Chapter 407: Where We Are Going...
Kordia van Mora, Kassin Korabodur van Gra’Rhuel, and Lapins van Montmorency paused at the junction of the road they were traveling on.
Snow lingered in places despite the lateness of spring, and the choice before them was a difficult one.
"I say we risk the capital. It’s not too far away, and no one’s expecting us to be anywhere," Lapins said. "They probably don’t know we’re gone."
"My mother always seems to know everything about everywhere on Areth," Kassin said, tugging a bit on the short travel skirt Kordia had loaned her. "I don’t want to risk getting caught."
They argued for a bit, but in the end, Kordia was the decision-maker. This journey was hers. To find and aid the Silver fox spirit whose life was linked to the Mora clan’s lands. She chose to risk the capital.
"We need supplies. And swift mounts if we can find some," Kordia said, planting herself between them both and giving Kassin a reassuring touch.
She showed them the ten gold, nine silver, and nine copper she’d brought with her, as well as a few minor mana stones. It would have been enough to cross the continent thrice over before the Heavenswar.
"Can’t we just ride you in your fox form?" Kassin asked.
"I can barely keep it up for an hour at a time," Kordia replied, shuddering a little as a drop of water fell off a branch and onto the back of her neck, her six tails fanning.
"How does it even work?" Lapins asked.
Kordia tried to explain as they walked. The best she could guess was that the more powerful she became, the more Silver affected her new capacities. It was almost like she became a large spirit fox and more of herself at the same time.