Book 19: Chapter 2 (5)
After thanking Millea, Shin and his party left the branch. They put away the carriage in an item box and headed for the gate.
“You guys are the lot from earlier. Is anything the matter?”
The guard standing behind the gate asked with a curious look on his face.
They only just arrived a little while ago, and now they were on foot. It was natural that he’d wonder what they were up to.
“Step outside? You already know what’s going on out there. I don’t know what’s going on, but I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
When Shin asked to be allowed to go through the smaller gate to step out, he was cut off by the guard before he could finish off his statement.
If he didn’t know about Shin and his party, this would be a natural reaction.
With a carriage, they could still shrug off the wind and snow, but they couldn’t do so on foot. If someone wanted to go out on foot in the middle of a blizzard with almost zero visibility, it would be strange not to stop them.
“The Golden Company requested that we investigate the cause of this blizzard. We have countermeasures in place, so there’s nothing to worry about.”