Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter: Volume 11 [Parts 1 to 2] by Riku Nanano

Author:Riku Nanano
Language: eng
Format: epub

Our griffins soared over the vast Avasiek Plain. The level expanse straddled the border between the Principalities of Atlas and Bazel and the Under-duchy of Leinster—formerly the Principalities of Etna and Zana. It had also been the first battlefield of this war. I could still see scattered traces of the taboo spell Merciless Sword of the Fire Fiend, which my dear sister had unleashed at the close of the battle.

This second look really drives home just how devastatingly powerful her magic was.

“I can see it now! There’s general headquarters!” Lily shouted, looking over her shoulder and pointing forward as she steered our griffin. I was perfectly capable of riding one myself, but to my chagrin, no one at high command would grant me leave to do so.

Caren squinted as she flew beside us. The standards of many houses fluttered above a gently sloping hill, on which stood an encampment more like a castle than a fort. I waved my hand, and she nodded and began a gradual descent.

“Nice flying, Miss Caren!” Lily whistled. “She’s practically ready to join our aerial forces!”

“You’re talking about someone who rode a sea-green griffin all the way to the western capital alone,” I reminded her. “And I’m sure our griffins can tell.”

“Good point!” Even as she chatted, Lily skillfully maneuvered our mount lower as well. The under-ducal house she’d been born into commanded an order of griffin knights, so I supposed that she might have learned to ride from them.

While I speculated, the ground drew slowly closer. Several dozen of the under-duke’s knights looked up at us curiously, although a magical message had supposedly warned my dear grandmother to expect us.

I glanced at my clothes. The outfit was identical to Caren’s except for its color—all shades of red. No wonder the knights were wary.

“I am Lynne Leinster!” I shouted to them. “I commend you for your service! Is my dear grandmother available?”

“We beg your pardon!” replied the startled older knight at the head of the force. “Her Highness Scarlet Heaven is in the center of headquarters! Please proceed! There is a landing field within!”

“Thank you,” I said, a mere moment before our griffins took wing.

Judging by the standards I see, my dear father’s main force and Marquess Pozon’s troops are both absent.

A short while later, I caught sight of an open field, just as the knight had said.

“Down we go, Lady Lynne!” Lily announced.

I felt a jolt as the griffin touched down. Lily leapt off and spread her arms wide. I pulled a face as I dismounted, evading my cousin.

“Aaaw!” she whined. “That was your cue to jump into my arms!”

“Stop that,” I grumbled. “Everyone is watching. Jeez!”

In the meantime, the ranks of knights parted into perfectly ordered rows, and two women walked out from behind them. One was as slight as a child, with long scarlet hair and sorceress’s robes of the same hue. Her attendant was a tall beauty with a silver ornament in her longish pale-scarlet hair. Her ears were long, and her complexion was somewhat on the darker side.

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