Chapter 153: The Change of Plans (I)
"There has been a change of plans."
Having just woken up, those were the last words Irene wanted to hear.
After dinner the previous night when there was a lull in talking and everyone was left to their thoughts, Irene found it impossible to sleep and spent much of the night tossing and turning. Well, at least tossing and turning until Sir Phillip shouted from one of the other beds "if one of you rolls again I’m going to send you to sleep in the stables".
After that, she at least held still even if she couldn’t sleep.
Morning came too quickly and the girl felt exhausted. However, duty pulled her from the warmth of her bed and she sat up.
"Sir Gunnar, what shall we do instead?" she asked.
"Might as well keep moving," the knight announced. "Apprentices, go to the village square for a bit of practice."
The girl slouched for a moment, but she wasn’t the only one resistant to going out in the cold.
When Sir Gunnar cleared his throat, he was met with a barrage of "Yes, sir!" and felt finally satisfied with the responses.
Their change of plans was due to a higher authority from a nearby township to aid in the investigation on request of the King. Of course, His Majesty had been communicated to using magic in a nearby area.
Irene had a pessimistic chain of thought as she wondered if the King sending his children on these diplomatic sorts of trips was on purpose so he wouldn’t have to face harm.