Most of the trio's travel went by without encountering any trouble on their way. No more bandits or people disguised as bandits appeared, and for quite a good distance there should be no monsters in the area either.
"Dad... If that isn't a problem, I would like to request going through the Efemare and Tencelion territories?"
Maybe because he was feeling uneasy about things working out too well, or because he was starting to feel complacent, Zoemi tugged on his father's shirt and asked.
"Tencelion territory isn't a problem at all – from our current location it would actually be more difficult to not ride through it, but... Efemare territory is a far..."
Mizoe tilted his head and looked up, thinking about the roads they would have to take and pondering out loud.
"Is it the young lady again? Did she ask you to check something or are those two territories the safest ones to go?"
The light-blue-haired man looked back down on his son and inquired with cautiousness.