Chapter 82: Altitude Sickness (1)
The carriage jolted as it moved. The scenery passed by outside the window.
I was sitting across from Asella. Beside her sat the head maid; beside me sat Tanya.
Leaning back into the plush seat, I flipped through the document handed to me.
“The First Princess’s faction often heads to the battlefield. Are you planning to join them?”
“That’s right.”
“The northwest, Count Bluher’s territory. It’s not far from here. Five days’ travel, and we’ll likely run into the First Princess’s faction around the same time.”
“This is the first battle Moonlight Palace will participate in. Isn’t it exciting?”
“Oh, absolutely.”
I forced a smile.
This had been Asella’s reason for following all the way to the marquessate from the start.
Since we were heading to the count’s territory anyway, she used the nearest teleport gate and chose the marquessate as a staging point.
The timing had lined up perfectly.