Book 5: Prologue
A castle isn’t a nice place to spend a vacation, rather pursuing luxury and comfort in a military building is attending to the superficial and neglecting the essentials. That’s why a castle is not an ideal place to reside but rather a place for military personnel to seek shelter for survival. It’s hard to find a fairy tale here; Sunlight has no way of shining into the narrow windows. Inside the dark castle, a princess would become an old lady.
This was a castle built for the soldiers’ survival, not for enjoyment. It was built on a small island in the centre of a lake and was invincible against attackers.
A fast horse rushed to the side of the lake. The rider dressed in white pulled on the horse reins and looked at the tall castle in the centre of the lake. A moment later, she continued riding and arrived at a small town by the lake to hire a boat.
When she arrived at the front of the castle in the centre of the lake, she knocked on the door. The small window on the door slid open. A guard with a metal helmet looked at her from the door with surprise and asked, “May I ask what business you have?”
The rider removed her hat which was used to keep the wind out of her hair, revealing her ponytail and pretty face. She looked at the guard and lifted up her hand, which held a letter in it. After the wind and dust had blown by, she explained to the guard, “I am here to deliver a letter to your pope under Her Majesty’s orders. Please open up.”
“Valkyrie…” The guard reacted with shock before closing the small window. The door to the castle slowly opened and the gate rose up. Nier entered the city and turned her head around to look toward the north one last time.
She knew how dangerous it was for her to come to the church alone. The church wouldn’t dare to lay their hands on His Majesty, but she was just a mere Valkyrie. However, regardless of how dangerous the place, she had to go because she was a Valkyrie that Her Majesty trusted enough to leave it with her. Furthermore, she herself wanted to come here this time.
The gate came down and made a loud sound. The castle doors shut loudly.
Nier took a deep breath. She straightened up her lonesome and proud torso before continuing forth. She walked towards the dark inner sector of the castle. The person she was missing and worried about was heading north at this very moment…