As the group made their way towards way towards their destination, Ryuu was munching on a crispy fried Phoenix Chicken legs, it was so delicious that he felt as if he was lost in paradise, only to be brought back to reality as looked at the bone which was held in his hand with grief, 'Why oh why do this things disappear before you can enjoy them properly.', with a deep sigh he threw the bones on a plate which already contain more than a dozen Phoenix Chicken's leg bones. He then extended his hand towards the glass which contained some chilled fruit juice which he used to wash his meal down his throat as a contained sigh accompanied by a burp escaped his lips. His eyes then fell on the person responsible for the food as he complemented her, "Miss Minami, your cooking is so horribly good that I have no words in my vocabulary to describe the heavenly taste of your cooking.", he finished with a bright grin.
Minami just gave a small smile along as she bowed, "Thanking you for your kind words your Highness."
Antariskh just grinned as she gently ruffled Ryuu's hair, she agreed with Ryuu 'Minami' really is a good cook, maybe not on the level of her mother but still she was commendable.
Ryuu: "So sister what will I be doing while you all will be away on your job?"
Sylvana just shrugged as she replied while sipping on a glass of wine, "Do whatever you wish brother, you are on a vacation so do whatever you wish, you can even mingle with the locals as long as do not divulge any secrets regarding us."
Ryuu nodded at that.
Shamiran replied with a smile, "I think it will be good for you to mingle with people your age, all of your acquaintances are many years if not several millennia old after all."
Ryuu nodded at that he thought of teasing his older sister's by calling them 'Grand ma', but he was still a little afraid of Antariskh who seemed a little peeved than usual, and a voice from the deepest part of his mind was warning him from doing something so foolish as if he had once been punished for something like that, well another part of him refuted it if something like that happened he would have remembered it right, right? Well he was unsure and as such he did not want to test the waters.
Soon they arrived at a village with a less than 50 houses, a maid named Aika had arrived here in advance to procure place for their stay and as they arrived stepped forward as she greeted them.
Aika: "Welcome your Highnesses, Welcome to 'Tardide'", as she greeted an old man approached with a couple of people following closely after him.
He greeted them with a light bow, "Greetings Immortal fairies and young hero my name is Arpaesis , I am the Headman of this 'Tardide', I would love to welcome for your stay in our village for as long as you need."
Antariskh nodded at him as she replied, "Thank you for being such a kind host and please pardon our intrusions."
His sisters had some small talk with the village headman, which Ryuu did not mind as his he busy checking out the village itself as he saw many man woman old or young looking at them some were even pointing towards them not so subtlety as the gossiped about them, their behavior seemed to paint them as some form of rare animals which they had the luckily seen causing a noticeable frown on Ryuu's head.
The village head man soon escorted them to a large clearing a little a bit on the outskirts of the village on the exact opposite of the direction from where they arrived.
After exchanging of pleasantries he left quickly, Ryuu could see the old man's eyes were filled with awe, excitement as well as fear.
Shamiran then took out a small structure the same size as a seed, it suddenly floated from her palm as it went towards the open field, and with a flash a small house with courtyard but with walls big enough to hide everything happening inside the house.
As they entered the house Ryuu could not help but ask, "Sister why were they referring our group s as 'fairies' and 'heroes'?"
Shamiran replied with a smile, "Well that is how we are generally referred to by normal civilians who have no relation to cultivation, sometimes even cultivators who are of lower realms refer us as such. Why did you not like it?"
Ryuu replied with a frown, "Well to tell you the truth not really, I have done nothing heroic to be called as such."
His sisters just smiled warmly at him, it was another think about Ryuu they loved a lot was that he was humble, despite him being so powerful at such an young age he was not arrogant in fact he understood humility like no other person of his age that makes him admirable in their eyes as he understood his faults better than any other cultivator and always strives to rectify them.
Ryuu entered the house which could easily blend with any other house currently present in the village but Ryuu was as always amazed by how spacious the inside seemed to be, it was like a huge mansion as big as the one he currently lived in Ayindril. He vowed to one day create such buildings which could shape shift but the inside space was always the same no matter.
The next day his sisters were leaving him here with a little less than a dozen maids to cater him.
Antariskh spoke as she hugged Ryuu, "Well brother, we will be taking our leave for the time being so take care and if you have any problem we have given you this ring just insert your Ki and we will be back in a jiffy, but make sure to use it only during an emergency which even the maids may not be able to handle."
Ryuu simply nodded as she returned her hug.
His sisters just hugged him as the offered a few parting words as they left and soon they along with a few of their maids disappeared from view.
Ryuu turned to one of the maids, who had been left as in charge of the place as a head maid, he spoke, "Miss Aika I wish to tour the village we are currently residing if it is not too much trouble for any of you."
Aika simply shook her head as she replied with a smile, "Your Highness there is no trouble, one of my colleagues and I will simply guard you while we leave the rest to finish their jobs."
Ryuu nodded in acceptance and soon he and Aika along with another maid left to visit 'Tardide'.