Chapter 208: We Finally Arrived at the Checkpoint
Chapter 208: We Finally Arrived at the Checkpoint
[A/N: See guys we are sad that Stevie died but on the bright side, now I don’t have to care about her pronouns anymore☺️]Horses arrived to carry Lily and me, and at last we headed for the checkpoint.
I had completely lost control after losing Stevie, yet nearly twenty people had died back there. I had already grown used to watching other people die. And while I was at the margrave’s mansion I had been worrying about Mother and Cass in the capital, but I now understood that had been a great mistake. I was the smaller, far more precarious one. Even though I had convinced myself I was stronger and tried to protect others, I could not even protect Stevie alone...
"Robby-sama, please do not dwell on it too deeply."
Lily spoke to me. That was right — Lily was feeling the same things. In fact Lily’s relationship with Stevie must have been longer. Thinking of that, my time with Stevie was still short. Next time, if Lily looked lonely, I would be the one to comfort her.
The checkpoint consisted of the soldiers’ quarters and a hut so shabby it could hardly be called a reception hall for the occasional nobles who passed through. It was arranged so that a noble’s party could stay, and it could easily accommodate fifty people. Nobles apparently brought their own ingredients and did their own cooking. The system was that the checkpoint only provided a place to sleep. The carriage that was originally supposed to carry me was already waiting inside the checkpoint and had been settled into this lodging that went by the name of reception hall. With the arrival of Lily and me, their duties had finally begun to see an end. I had heard that once we entered the Mainz Kingdom tomorrow, the people of the Mainz Kingdom would take charge of us.
Tonight was Stevie’s wake. I did not want to be disturbed by anyone else. I strictly ordered that no one was to enter my room.
At dinner Lily said,
"Robby-sama, for the next ten days, at every meal please pray for Stevie. Stevie’s life is still wandering. She does not know where to go and is drifting. Therefore, with Robby-sama’s prayers, would you guide Stevie’s soul to God’s side?"
"Is that so? Is Stevie’s soul still around here somewhere?"
"I believe it is."
"Then let’s do that. But what should I recite, how should I pray? Lily, will you teach me?"
"Understood. ’Beside me wanders the soul of Stevie Nix. Please guide the soul of Stevie Nix to the side of God Sophia. I pray that with Your light You will scoop up the wandering soul of Stevie Nix into Your hands.’ Is that all right? There is no need to raise your voice loudly. It is enough if you murmur it in your heart, but in order to convey prayer and gratitude to God, you must lower your head a little. Is that acceptable?"