allies: Saria (Recovering - Emotionally unstable - Mentally occupied with Orion)
Primerian Kingdom: -
Allies: King Brylon (Extremely tensed - Stressed - Working) Queen Selene (Injured - Starved - Angry - Emotionally unstable - Trying to suppress her emotions - Mentally occupied with Orion) Princess Crystalia (Emotionally depressed - Helpless - Disgust - Trying to suppress her emotions - Mentally occupied with Orion), Princess of the Garden (Depressed - Trying to suppress her emotions - Emotionally unstable - Mentally occupied with Orion), Flintor (Fatigued - Injured - Starved - Chained) Iris ( Fatigued - Mentally occupied with Orion)