Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade: Volume 7 Exordium [Parts 1 to 2] by Maito Ayamine

Author:Maito Ayamine
Language: eng
Format: epub

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After rescuing Ramza from Darmés’s clutches, Felix joined up safely with the Azure Knights, who were facing off against the chancellor’s personal army. They proceeded to shake off the other force’s pursuit, taking refuge in Fort Saxon which had, for strategic reasons, been abandoned several years previously.

Now, almost three days had already passed since their arrival.

Could I have been more blind? Felix, consumed by self-recriminations, looked at Ramza, who lay on a simple cot with his eyes wide open. Still wrought by his excruciating powerlessness, he opened the door and found himself face to face with his aide, Captain Teresa, who stood looking down at the floor.

“How long have you been there?”

“I suppose...it’s been about thirty minutes.”

“I see...”

“I just...” she said falteringly. “How is His Majesty’s condition?”

Felix replied with a small shake of his head, then walked on. Teresa hurried to follow.

On the road to the fort, Felix had tried over and over to talk to the emperor, but Ramza had not returned to himself. There was no longer any doubt in Felix’s mind that Darmés had used some foul art upon Ramza, so he had sent Odh all through the emperor’s body, hunting for abnormalities, but he found no pale residue of light like he had in Gladden’s body, and even the flow of Odh was perfectly normal. This was what had Felix at his wits’ end now.

The only consolation is that his body seems healthy. But even of that, I have no guarantee...

Teresa was watching him like she was holding something back. When he looked at her, she said hesitantly, “Calling a healer wouldn’t do any good...would it?”

Felix only smiled blandly. If only bringing Ramza a healer would have helped, he wouldn’t be suffering as he was.

“Never mind, ser,” Teresa said in a voice that was barely there. She did not try to speak to him again. Felix sent her a silent apology, his mind continuing to work.

When I asked Darmés if he was a mage, he denied it outright. There was no reason for him to lie back there, so that must mean he really isn’t one. But in that case, what is the source of his power? It isn’t magecraft, and he isn’t using Odh either. He paused. I suppose there’s nothing for it but to take him to Lady Lassara after all. But...

The White Forest where Lassara secluded herself was far to the north of Fort Zaxxon. Even alone on horseback, getting there and back would take ten days. Given Ramza’s condition, they would inevitably end up taking a carriage, meaning that like as not the journey would be even longer.

However, even at that very moment, Felix was sure that Darmés had his servants were searching for the Azure Knights, and so his eyes and ears would be everywhere. As it was, Felix owed the Azure Knights a debt after he had made them go to such lengths so that he could rescue Ramza.

“I’m...I’m sure His Majesty will recover.” Teresa was intelligent—she had to know perfectly well that her conviction was baseless.

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