They had traveled for more than half of the day and the village was getting nearer. At this point in time Mew and Aldos had just taken a break and were enjoying the pleasant weather with a cup of spirit tea and some cookies.
Crunching down on cookie after cookie, Mew watched closely at a dust cloud that was getting bigger and bigger.
[Is there somthing coming our way?~]
Mew pondered out loud, sipping on his tea.
Aldos stood up and squinted his eyes, seeing a few men on horseback coming their way in a hurry.
"There is indeed something coming our way. If I am not mistaken, they are humans on horseback. They seem desperate."
Aldos commented, sitting down once more to enjoy his delightful me time with Mew.
[Desperate? That means something is going on! And I am not there to see it!]
Mew gasped, shock apparent on his furry face.
"Do you want to have a look, Mew-sama?"
[Ofcourse I want to look! It could be fun!]
Mew said, dumping the remains of their break time into his Garden. No doubt someone would clean it up, so Mew wasn't bothered by it one bit.
"Then let's depart, Mew-sama."
Aldos replied, grabbing Mew in one hand while holding his staff in the other.
[Go~ To infinity and beyond~!"]
"Where did you even learn such phrases?"
Aldos muttered, shaking his head as he moved at a fast pace towards the group on horseback. Within no time, they had caught up to them.
The men were a group of soldiers, all looking grim as they moved forward with one mind.
The man in lead saw Mew and Aldos approach. He was about to take out his sword, but refrained when he felt no hostility.
[Hiya!]
Mew yelled as he waved his paw, in an obvious way for a greeting.
"We have not time for pleasantries. We need to rescue civilians."
The leader yelled, spurring his horse on a bit more, increasing the speed they were moving at.
[See! Something is happening~!]
Aldos wanted to facepalm at Mew's comment but refrained, opting to follow the men on their way. It just so happens that they went towards the same direction he and Mew were going to.
"My name is Aldos and this is Mew. Can I ask you name, Sir knight?"
The leader looked at Aldos briefly, returning his gaze back to his front almost immediately.
"Gazef Stronoff, Warrior Captain of the Re-estize Kingdom."
The man, Gazef Stronoff remained silent afterwards. He didn't even look a bit surprised at the fact Aldos could keep up with them when he was on foot.
[Nice to meetcha, old man]
Mew chimmed, tilting his head back and forth at the coming action they would face.
Gazef couldn't help but chuckle at Mew's wording. He wasn't that old. Not that old at all.
Not long after, the Carne Village came in sight. Black smoke was billowing from the buildings, a ominous mood swirling deeply amongst the soldiers. They didn't have a good feeling about this.