Chapter 166: Travelling Incognito
Well after dark, the convoy pulled to the side of the road in an open clearing, and Commander Dax came back to the truck Dominic and Alexis were riding in.
"My Lady, we have an issue. Our cover requires that we operate as a unit under the command of a Lord. But nobody thought about where you would fit into that cover. We just assumed that someone else had, and it slipped our mind." He whispered.
"Meaning?"
"You will either have to sleep in the transport carriage with our supposed Earl, or we will have to explain to anyone who happens upon us why the Lord is sleeping in the dirt with the common soldiers." Dax mumbled.
The road was a busy one, and they had only just managed to remove all their heraldry before the next group came down the road in the opposite direction, bringing farm supplies to market.
Alexis smiled at the Commander. "Fear not, we can manage this level of disguise. Think of it as the Lord Sorcerer auditioning for his role as fiancé."
Commander Dax choked on his next words, then stiffly saluted. "Understood. I will... leave you to your evening preparations."
He closed the door of the passenger compartment, and Alexis laughed.
"This is destined to be an interesting trip. Either we come back victorious, or both of our reputations will be ruined, and we will be cast out of the social circles of the upper Nobility entirely." She joked.
Dominic chuckled. "Well, if we are, I know a nice spot in the woods where we could move and nobody would ever know our names."
The Princess shook her head in dismay, then turned her back. "Help me with this, would you? Noblewomen’s clothing is not intended to be put on or removed by one person. Well, neither is armour. But we don’t have any staff with us for that purpose on this outing."
Dominic smiled as he undid the knot in her corset laces.