Chapter 29: The King’s Audience (Part 1)
It had been exactly five days since we left the city of Glorya, and finally, the Capital City of the Sephyr Kingdom was visible in the distance as we stood on top of a hill.
A large city surrounded by white marbled walls, and right at the center, in between a river that crossed the city, was the giant castle where we would have our audience with the king.
When we reached the city gates, we got stopped by the guards for their standard procedure. Usually, I didn't even talk in these exchanges and just let the commander or the sub-commander handle it. But now, it was a bit different.
The guard standing at the gates had a list of people that were supposed to be on a special mission by the king. After calling out the names of the different knights that were with us, the guard said my name, Vespera and Yoru's.
"Huh? Did he say 'Yoru'?" I asked pretty confused since Yoru was hanging out inside my shadow at that moment.
"It says here there is supposed to be a wolf with you guys... Got this letter from Glorya telling me..." said the guard as he showed us the list with the names.
("Ah, that must have been Lady Triana who sent the letter letting them know about Yoru... She did that quickly!") I thought, before letting Yoru out of my shadow.
The guard was surprised at first, but he quickly calmed down after seeing how docile Yoru was, and allowed us passage into the city. "We should give our thanks to Lady Triana when we see her again..."
Now that me and my familiars were able to freely roam around the city, all I wanted to do was walk around sightseeing, but sadly, we had no time for that.
Since it was still early in the day, our meeting with the king would take place only a few hours after our arrival.
At first, I was feeling a bit nervous, but then I started thinking about it more: ("If we just do this whole meeting quickly, I could leave fast and tour around the city for a few days before we go back home...") I thought.