The Great War of Rhodesia

20. Headed North

After having a light conversation they continued with lunch together. Without Versica. Because women have to go back to work.

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"And also I have never seen Eden and Alexander here for 2 months. Are they busy?" Hericus asked making a new topic of conversation.

"It's not because it's forbidden, is it?" ask her again with a joke that everyone knows it means seriously.

"I told you before. Prince Alexander and Prince Eden are busy, Lord Hericus." Orland answered with a slight trench. It was seen that the bald man was holding back his sense of regret towards Hericus.

"Yes, Mr. Orland is right." Nata soon chimed in. "Right now Eden - I mean the Prince of Eden is leading the Plan of Work to map the southern mainland in the southeast region" he continued with an explanation.

"Oh, Prince Eden did the fieldwork?" Hericus seemed a little surprised by the answer.

"really. Maybe he influenced the people around him. Because all the nobles in this region do the same." Nata answered back.

"Yes, of course." said Hericus, replying a little awkwardly.

"Prince Alexander is currently with Mr. Cedrik and several leaders of the Southern region to discuss development issues." Nata.

"Because Her Majesty the Queen gave her the task of taking care of all the development in this southern region."

"I think Her Majesty the Queen prepared Prince Alexander quite well." Daniel replied with a smile. There was a hidden intent in Voryn's man's words.

"I think so," Nata replied trying not to notice the hidden intent.

"After all this is blessed, we will indeed return to our respective places as usual. Didn't we?" daniel added.

"You're right." Nata answered with a smile.

Orland and Hericus nodded silently.

"So after this you will head to the Kingdom of Estrinx, Lord Nata?" hericus then tried to change the subject.

"Right, Mr. Hericus."

"I think you are truly a dedicated person, Mr. Nata. Until willing to bother coming directly to it." This time it was Daniel who said.

"What is this about the trade plan and the voyage to the east sea? Until you have to intervene even in the midst of the chaos that is happening at this time," continued the noble man.

"Would Rhapsodia seek trade and shipping cooperation to the east sea with the Estrinx?" sahut Hericus who just found out about it.

While Nata only laughed faintly hearing the words of the two northern nobles.

"Maybe it will sound like you're bragging. But me and Arcdux Lugwin have a story in the past. And our relationship can be called as friends" Nata said later.

"Yes, I've heard of it." Daniel chimed.

"Oh, really?" Hericus.

"And right now he is having a very strange problem. As a friend, should not I visit him?" continued Nata again with a friendly smile.

"Yes, right. I've understood. As your best friend, it is appropriate to visit him" Daniel replied with a friendly smile.

"And you want to use a Sea Ship to get there? Not with an Air Ship?" ask Hericus again who looks quite curious.

"Yes, even though I have never seen it in person, but wouldn't it be much easier to use an Airship to go to the Estrinx region at times like these?" the Ghaltia man continued later.

"The Airship still cannot be used to travel that far, Mr. Hericus," Nata told a lie. "At the same time all the Airships are currently being used for the benefit of the kingdom" he continued.

Actually the reason Nata did not use the Airship was not entirely a lie.

Besides the entire Airship is currently busy in use, another reason is that the existence of the transpotation tool is not known by many people. Especially in the north.

"Oh, so it seems. Too bad. The Airship, whose rumors are extraordinary, still has shortcomings" said Hericus, nodding lightly. As if I just understood something.

"Yes, sometimes that's a rumor, Mr. Hericus. Always exaggerated," Nata replied with a small laugh.

And then the conversation continues to a topic that is not too important, until the time when Nata and Lily leave.

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Nata's watch showed at 2pm when he and others were already on the deck of the Iron Ship on the dock that did not yet have that name.

Soon a long whistle was heard from the chimney, and the ship began to move away from the coast.

Nata's journey to the Estrinx region began.

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"Would one day we sail there" said Sigurd pointing to the horizon line at the eastern end as he and others were on deck after breakfast the next day.

They were doing activities while enjoying the air, after a night had to continue to be in the room because the ship was passing through a storm.

"Do you think there's land east there?" timpal Loujze with questions.

Looks like a trio of hunters were helping the crew lift tarpaulin from several places.

"I think there's. Because this world must be much larger than the Elder realm." Nata answered that question.

He and Lily did nothing and just enjoyed the atmosphere of leaning on the guardrail.

"Thinking about it has made me feel scared and excited" Sigurd added. He had just placed a wooden barrel at the end of the deck.

The man and Axel were helping the crew move items that had previously been put in due to the storm.

"Hopefully with the tools being developed by Aksa, in the future the journey to the east sea will be much easier to do" said Nata added.

"Is Lord Aksa making something that will be useful to us in the Elf Forest there?" Sigurd asked enthusiastically.

"What does this have to do with magic?" This time Axel asked. The Fire Star member had also just finished putting the wooden barrel next to Sigurd.

"true." Nata answered quickly.

"Even now that you guys who can't use the Soul Stream alone can already make Magic Wands." There was the sound of Ende walking out of the room inside.

"What is really going on in this world?" continued the little witch with a little annoyance.

"Oh, right. I just remembered that Miss Lily's new Wand was made by Mr. Aksa" said Loujze, who had just finished his work.

"Aksa made it based on the direction of Lily as well as the other Elves" Nata replied trying to explain.

That was later allowed with a nod of the head from Lily.

"It was the young man who made it. Remembering this makes me even more upset." Ende looks start sewot unclear. "If I see him later, I'll ask him to make one for me."

"Are you angry or not, actually, En? Choose one of them," said Sigurd trying to tease Ende.

"But is it true that you both learned about Runic lore in the Elf Forest there?" Axel solved the question.

"Right," answered Nata briefly.

"Why did the Elves let you learn it?" Deuxter also seemed interested in the hel.

"long story. But obviously, because we understand how to read the Runic. While the Elves were not," Nata replied honestly but jokingly.

And everyone laughed.

"Yes, that's clear" said Sigurd.

"Then after all this is done teach me about that knowledge as well." This time it was Ende who was demanding his rights.

"No need to worry, Miss Ende. Miss Rafa is recording everything that Aksa is learning in the Azuar Forest." Nata answered.

"And the plan is that he will use the note as research material for our Witch Union" the young man continued.

"Oh, really?" Ende's face began to look bright after hearing this.

"Yes, at least that's what he told me."

"Alright I understand," Ende replied quickly. The mood of the little witch had already changed even better by now.

"Now you're smiling, En?" sigurd's Goda is no longer ignored by Ende.

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Even 3 days from the time the Iron Ship Nata group left the territory of Rhodsodia, they finally found a dock at the end of the horizon.

"Mainland!" The crew shouted to give word.

"It looks like it's Gargazu Pier in the southeast of Dyms village" Huebert said, sounding quite confident.

"The village has not seen him for a long time." Nata begins to feel nostalgia after hearing the name Dyms called. Just like Lily.

"Isn't that the village where the Oracle spent the rest of her life?" Sigurd asked to make sure.

"true."

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