Padoreigu roamed inside the silent castle with an unlit lantern. He stroked the matchstick on the strip only after reaching near the door of Fujimoto’s cell.The noise of match burning alone hinted Fujimoto who had come to see him. Padoreigu had done it several times. He didn’t have any sense of time in darkness but he reckoned Padoreigu visited him …

During the time Shinji had spent in Nastria with soldiers of Chosokabes’ enemy, he had not spotted any single mammal roaming around Nastrian grasslands. Shinji wondered how commoners in Nastria fed themselves.But insects were there in plenty. He knew it because he was bitten by many flies and mosquitoes. His face and palm had rashes all over them due to …

“Not you.” Commander Eiga touched Shinji’s chest. Meanwhile Genzou pushed the door open with care, holding the box in his other hand.Shinji knelt to pick his sword because it was the only way he could get away with grinding his teeth in rage. Some soldiers around heard friction of his teeth but not Eiga.Eiga also passed from the gap of …

“Oh poor mercenary, I have already taken it from you.” She continued, “Why else do you think I would bother to talk with you?”“What did you take?” Shinji felt kick in his gut.“Something more significant than just a twig.” She giggled but didn’t laugh like last time, “You will die no matter Wernh’An lives or not. So I thought of …

Laughter spread around like an infection. Neighing horses also seemed to be mocking him at him. His senses had begun playing tricks on him. Pretending everything was fine worsened his mental state. Shinji clenched the horse harness tight and squeezed it. Doing so was the only way he could handle being cheated.Shinji stopped hearing voices of people laughing. He turned …

All wagons and remaining carriages rolled on Nastrian grassland. Days had passed since the ambush but the damage left was plenty. Last night an injured horse had died so they had to abandon the carriage. Since then those soldiers where on foot with their armors heavier than themselves. Because they couldn’t carry the weapons, the weapons were put in the …

A purple jet of light knocked her down. The lantern also fell and cracked into flames beside her. But she was unable to see things unfolding around her because of the purple colour which was not leaving her eyes.During the purple blindness, she failed to realize she had gone deaf too.Her vision began improving few seconds later. Still the shock …

Nobukazu found himself out of his thin sleep at the middle of night. Nightmares had become a common thing ever since he had seen Wernh’An for real. Though the sleep terrors didn’t consist of Wernh’An, every fear he witnessed anytime somehow got linked with him.He pushed his blanket and dropped his legs from the edge of the bed where he …

Akasuki spotted Braden standing outside the door.“Sorry, Miss Calajahan.” Braden said, “Can I have some water?”“Take the mug on table.” She scrubbed the plate.The dog barked on its all limbs.“Trov!” she snapped at him.“Your dog fails to recognize me sometimes.” Braden said, heading towards the mug. Akasuki wasn’t listening to him so he stopped sharing his thoughts.“Mug is empty.” Braden …

Chosokabe’s House,Nobukazu waited for Akasuki to put the roasted chicken on his plate. Even though Nobukazu had hunger the colour of the chicken alone didn’t trigger his appetite. When the chicken was on his plate, he had already lost half of his hunger.He picked a knife from the table. And a fork in the other hand. Digging his fork inside …