As the Dragoons that were somewhat familiar to Evelyn at this point gathered around, Evelyn gave the collective group a brief nod of her head as a substitute for a greeting.
"B-Bombs?" Evelyn's eyes widened at the sight. She had never actually seen explosives nor heard explosives at work, but...
Evelyn turned to glance at Aria, seeing the certainty in her eyes burning brightly. It was hard not to believe the cornet's words, as they were spoken with such conviction, and Evelyn certainly didn't want any reason to do so. Still, it was a tough sell to someone inexperienced in warfare to...
Evelyn let out a brief sigh of relief in response, although she knew she was not out of the woods yet. Far from it, actually. Even if Aria had given her word to keep her out of the skirmish, the Espean feared that decision would eventually not be in the hands of the Cornet, if the battle were to...
The wind whizzing past Evelyn's ears made it hard for her to even hear what short sentences of words were shouted loudly between Aria and the rest of the troop of dragoons. This was most definitely not the welcome she had been hoping for when she had imagined arriving at the outpost earlier the...
Before Evelyn could even react to the sharp whistle, the horse underneath her already jumped into a speedy gallop, with the unprepared girl just barely hanging on. "H-Hey, what are you doing?!" She exclaimed to the horse, as she managed to hold on tight enough to not fall off. Once recovered...
Evelyn's eyes followed Aria as she tried to make some kind of sense of the current situation in the outpost, with soldiers whizzing by the two ladies on horseback at a constant rate. Lord Captain Hunter? The title sounded quite grand to Evelyn's ears, so expectations were set high.
Evelyn began...
Exhausting wasn't strong enough of a word to describe the journey to the outpost for Evelyn. Sure, most of the actual travelling itself was done and horseback, where she could sit and let Aria guide them in the right direction. No, the Espean's source of exhaustion came primarily from her lack...
Evelyn smirked faintly at the mental image of the armour-clad Aria crawling underneath a bed in a hunt for imaginary monsters. Those were the kinds of moments the farm girl wished that she wasn't an only child, as she had missed out on having a large family, and all the fun it must have come...
When Evelyn spotted Aria beginning to unsheathe her sabre in surprise, she froze in her spot, throwing her hands up defensively in front of her, as if to signal being a friendly. "Forgot about me already? That didn't take all that long..." Evelyn joked back with a faint smirk, as she lowered her...
Despite her eyes closed and her body being still, Evelyn was still awake when Aria gently placed the folded coat underneath her head as a pillow. She'd thank her in the morning, as for now, she didn't want to really engage in conversation of any sort, even a short "thanks".
As time passed, the...
"I will, don't worry." Evelyn answered with a somewhat somber smile. Right now, food was the last thing on her mind, but she knew that she should at least make an attempt to eat. After all, she knew that she'd need all the nourishment she could get for the long journey.
"I'll be heading out...
"Yah, I suppose I'd rather marry someone at least close to my own age as well... although, a rich and influential family doesn't sound all too bad." Evelyn nodded a few times. "...But, I'm sure you can find at least one suitable person in the whole country, right? They can't all be that bad!"...
Despite marriage being an aspect of life that Evelyn had fully been expecting for herself, she couldn't help but at least somewhat agree with Aria's sentiment. Based on the description the dragoon was giving her of the suitors, even Evelyn might have been a bit hesitant to plunge into holy...
Hearing Aria's nonchalant and light-hearted response to her rather serious comment, Evelyn couldn't but smile. It was a nice change of pace from the previous conversation topic, and a much welcomed one at that. That smile quickly developed into a brief giggle, as she imagined what it would look...
Evelyn was left speechless after Aria's response. It didn't seem like she was lying, which was, in fact, the thing making her most uncomfortable. The farm girl would have been more comfortable had Aria just lied to her, or even told her that she would take "her country over a stranger". That...