Ser Akimitsu had been inside his private room since his group had gone to collect wood snakes. He was having a nice time since morning because Counselor Padoreigu hadn’t come in his sight. When Lord Wernh’An gets cured, I will get Padoreigu exiled from Hilcastle for his ill advice. Ser Akimitsu watched soldiers lighting fire in the camp yard. Trees …

Perhaps the commander became too empathetic with him. He didn’t see a snake leaping towards his face. Commander Eiga chopped a snake, in air, leaping at his direction. The snake had gulped musician down already, leaving no room for further empathy.Snake big enough to swallow them had now began crawling on cliff slope. None of those creatures gave interest in …

“They are hostile to anyone other than Lord Wernh’An.” Commander Eiga kept his voice low, “Music from only this violin can intoxicate them. The more they enjoy music, blinder they become.”“And the mask?” Shinji whispered.“In the state of hypnosis, they mistake this mask as Lord Wernh’An’s real face. Our Lord had raised these snakes decades ago for making medicines. So …

Not even a tiny bit of snow had fallen in the mountains since last night. As a result, the snow under their feet had hardened. Shinji had expected he would be sinking in snow with every step but he was wrong.He was glad to be wrong.Commander Eiga had been walking beside him ever since they had made an exit from …

Genzou was on his table surrounded by sorcerers in shorter cloaks long enough to touch the floor. The doctor had worn a mask while burning the black cloth which lay on his table.But Shinji was interested in something else. He couldn’t help himself from staring at a sword which leaned on the wall.“It will be yours soon.” Ser Akimitsu knew …

Some people are outside. Words echoed inside Shinji’s head. Shinji plunged the sword inside Chosokabe’s rib cage. “No!” Fujimoto yelled and pushed Shinji. Chosokabe was still far from dying. “Fujimoto, kill him!” Shinji begged him. “Never!” The door flung open, almost putting a dent in the wall. Men in armor ran inside the chamber. Ser Akimitsu being the last. “Seize this man.” Ser …

Shinji found himself inside a warm room as soon as he came out of his sleep. The bed on which he was in couldn’t be more comforting. Near the fireplace was Fujimoto, who turned his head back at Shinji after hearing the bed creek. Fujimoto didn’t glance back at him and instead watched the fire. Shinji came down from the …

“I left him in Valley of Life. It would have taken me over ten days to come here so I chose way of a week and left him where he would live for some time.”Smile spread across Ser Akimitsu face. Even Padoreigu surrendered to the feeling of relief for a while. “How did Lord Wernh’An get into such vulnerability?” asked …

Commander Eiga had never felt relief like this while sitting in a warm room and listening to the castle beings. Even though the conversation was not what they used to have, the feeling of warmth made him endure everything else going on around him.Ser Akimitsu had been on speaking without any interruption ever since the council had sat on the …

The man who was talking to him loosened the knot of his blindfold.After removal of the cloth from his eyes, Shinji struggled to see anything other than white colour. He thought he had lost his vision till he saw some people around him. They looked different with snow over their bodies.Even though the vision was unclear, he was relieved to …