Chapter 34: Colt’s Homecoming(Part 1)
"Here we are, Amber Village...doesn't look like we're going to have any trouble sneaking into the plac," Remarked Lexia, as she and Colt approached the outskirts of the village.
It was late at night now, a little past 11 PM. After crossing the Apatite River, the pair covered the remaining distance on foot, and now, they had finally reached their destination.
"Yeah...it'll be hard to attack the church without blowing our cover, so let's save that for last. Before that, let's target the Nobles in charge of the village...they may not have been directly involved in the suffering Celia and I endured, but even before we awakened our Irregular Magic, the heavy taxes and prejudice instigated by those Nobles made our lives harder. So, we'll kill them first," Declared Colt, as they approached the village.
"There are two Noble houses in charge of this village, right?"
"Yeah...they're both Baron houses, the lowest Noble rank. And the current heads of both houses are the same ones who were in charge when Celia and I lived here. Baroness Kay Amber and Baron Firth Petalite," Replied Colt with a grimace.
"Well, they're both on our list of targets, so I have no objections to killing them. I looked over the most recent bits of information that Aster and Tacitus had gathered regarding Amber Village and our targets that reside here...the heads of both Noble houses currently live alone, not counting their servants. Their families moved to the cities, the heads are only still living here because they're obligated to do so," Remarked Lexia, as they entered the village.
"Good, then they'll die alone."
"Right...hm, there are more people around that I thought there'd be. It isn't exactly bustling, but it isn't totally deserted either," Mused Lexia quietly as the pair made their way through the alleys, noticing a few people walking through the streets.
"Probably because there are less Knights here now...the Knight Order have concentrated their forces into the more populated areas; the cities and some of the towns. The villages have always been afforded less protection, now even less so than they used to be. There's only one Knight here that we should regard as a real threat...Mord Plore, a First-Class Knight of the Third Squad," Replied Colt, leading the way since he was a lot more familiar with the area.
"Plore? Then he's a relative of the Third Squad's Captain and the woman you fought in Garnet City?"
"Yeah, he's the Captain's cousin, and Junne Plore's older brother. And like them, he's known to oppress and torment Commoners. So if we run into him, we'll kill him."