Hoof Print
The next month has been quiet but peaceful.
Fishing
Looking for wildflowers
Watching over livestock
Babysitting
Helping with searching
Taking care of tools
Looking for a lost child
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"Hey, you guys! There's something I'd like to ask you."
One day
The person in charge of the meadow said.
"Is this a request?"
"It's a request, but it's a bit fishy."
Is this the exciting request we've been waiting for!
"What kind of request?"
Olasha immediately checked the contents.
"Recently, the ground around this meadow has been damaged a lot."
"Is it artificial?"
"We don't know if it's artificial or not. We don't know that kind of thing."
"But if you say it smells fishy, there's something strange about it, isn't there?"
"Well, the only thing we know for sure is that we found horse hoof prints."
Could it be that the meadow has been discovered?
"Is the lapis lazuli owner who recently arrived active now?"
Aritote suspects something along those lines.
"That's why I told you, it's a bit fishy. They're definitely coming this way."
"Which direction is it coming from?"
"It's from the Dead Desert."
"Did Shelma move the army?"
I don't have an answer.
And after working with Olasha for a month, I realized something.
"Let's head over then."
Olasha grabs a weapon.
This guy is the type to act quickly if he can't make a decision based on information.
"Be careful!"
"You should be more worried about your fee than our safety!"
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So we left the meadow and headed towards the Dead Desert.
In the middle of that, Olasha suddenly knelt on the ground.
"Olasha?"
"Are you not feeling well! Would you like some water?"
"Ah, no. Instead, look at this."
There are horse hoofprints where Olasha points.
"Have they come this far already?"
"We can’t deny the possibility that these are unrelated hoof prints, but what are these patterns?"
Slightly regular grooves were visible in the hoofprints.
I've seen it somewhere
"This is the emblem of the Shelma Kingdom, right?"
Aritote immediately says the correct answer.
"Shelma aren't that stupid, are they? It's not Boldoi's work, is it?"
"But what's the point of constructing an operation in a place like this? If they're going to make a case for an invasion, why not make it easier to understand? For example..."
For example
Raising the Shelma flag and coat of arms
Looting and slaughtering the village of Boldoi?
And so Aritote's words continue.
"Lucette…"
"Hmm?"
"I was being careless, so stop that expression. It's scary."
Oops, I shouldn't have.
Apparently it was showing on my face.
"Both of you be quiet..."
Olasha, who stopped our conversation, put his ear to the ground.
"...I think it's the footsteps of horses. From the direction of the Dead Desert... four or five."
"Are you serious? Let's hide behind that rock!"
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