After a day's journey on horseback, I arrived in a southern city and purchased a carriage there. Along with it, I hired a dozen mercenaries. I could have hired more, but since we were in the Southern Empire, I didn't want to draw too much attention. I also bought a few pack mules and loaded them with everything we might need on the journey. Lastly, I purchased some Choun tea for Roxanne. Thus, we boarded the carriage and left the city with the mercenaries. Since Roxanne and I were alone in the carriage, we spent most of our time making love.
However, today when I asked her to drink the Choun tea, her reaction was far stronger than I expected. Normally, Roxanne, who never opposed me and did everything she could to make me feel good, had changed.
"Why don't you understand, Roxy? Do you want to be pregnant at the Academy? You must realize how problematic it would be for a student to get pregnant there," I said to Roxanne, who sat across from me with a sullen face.
