Chapter 212: Wedding Feast in the Wilderness (2)
After walking for quite some time.In the distance, a signpost marking the village entrance came into view. Cariote appeared quite tense.Noticing her anxious demeanor, I asked.
“Are you alright?”“I’m fine. How about you, Cecily?”“Not at all…! The ground is so much muddier than I expected and my pretty shoes that I wore specially are completely covered in mud…!”
Cecily seemed to be doing fine as well.Hoo— Cariote drew a deep breath.When Cariote, firmly gripping Cecily’s hand, finally entered the village as if having made a momentous decision, the shepherds one by one turned their heads to look at us.
We returned their gaze.Their faces had a healthy sun-darkened complexion, with black or dark brown hair and eyes. There were around a dozen of them.No strong men were present.Just women and children mostly.Yet they didn’t give off the impression of being weak.
Sling—Someone wielding a knife sharp enough to cut bone stopped preparing meat and Pak— drove the blade into the wooden cutting board.Though she wore an apron, she was quite large with a fierce countenance. A straight scar above her left eye looked particularly menacing.Suk— Suk— After wiping her hands on her apron, she approached and asked.
“Who are you?”
Her voice carried clear hostility.Since village folk commonly showed wariness toward strangers from foreign lands, I took it in stride.
“I am Cecily von Regdoll.”
Little Cecily grasped her skirt and offered an elegant curtsy.The fierce-looking woman’s hostility seemed to soften somewhat.After all, it’s difficult to maintain blind hostility toward groups traveling with children.