The Thousand Year Dynasty
16. Return Journey
Four days after the invasion of the city of Nezarad, Aksa and Nata's entourage began preparing to leave the city to return to the Pharos Region.
Beside the group, follow the Holy Girl with them. Which when it was reported the day before, made everyone surprised. Not the priests of the Holy Land, nor the troops of the Pharos region.
That was because starting from the flow of belief the Holy Land was standing up to now, the Holy Girl had never completely left the land. About 300 years.
"So what's your plan this time, Aks?" Nata asked as they were packing their tent. Moments before preparing to leave the city of Nezarad.
"It's not that you said to find out why I wanted to help Rafa and why Miss Luque didn't want to" Aksa replied as she folded her hammock.
"Then?"
"It is clear why that is so. That's because Rafa isn't Miss Luque's friend. So my goal is to get Miss Luque closer to Rafa, so they can be friends. If you're friends, Miss Luque will heal Rafa's hand without asking for anything in return. How briliant was my idea?" aksa said bragging.
"Well, what a grand and grand plan" Nata said, praising it excessively. And quickly changed his facial expression to lazy. "Are you unconscious? He said 'look clear'?" Ask then in a scornful tone.
"Hey, don't you dare criticize my plan. You don't even want to help anything for this matter" Aksa seemed to not accept the ridicule from Nata.
"All right then. Good luck with your plan" Nata said later.
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Finally the group with 4 chariots left the city of Nezarad. Still left some soldiers and wrecking chariots to stand guard in the city.
It appears that all residents and clergy gathered in front of the city gate to release their important figures.
The clergy were forbidden to follow by Luque as they were tasked with guarding the townspeople. They were promised that his departure would not be forever.
Luque is in the same train as Aksa, Nata, Lily, Val, Rafa, and a trio of hunters. 14 Prajuri and other witches.
They were all twenty-three seated on either side of the carriage wall. There were 12 people on the left side and 11 on the right side. The two lines face each other.
Lili, Val, a trio of hunters, Rafa, and the other 6 warriors sit in a row. In front of them sat Luque, Aksa, Nata, and 8 other soldiers.
Luque sitting next to Aksa looked very attached. Even the unconscious will pay attention.
"What did Mr Aksa do this time? Why did Primaval become like that to him?" Loujze whispered to Deuxter who was next to him.
While Rafa who was sitting 5 people to the right side in front of Aksa and Luque, was seen just silent. The Seithr girl leaned her body back with the magic wand between her lap. His gaze only led to the wall above the head of the soldier sitting right in front of him.
While Aksa was just silent with a face that was parched beside Luque. It seemed that he was beginning to regret his decision to bring the Holy Girl along to the land of Pharos.
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They took the sea route to make it faster. It went straight north to the Damcyan region, then by boat, which took only a few hours, headed straight for the Western port city.
When they pass overland, they must turn more northeast towards Ignus and then south of Pharos.
It took them about four days to finally arrive at the port city of Zu on the north coast of Damcyan. It was because they had to stop by and spend the night in Guam and Fu city first.
In addition to resting and refueling, Nata also needs to meet with Vossler who is in the city of Fu. To talk about the situation in the territory of the Holy Land and the city of Guam. Which then even got bad news that there was a rebellion in the Elbrasta kingdom.
Luque seemed to enjoy the trip. He asked what he didn't know along the way. Also all the strange things made by Aksa and Nata that he met. Like the locomotive furnace built in the city of Fu to facilitate the rebuilding of the city gate, until the iron ship in the port of Damcyan when they were about to make the crossing.
The girl also looks very excited when she guesses something she has only seen from books or from people's stories.
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"I have not seen the sea for a long time" Luque said as he and Aksa stood on the front deck of the ship, which was sailing towards the Western port of Pharos.
"You seem to enjoy this trip very much, Miss Luque" Aksa said after noticing Luque's smiling face looking at the horizon in the middle of the ocean.
"The sunset in the middle of the sea like this is indeed a sight that is second to none" Luque said again while putting all his body weight into both hands that tightly grip the protective iron fence around the deck. "Thank you for making an offer to me, Mr. Aksa" he added later.
"Because we're going to start being friends, so call me without using additional masters" Aksa replied a little far behind Luque.
"That means it happens to you, too. Don't call me with the addition of miss" Luque changed his words. He was still staring at the sun that was slowly starting to descend to the horizon boundary, turning his back on Aksa.
"If that one, I can't do" Aksa immediately refused.
"Why?" Luque immediately turned towards Aksa.
"Because you are much older than me" Aksa replied quickly.
"You also called Lily to Miss Lilian. And only Val to Mr. Val. Though they are also older than you" Luque said in disbelief.
"yes too. Maybe because I feel close to Lily and Val" Aksa looks a little nod.
"Then, it means that it is clear that you must call me without additional words, miss, so that we can get closer" Luque said.
Aksa seemed to think for a moment. "All right then. From now on I will call you, Luq" he said later.
"Alright Aksa" Luque replied with a fluffy smile.
"But it seems, Nata will still call you using the addition of miss. Because that person is a little bit of a colot" Aksa said later.
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While on the bridge, one floor behind the deck where Aksa and Luque were located, Rafa was standing in front of the glass window of the room. Look outwards.
"What are you looking at, Miss Rafa?" Lily asked which surprised Rafa.
"Just the scenery, Miss Lily" said Rafa quickly with a slightly panicked look.
"Aren't you usually not next to Aksa?" Lily's question continues.
"He's with Primaval now. It seems to be talking about something important. I don't want to bother them" Rafa replied in a bit of a hurry.
"You don't have to feel that way towards Aksa, Miss Rafa. You can disturb him whenever you want" Suddenly Nata interrupts from behind Rafa. On the threshold of entrance bridge. "The talk that Aksa considered important, most things are not clear about film, games, and science" he continued later.
"You two are the same. Don't you realize, Nat?" saut Lily responded to Nata's words.
"But I'm not as weird as Aksa" Nata is seen defending himself. "So what I'm trying to say is, don't feel like you're a stranger to us, Miss Rafa. Don't feel too shady. Tell me what you want to say. And if it accidentally offends. Immediately apologize" he added at length.
Rafa looks silent thinking about Nata's words. While subconsciously staring at the two figures who were chatting at the end of the front deck.
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