Chapter 184: Preparedness
A bird is coming toward the forest fort
The bird landed right in front of me without warning
It's a domesticated bird
A letter wrapped around its belly
I exchange and release the prepared letter
I make sure no one is around and open the letter
The contents of the letter
Surprise and delight
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We returned to the forest fort without incident.
Yes, everything was fine.
Other settlements where the rebels were supposedly located were not there as well.
There were only a few dead bodies.
"I see, all the other rebels were wiped out."
"Yes, although we have not been able to confirm this."
"Blue water, huh?"
"Would you like to hear more about it from those three?"
"No, more than that, Julius."
"Yes?"
"I want to ask you to go out again. Take those three as escorts."
"I don't mind. Where is it?"
"It's the ruins of the town of Nack."
Before I was born
There was a town called Nack
Where Mother was born and raised.
It is said that it is the hometown where she spent her time as a nun.
"There are rumors that there are rebels there, too."
"Is that so? Then, if you had told me first, I would have gone straight there instead of going back."
"Eh, a-ahh... yeah. I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you."
Mother seemed unusually impatient.
"Haa… Am I old too?"
"No, no, you have to work harder, Mother."
"Fufu, if anything should happen to me, Julius will be there, so I'll be fine."
Give me a break
It's impossible for me to lead everyone like Mother
"But the city of Nack..."
"Geldaria hates that city. Soldiers don't come there. It is the perfect hiding place."
That's what I didn't understand.
From what I've heard about the city of Nack, I can't find any reason to avoid it.
All I hear is that it is the birthplace of the current Queen.
"Why is it now in ruins?"
"I don't know. I was traveling by then."
Yes
Mother picked me up as a baby on that trip.
"All right, I'll let the three of them stay with me a little longer."
"Yes, there are a lot to learn from those three. Julius, learn from them."
"As long as it's worthwhile."
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Those were the last words
Julius and the others left the fort again.
"Sorry Julius"
In a corner of an empty fortress, I mutter such things
"I'm sorry I didn't do what a mother would do..."
I'm sure Julius will suffer from now on.
He would grieve for me
He would be sad
But he needs it
"Shiro-sama, Wince-sama, Sedona-sama. Please take care of Julius."
I released a messenger bird
Just one sentence
[Commence final stage.]
With a letter that says just that.
Now we're going to hell.
There's no turning back now.
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