- - Many hours have passed - -
Narrator's POV:
The Second Regiment finally exits the borders of Azyrya, and they're now in Azure Lake's territory.
. . .
"Finally! I get able to see the sun again! What a relief!"
- Heldrick said in relief.
*Alden is looking closely to the map and he's surprised*
"Woah! Woah! I didn't expect it only took us several hours to exit the Azyrya Territory. I.. I mean look at this!"
- Alden said in surprise.
*Alden showing the map to everyone*
"The land of Azyrya is vast and if we compare our size to the map, we're just a mere ants here!"
- Alden said in surprise as he tries to illustrate.
*Alden lowered the map and everyone started to wonder*
"How'd that happened?"
- Alden ask confusedly.
*awkward silence*
. . .
*Efrain laughs and Alden was confused*
*Efrain raises his hand and point the busy Zemislav using his thumb*
"You have to thank our amazing Captain for that. He knows every shortcuts here."
- Efrain said.
Everyone started to stare at Zemislav. Zemislav, on the other hand, felt bothered upon seeing his comrades looking at him curiously.
At that moment, Zemislav started to feel kind of embarrassed all of a sudden upon seeing his companions, whose looking at him curiously.
. . .
"Woah!!!"
- most said in awe.
Zemislav judges their impression and he somehow understand since he actually heard their conversation.
He lets out a big laughter and everyone's surprised and confused at the same time. And again, upon seeing their reactions, Zemislav laugh again after seeing their shocked expressions.
"Okay, okay... guys, seriously, those things aren't to be surprised, ya know?"
- Zemislav said in an awkwardness.
*everyone's listening*
"And besides, even if I knew every shortcuts here or not, as long as everybody's so energetic and lively, of course our track will be a lot faster than anticipated."
- Zemislav said in a funny and uncomfortable way.
*Zemislav put his arms at his waist in alternate sides*
"Anyway, if you guys wanted to take some rest, let me know if-"
- Zemislav cheerfully said.
*flapping of wings over the horizon and Zemislav gasps*
Zemislav wasn't able to finish his sentence as he heard a flapping sounds in a far away distance.
*Zemislav gotten quiet*
When the regiment noticed the sudden silence of their Captain, they started to ask.
"Captain, is there something wrong?"
- James ask.
Zemislav failed to hear him as the person which James' addresses was spacing out for a moment.
. . .
"Cap... Captain Zemis-?"
- James repeated.
*Zemislav gasps and he then scratches his head in wonder*
"Oh, sorry. What were you asking, Sir James?"
- Zemislav ask in a funny way.
? ? ?
"Captain, why did you suddenly gone quiet for a-?"
- James ask again in a confused tone.
James didn't able to finish his sentence as he was completely interrupted by Zemislav's quick response.
"Oh? I just heard a flapping wings of a pigeon approaching this way."
- Zemislav replied but he look at the skies and not having an eye-to-eye contact with James.
"O... okay...."
- James replied awkwardly.
. . .
"I wasn't able to finish my question yet he answered already? Amazing...."
- James wondered.
*the other knights started to search over the skies but they found nothing*
"Captain, I'm... I'm sorry to intrude your conversation with sir James but..."
- a female knight beside James, spoke.
"I... I can't hear any Pigeon's flapping wings or see any signs of pigeon around here either."
- Aubry said in confusion.
*Zemislav gone quiet but he's still searching towards the skies*
*Aubry feels a sudden awkwardness*
. . .
*Zemislav closed his eyes and try to deepen his concentration*
*deep exhales*
When he finally confirmed it what's the flapping sounds are, he confronted his companions.
"Everyone, find a shelter where you can all rest for a bit."
- Zemislav cheerfully said.
*all wondered and Tigreal stepped in*
"Why mentor Zemislav? Shouldn't we moving right now for our next destination?"
- Tigreal ask.
*Zemislav smiles*
"Let's... take some rest first before moving, Sir Tigreal."
- Zemislav smiles as he replied Tigreal's question.
"O... okay mentor."
- Tigreal said with a mix of hesitation and doubt.
Tigreal left and start looking for a suitable place to rest.
*footsteps drawing closer to Zemislav's direction*
While others are busy looking for a place to rest, Margarette come closer to her husband.
"Zemi, what are you doing staring at the skies?"
- Margarette ask.
"Just waiting for the pigeon to arrive."
- Zemislav replied seriously.
"Pigeon? What's with a pigeon?"
- Margarette ask while confused.
. . .
*Zemislav feel a slight awkwardness on what he spoke*
"Oh, it's rare to know this kind of Message delivery nowadays... My bad..."
- Zemislav frowns on his thoughts.
. . .
*clears throat*
"Higher officials of the Empire uses Pigeon as a way of delivering message to me."
- Zemislav explains.
. . .
"Only me of course."
- Zemislav said with a mixture of dumbness.
*Margarette isn't fazed by her husband's stupid behavior*
*Zemislav's moment of silence*
. . .
"Well, it has been practiced for 3 decades and they all seemed getting used to it."
- Zemislav said with addition of a foolish smile
*heh!*
"They even complain at that time because, why do I need a special way of message delivery? Wahahahaha!"
- Zemislav replied funnily.
Margarette still not fazed by his jokes which made him regret his stupid behavior.
*Margarette crosses her arms*
"Pigeon? Message? How's that?"
- Margarette said in confusion.
*Zemislav's listening*
"How come a mere pigeon able to send its message directly to you? I.. I don't understand though."
- Margarette ask in confusion.
"Oh sweetheart, is she playing jokes on me again? This sort of things were taught by Lumina's-"
- Zemislav lets out a smug as he speaks.
. . .
*crow of awkwardness*
*Zemislav gasps*
"Wait, don't tell me you didn't know?"
- Zemislav said in surprise.
"Huh?"
- Margarette replies with even more confused face.
*Zemislav scratch his head in confusion*
"You know, Pigeon's or any other flying animals or animals in the past are used to deliver message from afar."
- Zemislav explains.
"Sometimes, they even use wolves, camels, donkeys, dogs, and I guess hens sometimes? I... I forgot the details of the rest."
- Zemislav explains thoroughly.
"It's even stated in Lumina's teachings."
- Zemislav explains surprisingly.
"Well... well..."
- Margarette hesitates.
*Margarette started to blush due to embarrassment*
"Who knows?? I'm a resident of Lumina City eversince I was born and I don't know much about tribal way of delivering message."
- Margarette said in an embarrassed way.
*huh??*
"What? Tribal? No, no Sweetheart. It's not even tribal...."
- Zemislav said in a denial expression.
"Well, obviously it also practiced from our ancestors before though."
- Zemislav frowns at his thoughts.
. . .
Margarette started to feel embarrassed and Zemislav continues to explain.
"It's not tribal but a native way of delivering message of our each and different ancestors."
- Zemislav explains while can't help being surprised.
*Margarette started to look like dumb, comically*
"Didn't Lumina failed to teach those things?"
- Zemislav said while still confused.
. . .
"Wha.... wha...."
- Margarette said while hesitating.
. . .
*breeze howling*
- - - - - Meanwhile - - - - - -
After couple of minutes have passed, Margarette's blushing intensifies due to extreme embarrassment just now.
*sigh of disappoinment*
*Zemislav's wondering*
"Alright, alright, I admit, I didn't listen much in Lumina's History classes, Zemi. It made me bored so easily."
- Margarette explains embarrassedly.
*Zemislav still listening while Margarette's pouting*
"I'm only interested in performing physical and extracurricular activities. Nothing entertains me back at the school than performing those thingy I just mentioned."
- Margarette said while embarrassed.
. . .
Zemislav gone seriously quiet and Margarette noticed her husband's confused expression.
*tch!*
"Laugh all you want!"
- Margarette embarrassedly shouts.
*Margarette's pouting*
"I... I don't care one way or... or the other Zemi."
- Margarette said embarrassedly and pouting funnily.
Margarette still pouting and she took a moment to look on her husband.
*Zemislav's confused of her sudden behavior*
"Why would I laugh? There's nothing funny about it."
- Zemislav said.
*Margarette's surprised*
"And besides, this pigeon thingy is rarely used by modern day's communication or message delivery."
- Zemislav said.
"People tend to use 'Runners', 'Mailman' and stuff to deliver message today because it'll help the unemployed people to take those kind of jobs, and earn money in doing so."
- Zemislav said.
"Ha? So then, why did you-"
- Margarette said in surprise.
*Zemislav crosses his arms on his chest portion*
"I just wanted to use this kind of communication in order to tell others that Pigeon, or any sort of Animals, and Humans can establish an understanding and help one another."
- Zemislav said.
. . . .
"Sweety..."
- Margarette touched by Zemislav's words.
*Zemislav smirks comically*
"I even use Eagles and Hawks sometimes... Also...."
- Zemislav said with a funny smug face.
*Margarette's blank face with a confused blinking of her eyes*
"I even use Lizardmen, jewel-like crab, and any sort of monsters exist in this Land for message delivery. 'Beggars can't be choosers'."
- Zemislav whispered.
. . .
"In rare occasions only, sweetheart."
- Zemislav whispered to his wife, with an expression of evil smugging face.
*Margarette is making a surprised expression, funnily*
"Except Jeweltoise of course..."
- Zemislav comically said.
*Margarette's a little startled upon hearing what Zemislav just spoken*
"They're f*ck*ng, big *ss*d creatures, and they might scare the sh*t out of Lumina citizens about its gigantic appearance. Heheheheheh!"
- Zemislav cunningly said, comically.
*ha!*
"That... will be f*ck*ng hilarious, especially those j*ck*ss officials whose *ss*s so f*ck*ng shiny as gold! Wahahahahaha!!!"
- Zemislav said with an evil smug, comically.
Margarette flinched and shivers greatly due to the evil vibe on her husband.
*a moment of silence*
"But it seems the high officials doesn't want to use eagles and hawks because... Well, obviously it's so rare to find one, and those birdies are so f*ck*ng hard to tame."
- Zemislav said in a smug face.
*clears throat*
"But not me of course, they're easy to tame like a peanut butter. Kehkehkehke! They're even more friendly than those c*cky ants. Wahahahaha!"
- Zemislav's jokes.
. . .
"This dude sure does can't tell that those birds are fierce and dangerous."
- Margarette wondered in a disappointed look, comically.
. . .
"So, they use pigeons since it's mostly seen at Lumina City and friendly type bird."
- Zemislav said as he smirk.
*cute eyes of Zemislav*
"They're even cute, and they express their gratitude by spilling their f*ck*ng sh*ts right in your head. Ahahahahah!"
- Zemislav lets out a big laughter upon speaking.
"Oh?? Now, that reminds me of our son who bathe with lots of Pigeon's sh*ts, ahahahah!"
- Zemislav jokes around, he even shed tears due to intense laughter.
- - - - - At Lumina City - - - - -
( at Light's Order )
*Alucard sneezes greatly*
*sniffing of his snot*
"The f*ck??! Who's gossiping about me??? Achhoo!!!!"
- Alucard rants as he sneezes.
- Back at Azure Lake's Territory -
"That's incredibly, f*ck*ng hilarious!"
- Zemislav laughs.
"As always, like father like son! Ahahahaha!!!"
- Zemislav greatly laughs.
. . .
"So, he also bathe with Pigeon's excrement, too?"
- Margarette comically wondered.
. . .
*she slap her husband's shoulder gently which made Zemislav flinch*
"Stop swearing you j*ck*ss.."
- Margarette said with a slight irritation, funnily.
*an awkward moment of silence*
"Oh, god!!!! I'm swearing!"
- Margarette's surprised.
*pft!*
"Wahahahahahaha!!!! I can't believe you were swearing just now, sweetheart! Ahahahahah! I can't f*ck*ng believe it!"
- Zemislav teases his wife.
*Zemislav burst with extreme laughter while his wife is so embarrassed*
"Shu.. shut up Zemi!!!! I won't let that happen again! Ever!!!"
- Margarette said in embarrassement, funnily.
*Zemislav cunning stare*
"Eh? Really?"
- Zemislav said in a funny, impish way.
"Just... SHUT UP!!!"
- Margarette shouts comically.
*SLAP!!!!*
"OUCH!!!"
- Zemislav groans comically.
- - - - - Meanwhile - - - - -
"Anyway, how'd you summon a pigeon in your direction or I dunno, just how does it work Zemi?"
- Margarette said while confused.
*Zemislav smiles while a hand-slap mark on his face still pulsing comically*
"You'll find out soon enough, sweetheart."
- Zemislav said confidently as he winks towards his wife.
Margarette is making an expression which tells that she can't do anything but admit.
*Zemislav gasps*
"Oh? By the way, I just noticed something."
- Zemislav said.
*Margarette's listening*
"Were you calling me by my nickname when you were talking to me recently?"
- Zemislav ask.
"Margarette flinched*
"From sweety pie to Zemi."
- Zemislav said.
"Uum..."
- Margarette is hesitating.
"Well, that's good to hear sweetheart!"
- Zemislav smiles.
"Now, I conclude that you truly love calling me by my nickname, not by what we used to address each other! Hehehehe!"
- Zemislav cheerfully said.
*blushes*
"Cu... cut it out! It was... unintentional."
- Margarette blushes as she denies.
" 'Unintentional'? "
- Zemislav wondered.
*he then smiles*
"Hehehehe! Whatever sweetheart."
- Zemislav smiles as he finished saying what he intended to say.
Zemislav gave his embarrassed wife a kiss on her forehead and he then continue looking over the horizon.
*Margarette blushes*
- - - - A minute have passed - - - -
After all the waits, Zemislav finally found a pigeon coming to his direction.
*flapping of wings*
Zemislav get the whistle on his pocket which made Margarette surprise. He then picked it up and start blowing.
*whistling*
*the pigeon is now clearly seen by the naked eyes*
After non-stop of whistling, Zemislav raises his hand and the Pigeon landed.
*flapping of wings slowly stops*
"Woah! It's a real pigeon!"
- Margarette's surprised.
"What do you expect? Are my words really that doubtful?"
- Zemislav frown in disappointment towards his wife comically.
*Margarette avoided eye contact to her husband*
Zemislav now focuses his attention to the pigeon. He started to take the note that's been hidden in Pigeon's left leg.
*paper unfolding sounds*
He read the content of the letter silently.
. . .
And upon reading the text, he was a little surprised. Margarette noticed a slight shock of Zemislav so she started to ask.
"Sweety, what's wrong? Why are you sort of surprised?"
- Margarette ask.
*Zemislav didn't respond*
"Sweety?"
- Margarette asks again.
"Oh? Pardon.. What were you asking sweetheart?"
- Zemislav said with a bothered mind.
*Margarette gone silent for a while and she ask him again*
"What does the letter all about?"
- Margarette ask with a slight doubt.
"Oh... I see.. sorry about that."
- Zemislav said as he scratches his head.
Zemislav folded the letter and he faces her confused wife.
"We'll be changing course for now, sweety. From Azure Lake to Castle Aberleen."
- Zemislav said.
"What? Why so sudden? I thought we're going to patrol near Azure Lake's territory for a while?"
- Margarette ask.
"Neeh, change of plan... let's change our course for now."
- Zemislav said with ease.
*Margarette started to wonder*
Zemislav took a moment to breath and explain some things regarding the letter he just received.
. . .