Feng Lengshun
Z-Program Researcher
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- Indonesia
Why am I thinking of GATE when I read this?
The Steep Path Ahead [Familiar of Zero AU]
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Baughn
Healing-type writer
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- Dublin
For the obvious reasons.
It wouldn't be quite as lopsided, as the people most likely to go attack Earth would be the elves, but I strongly suspect the outcome will be the same.
I don't think I've ever seen a ZnT fic where Louise actually goes to Earth.
I imagine if this Louise ever ended up on Earth, after the "there's only one moon!" adjustment period she'd realize that Earth is a heck of a lot better compared to Halk. So she asks Saito if they could stay and Saito smirks,because turnabout is fair play.
Lazurman
This is fine.
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Not quite what you asked for, but this is the only one I know that had Louise going someplace else.
An enjoyable half hour diversion by Racke.
Feng Lengshun
Z-Program Researcher
- Location
- Indonesia
I remember that there was one story where she goes to Earth post-series. It was a crossover, I don't remember exactly of what, but I think it was DxD. Or something along that line.
Baughn
Healing-type writer
- Location
- Dublin
It took me more than half an hour to read this, because it's worth not skimming.
It's at times sweet, at times amusing, and at times... deeply, deeply bitter. It's also one of the best works of fiction I've read in a while, shows a side of Louise I've never seen before—believably—and should probably be required reading for anyone writing ZnT stories.
So there's that.
@Racke: Well done. Well done indeed.
Since I've hopefully gotten other people to read it, now... here, have some mood music that Youtube threw at me.
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Mizu
Software Developer
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Agreed. Just finished reading it myself, and it's really, really good! Even if it's only three chapters long
Baughn
Healing-type writer
- Location
- Dublin
That's the Elves' name for the gate to Earth. I'll let you use your imagination as to why; it'll probably be more interesting than the reality anyway.
Things will get really interesting once Earth finds that portal. At the moment, it's sealed up tightly (by the elves), but that's just the Halkeginia side of things. There's a massive set of inwards-facing fortifications around it, IIRC, so it wouldn't be as one-sided as Gate at least.
Unless it takes until, say, Earth is in the middle of a technological singularity or something. In that case it'd probably be pretty one-sided.
You could write a nice horror story about that, if you take it from the Elves' perspective.
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Ah, I remember reading that one awhile back.
Actually, come to think of it, I recall one where Louise ends up in the universe of Negima, pretty sure it's dead though. Still, I don't think there's one where she goes to a "normal" Earth.
Well, it's their name for a gate that ended with half the elven population dead the last time it opened. Where it goes is actually unknown, but Earth is a reasonable guess.
Oh yeah, that's LNs and possibly the manga. The anime diverges far enough that I wouldn't be surprised if Shaitan's Gate isn't in it.
Chapter Six - The Flight From The Broken Nest
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Chapter Six - The Flight From The Broken Nest
"We'll never speak of this," Luise said firmly as she removed the hay from her hair, giving half a glare to Saito, who didn't move from his resting spot. Saito simply smiled half-dumbly, having slept soundly with a girl hugging his head -his classmates would be so jealous of him!
Saito hummed an agreement with his throat, and as Luise stepped outside for a breath of fresh morning air, he tried -and succeeded- in moving his right arm. His fingers twitched, and the pain had dulled considerably. His legs still hurt a bit, as if he were subjected to cramps, but he was reasonably sure he could stand up if he so wished.
He did just that, and hissed out in pain as his muscles burned from the effort. Clutching his knees, he took a few deep breaths, before wiping the tears away from the corners of his eyes.
His stomach grumbled hungrily, and as his left hand contracted against it, he groaned. He would have eaten a whole cow if only he could sink his teeth into it. The barn's doors opened a moment later, and as a steaming red Luise stepped through with a few mutters of 'uncouth barbaric farmers', she easily pushed into Saito's hands a wooden bowl with some sort of gruel inside it.
It took Saito's self-control not to wince, but as he held the bowl and stared down at the misshaped spoon -made of wood too- he looked at his right hand who was bandaged, and then tried to execute the 'puppy eye' look that made even his mother think twice before sending him to school all the same in a rainy day.
Luise faltered briefly, and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "You don't need someone to feed you!" she said hotly, "Just put it down by your side and use your left hand!"
"But-"
"We're partners, but I'm not going to feed you unless both of your hands are gone!" Luise exclaimed. "They already think we're together-I'm not going to give a chance for more misunderstandings! I'll never be able to take my vows if these baseless rumors make their way to the priests!" Luise's face was a cute shade of red, but Saito had already begun eating, or at least, trying to.
"The farmers are planning on heading to the nearby village to barter, and I managed to get us a passage. Hope you're up for it, because we're leaving tomorrow early in the morning," Luise said. "Enjoy the hay bed while you can."
Saito would have done just that, if it weren't for his entire body itching from having remained in bed for days. After eating, he tried most valiantly to stand up on both of his feet, and as pain rippled through his spine, he gritted his teeth and clenched his only responsive fist tightly. He took a few steps around the barn, while Luise merely dropped down on a nearby stack of hay and began to watch him walk.
After a short while, his muscles stopped screaming, and he could finally take more than a few steps in rapid succession.
"How does your ability work anyway?" Luise asked.
"You mean...this?" Saito brought up his hand marked with strange symbols. "It just did when you gave me the dagger."
Luise tapped her chin, half lost in thought. Then, she quickly stood up from her hay pile to rush for her bag, pulling out the dagger. "Hold on to this," she said, handing it over carefully. Saito frowned, a puzzled look on his face, but obeyed.
"Well, you're holding on to it. Are you feeling any different?" Luise asked.
"No, not really," Saito replied, "But-" he looked down at the back of his hand. "It feels like now I can do something I couldn't previously do. There's like this switch in my head-"
"A switch? Well," Luise hummed, "It would make sense not to make this thing permanent, or you might collapse after a short while. Even then-yes, it's terrifyingly useful. The problem with being a mage is always about having to chant, but that leaves the mage open to counter-attacks. Normally a familiar can harass the opponent, but a bird or a cat can do little. In that regard, you're already top-notch. Well, if becoming a nun fails, I can always set up shop as a mercenary. What do you say, partner?"
Saito smiled awkwardly, and Luise immediately caught up the reason for the awkward silent. "Of course, I meant while we're looking for your home," she quickly said. "I never go back on my word, what do you think? Brimir and the Gods wouldn't look kindly on me if I wished to become a nun and couldn't even hold my word."
"Thanks," Saito replied. "But I don't know. Mercenaries have to kill people, don't they?"
Luise bristled, and shrugged. "Then we'll become adventurers. We'll go hunting for treasures, kill rats, save damsels in distress-" here she winked at Saito and nudged him in the ribs with her elbow, "You scoundrel would probably like that. Maybe one day you'll even save a princess and get yourself a noble title."
Saito laughed. "I don't think so. My mother would have a fit if she heard something like that."
Luise's smile remained, but it was slightly bitter, "Well, aren't parents supposed to be like that? Always needlessly worrying? But, you know, it's not that bad I think." She looked sideways, "Beats not having any to begin with."
"Right-sorry, I didn't think," Saito said hastily.
"Nah, it's fine. If I got pissed off each time somebody mentioned their parents to little pitiful orphan Luise I'd be always pissed off," Luise said, rolling her eyes. "Now get over here-I think the bandage needs to be changed."
Saito walked closer to Luise, who patted the spot next to her. With her hands, she began to carefully pry open the bandage. "You should be thankful the priests taught me the basics. Germania doesn't have much in the form of Water Mages, so we make do." The smell of vinegar was strong, and made Saito's nose twitch, but as Luise wiped at the skin, she gave a satisfactory nod to her work.
"The wound's closed and it doesn't look like it's going to turn gangrenous. Cheer up, Saito. You won't lose your arm!" she smiled. "You can thank me whenever you feel ready." Luise puffed her chest up in pride, and Saito stared at the misshapen scar around his arm, where the wolf's teeth had dug in. There was some nasty red crust, but nothing that seemed dangerous.
"Thank you," Saito said, opening and closing his hand.
"And thank you," Luise replied, "For saving my life."
It was a peaceful silence that settled the reminder of the day, intermixed with meaningless words and naps.
Things really were looking up.
"We'll never speak of this," Luise said firmly as she removed the hay from her hair, giving half a glare to Saito, who didn't move from his resting spot. Saito simply smiled half-dumbly, having slept soundly with a girl hugging his head -his classmates would be so jealous of him!
Saito hummed an agreement with his throat, and as Luise stepped outside for a breath of fresh morning air, he tried -and succeeded- in moving his right arm. His fingers twitched, and the pain had dulled considerably. His legs still hurt a bit, as if he were subjected to cramps, but he was reasonably sure he could stand up if he so wished.
He did just that, and hissed out in pain as his muscles burned from the effort. Clutching his knees, he took a few deep breaths, before wiping the tears away from the corners of his eyes.
His stomach grumbled hungrily, and as his left hand contracted against it, he groaned. He would have eaten a whole cow if only he could sink his teeth into it. The barn's doors opened a moment later, and as a steaming red Luise stepped through with a few mutters of 'uncouth barbaric farmers', she easily pushed into Saito's hands a wooden bowl with some sort of gruel inside it.
It took Saito's self-control not to wince, but as he held the bowl and stared down at the misshaped spoon -made of wood too- he looked at his right hand who was bandaged, and then tried to execute the 'puppy eye' look that made even his mother think twice before sending him to school all the same in a rainy day.
Luise faltered briefly, and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "You don't need someone to feed you!" she said hotly, "Just put it down by your side and use your left hand!"
"But-"
"We're partners, but I'm not going to feed you unless both of your hands are gone!" Luise exclaimed. "They already think we're together-I'm not going to give a chance for more misunderstandings! I'll never be able to take my vows if these baseless rumors make their way to the priests!" Luise's face was a cute shade of red, but Saito had already begun eating, or at least, trying to.
"The farmers are planning on heading to the nearby village to barter, and I managed to get us a passage. Hope you're up for it, because we're leaving tomorrow early in the morning," Luise said. "Enjoy the hay bed while you can."
Saito would have done just that, if it weren't for his entire body itching from having remained in bed for days. After eating, he tried most valiantly to stand up on both of his feet, and as pain rippled through his spine, he gritted his teeth and clenched his only responsive fist tightly. He took a few steps around the barn, while Luise merely dropped down on a nearby stack of hay and began to watch him walk.
After a short while, his muscles stopped screaming, and he could finally take more than a few steps in rapid succession.
"How does your ability work anyway?" Luise asked.
"You mean...this?" Saito brought up his hand marked with strange symbols. "It just did when you gave me the dagger."
Luise tapped her chin, half lost in thought. Then, she quickly stood up from her hay pile to rush for her bag, pulling out the dagger. "Hold on to this," she said, handing it over carefully. Saito frowned, a puzzled look on his face, but obeyed.
"Well, you're holding on to it. Are you feeling any different?" Luise asked.
"No, not really," Saito replied, "But-" he looked down at the back of his hand. "It feels like now I can do something I couldn't previously do. There's like this switch in my head-"
"A switch? Well," Luise hummed, "It would make sense not to make this thing permanent, or you might collapse after a short while. Even then-yes, it's terrifyingly useful. The problem with being a mage is always about having to chant, but that leaves the mage open to counter-attacks. Normally a familiar can harass the opponent, but a bird or a cat can do little. In that regard, you're already top-notch. Well, if becoming a nun fails, I can always set up shop as a mercenary. What do you say, partner?"
Saito smiled awkwardly, and Luise immediately caught up the reason for the awkward silent. "Of course, I meant while we're looking for your home," she quickly said. "I never go back on my word, what do you think? Brimir and the Gods wouldn't look kindly on me if I wished to become a nun and couldn't even hold my word."
"Thanks," Saito replied. "But I don't know. Mercenaries have to kill people, don't they?"
Luise bristled, and shrugged. "Then we'll become adventurers. We'll go hunting for treasures, kill rats, save damsels in distress-" here she winked at Saito and nudged him in the ribs with her elbow, "You scoundrel would probably like that. Maybe one day you'll even save a princess and get yourself a noble title."
Saito laughed. "I don't think so. My mother would have a fit if she heard something like that."
Luise's smile remained, but it was slightly bitter, "Well, aren't parents supposed to be like that? Always needlessly worrying? But, you know, it's not that bad I think." She looked sideways, "Beats not having any to begin with."
"Right-sorry, I didn't think," Saito said hastily.
"Nah, it's fine. If I got pissed off each time somebody mentioned their parents to little pitiful orphan Luise I'd be always pissed off," Luise said, rolling her eyes. "Now get over here-I think the bandage needs to be changed."
Saito walked closer to Luise, who patted the spot next to her. With her hands, she began to carefully pry open the bandage. "You should be thankful the priests taught me the basics. Germania doesn't have much in the form of Water Mages, so we make do." The smell of vinegar was strong, and made Saito's nose twitch, but as Luise wiped at the skin, she gave a satisfactory nod to her work.
"The wound's closed and it doesn't look like it's going to turn gangrenous. Cheer up, Saito. You won't lose your arm!" she smiled. "You can thank me whenever you feel ready." Luise puffed her chest up in pride, and Saito stared at the misshapen scar around his arm, where the wolf's teeth had dug in. There was some nasty red crust, but nothing that seemed dangerous.
"Thank you," Saito said, opening and closing his hand.
"And thank you," Luise replied, "For saving my life."
It was a peaceful silence that settled the reminder of the day, intermixed with meaningless words and naps.
Things really were looking up.
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- They/Them
And now it's all going to go to hell. My bet? Dragon attack.
Well, this is a Shade story
Backlash177
Certifiably Insane
- Location
- Australia
Murphy is going to have fun with screwing them over, isn't he?.
What are the odds of the two of them finding Derflinger (I think that's how his name is spelt) soon?.
Chapter Seven
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Chapter Seven
Saito was in heaven. He was standing on the farmer's cart watching the countryside go by, and not a single part of his body was hurting. The donkey pulling the wooden contraption was a peaceful beast, one hardly scared by the hardship and toil it was subjected to.
They had begun to reach the first true sight of civilization going beyond the sparse farm, and that meant more huts made of wood and mud pushed together one with another.
This was progress. Definitely, if they kept this up, they might finally see a brick house before long.
Maybe in a few months or so, they'd be able to sleep on a comfortable bed.
The village of Frunt -such was its very strange name- held a few families together and a not-so thriving market. The winter months were coming to an end, but the produce available was scarce, if starting to turn for the better. Luise disembarked and Saito swiftly followed her as soon as they reached the village, waving goodbye to the old farmer's son as they went their way across the street made of icy mud and puddles of frozen water.
"It's just a few more days now," Luise said with a happy hum. "We'll reach the monastery, I'll talk with the head priest, and then we'll be off. He might even give us some supplies for the deed!"
"Will they even suffice?" Saito asked as he looked at a group of rowdy children rush across a square with sticks, hitting one another and playing at 'war'.
"If they don't, then we'll do mercenary work. We can handle small stuff, and with myself as a mage, we'll get some comfy job. Mages are viewed highly as mercenaries here in Germania, don't you know? It's a good way to earn enough money to buy a title, and the Zerbst lands are by the corner," here she grinned. "I heard good things happen if you're a pretty man or woman and catch their fancies."
"Good...things?"
Luise shrugged. "They're good honest folks. The church's built on their lands, and the priest used to say that for being old aristocracy, they knew how to enjoy life. They aren't fans of the Reformed Sect to begin with, so we've always had their protection."
She tapped her chin with a thoughtful expression. "Maybe they'll have a job for us, wouldn't you like the sound of that? Working directly for a noble means getting quite the amount of gold for trifle things, like recovering a book, finding a treasure map, escorting some pretty lady to a ball-you probably need to put up some muscles. You're quite wimpy beneath those clothes."
Saito turned scarlet, crossing his arms over his chest. "W-What!? H-How would you even know that!?"
"Who do you think washed you while you were knocked out?" Luise rolled her eyes. "Sheesh, seriously partner, are all sons of merchants prudes where you come from? Water needs to be conserved, never took baths together with your parents?"
"Well-Yeah, but-"
"I'm a priestess in training, there was nothing lewd to it, you pig!" Luise yelled next, her face red. "Seriously! How can you be so devious as to see something erotic in that!? Oh Founder Brimir, forgive this fool partner of mine-"
"Hey, hey, I get it!" Saito hastily moved his arms in the air to make Luise stop. Luise, for her part, simply laughed.
Luise's steps came to a halt in front of a slightly bigger house, where a notice hung pinned to the wall with a dagger. "Why don't you read the sign? Let's see if your knowledge of the language hasn't rusted off yet," Luise said, pointing at the notice. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and waited, a victorious smirk on her face.
Saito sighed and stepped closer, squinting his eyes as he managed to make out a few of the characters. "Notice-people-gold, a word I don't understand-work-estate."
"Looking for people, pay will be handsome, the Zerbst family needs work done, for more information head to the estate," Luise said with a sigh. "It's written in pretty simple terms for everyone to understand it. They might be in need of gardeners, or for the annual harass the Valliere festival."
"The annual...what?"
"Harass the Valliere," Luise replied. "It's a pretty fun game where the Zerbst lead farmers on exciting 'hunts' through the border's contested land. Usually the purpose is to break enough stuff to make it an annoyance, but not enough to warrant a repercussion. Horses plowing through fields, stuff like that. It's all in good fun, and there's rarely anyone who gets hurt."
"I don't think that's...doesn't the police intervene?"
"The police?"
"Guards," Saito said. "That's kind of a crime, isn't it?"
Luise shrugged. "The Valliere just have to post some guards to prevent it, but if they don't, then it's their fault."
That was a type of skewed logic Saito couldn't really understand. "What about their farmers?"
"They'll make due. The festival's annual, so it's not like they don't know when the Zerbst are coming. Fact is, there are usually the pretty boys and girls staying out in the hope of being 'captured' by a Zerbst," Luise grinned. "Did I already mention how much better the Zerbst are than the Vallieres?"
"You did," Saito said with a sigh, "but fine. So...we head to the Zerbst estate?"
"After the monastery," Luise said with a nod. "I did say it was close by, didn't I? Just a day of travel by foot from the monastery to the estate, which borders with the city of Wunderbar. Three days in total from here," she made a victory sign. "We even have-"
"Wait...didn't you say it took three months to leave the wilderness of Germania?!" Saito exclaimed, the thought suddenly striking him.
Luise flinched, and had the decency to look ashamed of herself. "I might have...lied...a tiny bit...hehe...funny how things go, uh?"
Saito's right hand clenched as he grit his teeth. "It won't even take us a full month to reach 'civilization'!"
Luise took a step back. "You wouldn't hit a priestess would you? The Gods wouldn't look kindly on that sort of thing! And I have a wand, and I'm not afraid of using it!"
"We're partners-so share my frustration with me!" Saito snapped, starting to run after Luise who, in turn, screamed as she began to run away. The children playing war stopped and watched the two strange adults playing tag, and with a bright grin, decided to join in on the fun.
It took the better part of the hour before Saito finally calmed down, and yet he had to add one more tiny bit of knowledge concerning 'Luise'.
She was fast.
She was really, really fast.
Saito was in heaven. He was standing on the farmer's cart watching the countryside go by, and not a single part of his body was hurting. The donkey pulling the wooden contraption was a peaceful beast, one hardly scared by the hardship and toil it was subjected to.
They had begun to reach the first true sight of civilization going beyond the sparse farm, and that meant more huts made of wood and mud pushed together one with another.
This was progress. Definitely, if they kept this up, they might finally see a brick house before long.
Maybe in a few months or so, they'd be able to sleep on a comfortable bed.
The village of Frunt -such was its very strange name- held a few families together and a not-so thriving market. The winter months were coming to an end, but the produce available was scarce, if starting to turn for the better. Luise disembarked and Saito swiftly followed her as soon as they reached the village, waving goodbye to the old farmer's son as they went their way across the street made of icy mud and puddles of frozen water.
"It's just a few more days now," Luise said with a happy hum. "We'll reach the monastery, I'll talk with the head priest, and then we'll be off. He might even give us some supplies for the deed!"
"Will they even suffice?" Saito asked as he looked at a group of rowdy children rush across a square with sticks, hitting one another and playing at 'war'.
"If they don't, then we'll do mercenary work. We can handle small stuff, and with myself as a mage, we'll get some comfy job. Mages are viewed highly as mercenaries here in Germania, don't you know? It's a good way to earn enough money to buy a title, and the Zerbst lands are by the corner," here she grinned. "I heard good things happen if you're a pretty man or woman and catch their fancies."
"Good...things?"
Luise shrugged. "They're good honest folks. The church's built on their lands, and the priest used to say that for being old aristocracy, they knew how to enjoy life. They aren't fans of the Reformed Sect to begin with, so we've always had their protection."
She tapped her chin with a thoughtful expression. "Maybe they'll have a job for us, wouldn't you like the sound of that? Working directly for a noble means getting quite the amount of gold for trifle things, like recovering a book, finding a treasure map, escorting some pretty lady to a ball-you probably need to put up some muscles. You're quite wimpy beneath those clothes."
Saito turned scarlet, crossing his arms over his chest. "W-What!? H-How would you even know that!?"
"Who do you think washed you while you were knocked out?" Luise rolled her eyes. "Sheesh, seriously partner, are all sons of merchants prudes where you come from? Water needs to be conserved, never took baths together with your parents?"
"Well-Yeah, but-"
"I'm a priestess in training, there was nothing lewd to it, you pig!" Luise yelled next, her face red. "Seriously! How can you be so devious as to see something erotic in that!? Oh Founder Brimir, forgive this fool partner of mine-"
"Hey, hey, I get it!" Saito hastily moved his arms in the air to make Luise stop. Luise, for her part, simply laughed.
Luise's steps came to a halt in front of a slightly bigger house, where a notice hung pinned to the wall with a dagger. "Why don't you read the sign? Let's see if your knowledge of the language hasn't rusted off yet," Luise said, pointing at the notice. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and waited, a victorious smirk on her face.
Saito sighed and stepped closer, squinting his eyes as he managed to make out a few of the characters. "Notice-people-gold, a word I don't understand-work-estate."
"Looking for people, pay will be handsome, the Zerbst family needs work done, for more information head to the estate," Luise said with a sigh. "It's written in pretty simple terms for everyone to understand it. They might be in need of gardeners, or for the annual harass the Valliere festival."
"The annual...what?"
"Harass the Valliere," Luise replied. "It's a pretty fun game where the Zerbst lead farmers on exciting 'hunts' through the border's contested land. Usually the purpose is to break enough stuff to make it an annoyance, but not enough to warrant a repercussion. Horses plowing through fields, stuff like that. It's all in good fun, and there's rarely anyone who gets hurt."
"I don't think that's...doesn't the police intervene?"
"The police?"
"Guards," Saito said. "That's kind of a crime, isn't it?"
Luise shrugged. "The Valliere just have to post some guards to prevent it, but if they don't, then it's their fault."
That was a type of skewed logic Saito couldn't really understand. "What about their farmers?"
"They'll make due. The festival's annual, so it's not like they don't know when the Zerbst are coming. Fact is, there are usually the pretty boys and girls staying out in the hope of being 'captured' by a Zerbst," Luise grinned. "Did I already mention how much better the Zerbst are than the Vallieres?"
"You did," Saito said with a sigh, "but fine. So...we head to the Zerbst estate?"
"After the monastery," Luise said with a nod. "I did say it was close by, didn't I? Just a day of travel by foot from the monastery to the estate, which borders with the city of Wunderbar. Three days in total from here," she made a victory sign. "We even have-"
"Wait...didn't you say it took three months to leave the wilderness of Germania?!" Saito exclaimed, the thought suddenly striking him.
Luise flinched, and had the decency to look ashamed of herself. "I might have...lied...a tiny bit...hehe...funny how things go, uh?"
Saito's right hand clenched as he grit his teeth. "It won't even take us a full month to reach 'civilization'!"
Luise took a step back. "You wouldn't hit a priestess would you? The Gods wouldn't look kindly on that sort of thing! And I have a wand, and I'm not afraid of using it!"
"We're partners-so share my frustration with me!" Saito snapped, starting to run after Luise who, in turn, screamed as she began to run away. The children playing war stopped and watched the two strange adults playing tag, and with a bright grin, decided to join in on the fun.
It took the better part of the hour before Saito finally calmed down, and yet he had to add one more tiny bit of knowledge concerning 'Luise'.
She was fast.
She was really, really fast.
SoothingCoffee
Umumumu
- Location
- The Library
The fact that Luise thinks the Zerbst is better than the Vallierre makes my nose tickle in irony.
- Pronouns
- she/her
How the hell is this festival not been taken as an agressive move by Tristain? They're riding a group of people straight over the border into Valliere lands for the express purpose of harrassment. Unless the Vallieres have been too depressed bother setting up border patrols, I would fully expect their guards to be chasing the intruders out with violent force.
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"Emotions are prohibited"
- Location
- Nani Sore?
Maybe they time it so it happens the one day of the year Karina is not around for asswhoopin. Either the "anniversary" of Louise's kidnapping or if thing took a turn for worse the day Cattleya died.
Murphy would dictate that this year they "hired" the heavy wind as an ultimatum.
Murphy would dictate that this year they "hired" the heavy wind as an ultimatum.
Lol at Saito's pleasure at not walking;
And the role reversal of Saito being the one to chase Luise is quite funny.
City of Wunderbar, eh?
-To reiterate the points the others made?
After the kidnapping of her youngest child by an intruder, one would think trespassing on Valliere lands would become a very risky proposition.
As in Old Texas-style "blown away without warning" risky.
Especially if they are "capturing" pretty boys and girls.
So either the event broke the Valliere family, or there isn't anyone around who cares.
Because if they had better relations, the Zerbsts would know better.
Especially with the trashing peasant fields and shit.
This is going to go badly isn't it?
And I was enjoying the tone shift of the last couple updates...