Chapter 116: The Tin Knight and The Land of Sea Breeze (5)
With the sailors needed to operate the ship secured, the Sea Serpent turned into an escort instead of an obstacle of departure, and clear weather assured, there was nothing left to block the party’s path.
That evening, Franka immediately ordered to set sail.
“If we depart now, it will soon be pitch dark. Wouldn’t it be better to leave at dawn, Young Lady?”
“It’s fine, let’s depart right away.”
There were words of dissuasion, but Franka forced the departure.
According to the original schedule, the group was supposed to leave quietly without even letting others know they had arrived in this city, and the planned time was set accordingly.
Thanks to Dorothea’s party resolving the problems so quickly, the delay was only about half a day, but since their presence had become known by causing various disturbances in the city, there was enough possibility for information to reach the Witch of the West through unexpected routes.
Franka had to hurry to save her captured children, and the same was true for Dorothea’s party.
After all, a surprise attack was half failed when one dawdled and hesitated.
[The ‘Tin Knight’ evaluates that the ship is more modest than expected!]
What Franka had prepared was one caravel.
It wasn’t very large, just big enough to be handled by about twenty people excluding Dorothea’s party, and its appearance wasn’t particularly fancy.