The Mythical Hero's Otherworld Chronicles: Volume 7 [Parts 1 to 7] by Tatematsuri

Author:Tatematsuri
Language: eng
Format: epub

The sun had set by the time Claudia returned, carrying a mask and a tray of dinner. Apologetically, she explained that something urgent had demanded her attention. Hiro had his suspicions about what she meant, which a glance out of the window confirmed as he dug into his meal.

“We’re surrounded, I see.”

“So you did notice.”

“With all the noise, it was hard not to.” He spoke between mouthfuls of soup, as nonchalantly as if he were discussing the weather.

“It seems the enemy task force has discovered our position. It was only ever a matter of time, but they tracked us down quicker than I expected.”

“Now that you mention it, where are we?”

Claudia drew up a nearby desk, produced a map, and laid it out. “A place called Fort Veritas, in the middle of the western territories.”

“Is it strong?”

“Oh, not at all. A large force could break it with ease.”

“Then it sounds like I need to get a clearer picture of the situation.” Hiro gulped down the last of his dinner and stood up.

“By all means.” She held out the mask. “But don’t forget this, or your efforts will be for nothing.”

“Of course. It almost slipped my mind.” He affixed the mask with a practiced hand, much like he had donned his old eyepatch, and opened the door. “Fort Veritas, you said? I’m not familiar. Could you show me to the battlements?”

“It’s hardly so large that you will need a guide, but as you wish.” With a shrug, Claudia led him from the room.

In short order, they made their way outside. The moon’s light greeted them as they passed through the door. They had been inside a wooden building, the largest structure in the fort. Rows of longhouses—presumably the troops’ sleeping quarters—stood nearby. Harried soldiers in Lebering colors rushed to and fro with torches in hand.

From what Claudia had said, two thousand of her remaining three thousand men were waiting in reserve on the back lines, meaning that only one thousand had accompanied her to the fort. That the place felt cramped even so only went to show how small it was. From what was visible in the light of the bonfires, the walls were low enough to scale with a ladder and had no chance of standing up to siege weaponry. Put charitably, Fort Veritas could be defended just as well by a small force as by a large one; put less charitably, it would crumble at the slightest blow. It was clearly not fit to weather a siege.

Hiro and Claudia walked past the patrolling sentries and climbed up the stairs to the battlements. A powerful gust of wind swirled around them, sending Claudia’s hair aflutter.

“Now that I think about it, they did contact us requesting our surrender. I declined, of course. Along with appropriate provocation.”

It wasn’t exactly sensible to aggravate the enemy, but knowing Claudia’s temperament, Hiro wasn’t surprised. If anything, perhaps he should have been thankful that she was too arrogant to lay down her arms.

“That does sound like you,” he said nonchalantly as he surveyed their surroundings.

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