- You're lucky she's alive, Trey, let's hope she's okay. - Keirin said in a tired voice, continuing to run her hand through the girl's hair.
I agreed with Keirin's words that I was lucky that this robber didn't kill her. I didn't want to anger the kingdom and the empire of Kray with the death of my former sister-in-law.
The sounds of fighting and sword strikes were less and less audible throughout the caravan, symbolizing that the robbers' attack was repulsed, but at what cost? We will have to find out after we get rid of the rest of the living robbers. Shifting his gaze to the head of the robber who was beheaded by Keirin, it was noticeable on his face that he accepted his fate and perhaps even repented of his actions.
Shifting his gaze to the head of the guard who was breathing heavily, resting on his two-handed sword, there was a lot of blood on his body, it was unclear whether this blood was his or the robbers.
A dark elf was kneeling next to him, resting his back against the wheel of one of the carriages, like Oteu, he was tired and most likely spent all his magic.
- Let's take Fel to our carriage and put someone from the tormentors to guard her. - Keirin turned to me in a tired voice.
Approaching her and kneeling down, taking the gently sleeping Fel in our arms, we got up and went to our carriage, no one tried to stop us, my four tormentors whom I called helped to overcome the remaining robbers and returned to me.
Ordering them to guard us, we walked towards the carriage. We were accompanied by the gazes of the merchants, in which there was a misunderstanding of the situation that they observed. A half-elf with a light elf who were surrounded by black figures of an orc and elves and a strange monster who only recently killed robbers right and left, now they accompanied a strange couple.
Returning back to the carriage, I recalled the two tormentors, leaving only two elves, one of whom was standing in front of the door leading outside and the other was located near the bed where Fel was lying.
- Why didn't you come earlier? - Keirin asked expectantly, looking at me.
Returning back to the table and sitting opposite each other looking at each other. I understood Keirin's displeasure, but I didn't feel guilty about what happened to Fel.
- I didn't hear anything that was happening in the outside world, I was completely immersed in creating spells. - I replied, relaxing in my chair.
Keirin, listening to my words, also relaxed in the chair and shifted her gaze to the bed where Fel was lying.
- I don't understand then how did you know we were in danger? - Keirin asked uncomprehendingly, looking at me.
Sighing and trying to remember how I saw the situation in which she and Fel found themselves. Telling her how I did the spells and when it was completed and how I was pulled and saw her on her knees standing in front of the robber.
- Did you see me visually like now or was it something else? - Keirin asked, it was clear from her voice that she was interested.
Frowning, I began to describe in detail how I saw her, that I didn't hear or feel any sounds or smells.
- Interestingly, it's like a blood spell, but I remember more strongly how my blood dripped to the ground and after a while you appeared. - Keirin said thoughtfully, running her fingers over her lips, I saw that the upper lip was broken.
Wondering if it was the influence of the goddess Hes or is it just a coincidence? Lately I didn't believe in coincidences, which means it was the influence of the goddess Hes.
- I think she intervened, I have no other explanation. - I replied, pointing up with my hand.
Watching my hand, Keirin nodded in agreement, she understood that saying such a thing out loud even knowing that Fel was sleeping was dangerous for them.
- But I'm still glad that you came, even if you have to thank her for it, we don't know what happened to her if you didn't come. - Keirin said, glancing at the bed.
Fel, slept sometimes you could see how she screams in her sleep. We didn't know how she would come to her senses and what she would remember. As one teacher in the castle told us, the human brain has the function of blocking unpleasant memories, especially if a person has experienced something terrible.
- What are our plans next? - Keirin asked , closing her eyes.
She was very tired today and this fight against the robber had a strong effect on her, she felt weak for the first time and partly began to understand even more why Trey wants to become stronger so much.
- I don't know, how long do you think we'll be near the city? - I asked, watching her.
Having thought and estimated the distance they had covered, there were still a few days of travel to the city. And this meant that they had to act faster and come up with a reason to leave the caravan but not leave it in danger otherwise the tasks would be marked as failed for Trey.
- I think two more days and we will be under the walls of the city, but I think it's better for us to leave the caravan before the city. - Keirin answered thoughtfully.
I understood why she offered to leave the caravan to the city, if we arrived there with the caravan, we would be met with questions, which I wanted to avoid as much as possible. I already felt the stares from the members of the caravan when we returned to the carriage.
Many saw how the four tormentors participated in the reflection and destruction of the robbers. And then an interesting thought came to me: what if the robbers' camp were destroyed, would this be a valid reason for leaving the caravan?
- Keirin, what do you think if we leave the caravan to destroy the bandit camp. Would that be a good reason why we would leave him? - I asked her.
Listening to Trey's question, she thought about the rules of the task can only be issued by the guild of mercenaries. But in rare situations, representatives of the nobility or merchants can give out.
This gang had been raging for a long time in these parts and she was sure that there were tasks in the cities to eliminate this gang, but the question arose what rank did she have?
- In general, yes, but there is a problem we are not non-members of the mercenary guild. And we don't have our own and the problem is in issuing a task, only the nobility and merchants can issue it bypassing the guild of mercenaries. - Keirin said thoughtfully, running her hand over her neck.
The Mercenary Guild was a structure that regulated other free guilds, and if a representative of the race was not a member of any, he created a group and could accept assignments in the mercenary guild.
The other guilds were also doing this, but they still paid a certain fee to the mercenary guild, since it was the main one and formally they obeyed it, as I remembered.
- And if the head of the caravan guard or the owner of the same caravan gives us? - I asked, considering the idea.
Keirin nodded at my words, it could work considering that the caravan itself suffered from the attack of this gang.
- I think so, but you'd better talk to Oteu and the caravan master. - Agreeing with my ideas, Keirin spoke in a tired voice.
Watching her almost fall asleep, I started to get up from the chair. Hearing me get up, she opened her eyes and was also about to get up.
- You're very tired from the battle, try to rest and I'll go find out everything by myself. - I said with concern in my voice.
I saw how she was looking for an excuse to come with me, but also Keirin understood that I was right and she needed to rest.
- I will leave these two tormentors in case one of the robbers is still alive or hiding somewhere nearby. - Addressing her, I gave an order to the elves who merged with the walls of the carriage.
I was surprised by their actions, looking at the walls I didn't notice them, but they were there, Keirin, who also saw it, noted it in her head, but she will think about it tomorrow.
- Okay, I'll sleep then try not to provoke anyone, I don't want to wake up and see a destroyed caravan. - Trying to make a joke, Keirin said, getting up from the chair and heading to the bed located against one of the walls.
Laughing, I didn't understand she really thought that I didn't know how to negotiate?
Heading to the door, once again taking a look at the carriage, watching the two girls sleeping and glancing at the tormentors who were invisible and getting out of the carriage, closing the doors behind me, I went to look for Oteu.