Vagabond: A Monster Girl Harem Fantasy Adventure by Phil Aerix

Author:Phil Aerix
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Crimson Cat Publishing
Published: 2023-03-19T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Thirty-Three

“Of course,” DD said, “the story is told in different ways. I’ve heard a version with much more detail, with sword fights and battles with monsters, and other specific things. I’ve also heard it in a much shorter version, for smaller children who might become bored with too much detail.”

“That’s a great story,” I told her. “It’s no wonder Evina—and certain little bunny girls—loved it so much. Now if we can only figure out what that tells us about the princess, maybe it’ll give us a clue.”

Ysduil patted me on the shoulder. “You let us know if you figure something out.”

When we got back to Vesina’s house, she’d made some more cakes and had water in the kettle waiting to be put over the fire.

“You knew we’d come back?” I asked her.

“I thought you would. Did you find anything?”

I showed her the diaries and had to catch her as her knees went weak.

“You found them. You really found them.”

“We did. Here, why don’t you sit down. Do you want to read them? We skimmed over them. The girl mentioned you a few times.”

The old woman wiped at tears that suddenly leaked from her eyes. Ysduil, being Ysduil, hugged her, then helped Midra get the tea leaves and cups.

After reading some in the diaries, Vesina turned to me. “Will any of this help you in your search?”

I shrugged. “Honestly, I’m not sure. We have to read it more carefully. We also have questions for you, when you’re ready.”

“What questions?”

“You knew Sveita Vaslona.”

“Yes.”

“When Evina escaped, she would have been very young, so Sveita, or someone else with them, would have made the decisions. Do you know what she would have done, where they would have gone?”

The cat woman’s eyes went unfocused and she moved her mouth, like she was chewing something. “I don’t know. It’s hard to even think what I would do in that situation. Assassins about, the whole family dying, an army closing in. The first thing would have been to get out of Dunametha. She knew of the Aycrishi Sodality, though few others did at that time. She said something once, weeks before the attack, about how ‘those crazy women are going to cause trouble,’ referring to Imorith Sartyne and her group of fanatics. They hadn’t done anything overt at that time, but Sveita was always astute in ferreting out trouble. Too bad she didn’t know what they were planning. She could have saved the king and queen, too. Along with others in the family.

“But that’s not what you asked me. She would not have taken any men with her, once it was clear the Sodality was responsible. Too much attention. She’d have to take only women. The gods only know why it was only Evina. Some random stroke of luck that unfortunately did not include any of the other children. She would have fled from the city. In which direction, I don’t know. Probably wherever she found an opportunity to slip past the army.

“They may have gone toward Eastern Tenos, not knowing that the Sodality would set up their new capital there.

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