The four, if counting the horse, finally got out from the forest and arrived at a large land with little to nothing to it. There was a road in the middle and a few hills here and there. Green grass and out in the open, it was nearly the same as the forest. Except the lack of trees and wildlife.
While Sir knight rode on the poor horse, Diana was carried by Vita. At first Sir knight was going to ask Diana if she wished to ride on the horse as well. But seeing her so determined to ride on her pet, he decided to keep quiet about it. At first she tried climb up on Vitas back, but she wasnt quite strong enough to do so. She then tried to communicate that she wanted to be on Vitas back. This only caused Vita to mess with her, patting her on the back as if to help a small child to burp. Not only did this nearly make her cry in embarrasment as she actually did burp, but also because it hurt a lot too. There was a suprising amount of strenght in that seemingly weak pat.
In the end, Diana was carried around by Vita in one hand in a similar manner to how one would carry ferrets or rats around. It was quite uncomfortable, as Vitas hands were hard as stone and that Vitas hands covered her nearly from hip to her armpits. If a stranger saw this, they might even think that she is being held hostage by some strange beast. Hell, even Sir knight was thinking that 'King' would at any moment bite her head off.
Worries about dead children aside, the road back to the city was short. It didnt take long for them to see a long wall streching far from side to side. The closer they got, the older the wall looked with noticeable cracks from such a distance. When they neared the city gates, a couple of guards quickly walked up to them. They seemed alarmed by 'King' holding the marquiss daughter in its hands in such a brutish manner, but were immediatly calmed down after a few words with Sir knight who reassured them that the monster wasnt a threat to anyone or to Diana herself as it was her 'pet' that was simply carrying her.
After pulling on a piece of rope that led to the top of the wall, the two guards let them in through the first gate. The space inside wasnt too large, but it was suprisingly clean and would probably fit a couple of wagons in it if they were ok with being stuck. The wall had two gates and right now they were underneath the wall. The second opened and Vita got to see for the first time a fantasy city.
It was hard to explain without pulling the magical part out of it. It was clean and looked like a typical rich medieval place. The roads were paved with grey stones or bricks. The houses werent tall in the area they were in at the moment, but they had enough space between them to not burn down if there were any accidents. Not only that, but the place was also well lit. Suprisingly so for only using what could be assumed to be lamps.
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Despite it being quite late at night, there were still plenty of people walking outside. There was a mix of different people, but the majority of the people were either soldiers of some kind with leather armor on or adventurer looking people with nothing to eyecatching to notice. A party with swords on their backs over there, and a bunch of shady looking people over there.
But nearly everyone immediatley stopped in their tracks when they saw Vita who was sticking out like a sore thumb. Taller than some of the houses with golden dust covering its mane. A crown, cape and even seven eyes. All of which were looking in different directions, except for the eye in the middle that stared straight ahead. And with a child in its massive hand, some people might even think that a new species was holding someone hostage. In the past, it was usually Sir knight who attracted the gazes of the people around him with his shiny armor. He used to hate it, but now he actually felt jealous. He would really need some alcohol to sleep tonight.
After all that had happened that night, they did deserve some peace. Not a single problem occured on the way, not even when they walked throught the less lit area of the city. Whatever could be scaring away thugs at this hour? Perhaps the mix of noble knight and scary monster kept them at bay?
Finally, after walking past the richer part of the city, they finally reached a large mansion looking area with a castle in the middle of it. The mansion had a large fence surrounding it, but with Vitas height there would be too much trouble just jumping over it. In front of the gate stood a half asleep servant looking fellow.
*Cough Cough* Servant, would you open the gates for the marquess daughter. And while at it, could you lead this horse back to the stables." Sir knight had gotten off the horse and woken up the servant. He quickly woke up and quickly greeted both Sir knight and Diana, but had to take some time to put his thoughts together as he saw Vita. He stood there dumbfounded until Sir knight snapped him out of it by shaking his armored hand in front of his face.
The gates were opened and the servant took the relieved horse with him.
"Well Diana, I doubt you would like to stay up any longer. Im not completely sure about how your family will deal with your pet, but dont worry. I'll explain what happened today to your father. Go get some rest." He walks off, leaving both Diana and Vita standing there.
Vita still held on to Diana as she was half asleep and yawning softly. She simply pointed the way that they had to walk to get her to bed. The insides of the manor were grand, with candles and paintings on the walls. The floor had red carpets and other random rich people stuff were placed in the hallways, nothing Vita really cared about.
Left, right, right , up those stairs and another left. The room that Vita finally entered had a massive bed with the head up to a wall. There was the typical bedroom stuff too, but it was all so disappointing and non-magical that it wasnt even worth mentioning. Vita pulled the sheets and went in, leaving Diana on the floor. It took a minute before Vita realised that Diana was the one supposed to be in bed.