Careful to his words, he didn't want this new world to learn the technologies he holds nor giving freely to an empire or a kingdom. It would be foolish to just rattle around the revolutionized technologies for if he would, kings and emperors would kill each other through cloak and dagger. He speculates being hunted down just for the things he holds. Interrogated through harsh punishment or to be treated like a spoiled child just to give them what they want.
Just as it was about to get noon, the walls of Ravalind can be seen miles away from where they are. And it didn't take long till they've reached the eastern side of the gate. A guard halt for inspection but upon seeing Ashalain he quickly withdrew allowing the wagon to pass through.
Observing, the city is now on tight security, dozens of soldiers are now very much alive patrolling the roads and alley. The commotion Akatosh left shook the people, the place was now different people are concerned yet the flow of trading continues effortlessly.
It's been days and Akatosh knew the items he commissioned are now ready, so he went a separate path and after descending the wagon.
"Not so fast!" Ashalain exclaimed grabbing his shirt.
"What are you doing!?" Akatosh said he didn't get a reply but force to be drag by her hand. He didn't want to cause a drama but looking at her eyes she was somewhat concern, concern for something.
As they walk for less than ten minutes…
"The f---"
He stares through the large mansion an estate owned by Ashalain's family. Dozens of guards forficate every corner of the estate, a maid calls to her and opens the gate allowing them to enter. At that moment he is within the territory of her families and at that time Ashalain quickly runs to the building leaving him standing alone looking at the guardsmen also staring back at him with intense awkwardness.
"Nice day for guarding" A jagged laugh Akatosh utters.
Alone as the guardsmen watch him cautiously, he turns around facing the exit to be blocked by two guards crossing their spear. He knew something was fishy to be drag by a situation he did not participate in.
"Sir." The maid calls to him
"Forgive our intrusion but there is something we are very much aware of. If you would kindly follow me." The maid bows at him.
"The hell is happening." He cattishly asks himself.
Running through the large mansion, climbing the stairs leading to the second floor Ashalain saw two people guarding the entrance to his father's room.
Upon facing the door, the two people step aside for her to enter. Not knowing the two people were Ulgar and Roland himself was the one guarding his father's entrance door.
During the rampage of the first seal there beneath the dungeon. He never thought that he would stumble into a place infested by cults. After being teleported to where the drake lives, through sheer luck that the lower level of the dungeon didn't get destroyed.
When Akatosh was desolating the place, to where the altar was shattered there laid a man in shackles. When the storm that Akatosh brewed passed away, Roland and his companions went through, searching the place for any soul survivors. What they found was a man chained for more than a month, it was Ashalain's father still breathing after being tortured for months.
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She opens the door the see her sister and her mother staying by his father's side. Step in slow pace staring at her father bedridden for days recovering. She didn't expect to see this through as she grits her teeth and clenching her fist.
Notices her sister in disdain order, Sheena quickly envelops her hand to hers, disarming Ashalain's fury. It would take an hour for the family to grith what befell to them. As for our protagonist?
"Mm-hmm… Taste like a blue mountain." Akatosh said sipping the tea prepared by one of the servants. He was sitting on place a garden-like, where small ponds and a roof to shave his head.
"I'm glad the taste was your liking." The servant replies. "If you like something please don't hesitate to ask."
"I have nothing to say." Akatosh reply. He just doesn't want to this opportunity pass his taste.
"Then if you would excuse me." The servant replies, slowly leaving him all alone.
But he knew he wasn't alone, stalkers like assassins cautiously spy on him watching his every movement. Their bows are armed and ready, taking the initiative if he would do something that acts as a threat.
"This place seems to feel off, the soldiers are in the heat today and this place is overrun by guardsmen. Just what the damn happened to these past days."
Silent overcomes the place, a slight sound could be noticed by a cautious man. To let time pass he continues what he had been working from these past hours. Upon going in for his book he heard a slight rustle there beyond the trees covered by bushes.
"So, you like hiding."
Ignoring the sound Akatosh resume his work sketching what seems to be a long barrel gun as its gears, springs, and all sorts of mechanisms slowly come together.
Finishing the 13-inch guns he moves to the other important of long-ranged artillery, and that is calculating its trajectory. "True large guns do give a massive quantity of firepower but it would be a waste if not by its precision and accuracy."
"If I'm not mistaken a 'gunners' quadrant' helps the gun to aim in precise and good accuracy. What it needs are just a plumb bob and a 180-degrees ax-like. A shot fired from a 0-degree angle quickly falls to the ground due to the effect of gravity but raising the angle of elevation would improve the distance of the gun. But the problem is I don't know the exact angle but oh well this would do for a bit."
Just as he was doing his business, he notices some people talking to each other as they would come closer to his place but stops after seeing Akatosh mingling his work. Coincidently they were all girls and much younger than him. Four of them suddenly notice Akatosh who seems to be writing a book. He too takes a quick turn to see different race pack together, what's more, they are one of the guild members, with the quick look he notices they're all gold rank adventurer which implored him to not mingle with these people and the grudge he still holds when he duels to that man.
"Hey Riza, I've seen you with Roland the other day what were you two doing." Irish says, chastising Riza
"What…! It's not like that." Riza replies trying to find a word to reason out
"Hooo… taking the initiative ehh," Lisha say, joining in the conversation
"It's not like I want him too…" Blushing in heat as she struggles to make out a sentence.
Rein sigh who didn't want to join in just breath out.
Just as they are having their conversation, they notice Akatosh a man whom they didn't even know. He quickly sips the last drop of the tea not wasting any of it. Folds the book and finally walks away leaving the girls in stunning confusion. Watching him walking away the lasses already felt they didn't want to poke him, so they just watch him go away. Though they felt someone was watching them as they too move to another location just as Akatosh left. They already knew something from the man they've met twice but didn't they know.
"Tsk, just how long will these people keep on following me." He notes to himself. "And also, just when the hell will that cavewoman leave me alone."
"I am grateful for saving my father's life, please if there's anything that you want, I gladly do." Ashalain pleads, kneeling to the young hero she thought was the one who said for saving his father's life, and right away she believes.
"Well, it's doesn't seem that way but if you need help you can count on me," Roland says boldly and with a hopeful smile, he follows.
Ashalain looks at him upset for not doing anything only to thank the hero who save his father's life. "I'm sorry for not doing anything but you are free to this place and the support of my family is within you, please if there's anything that I can do."
"Ahhh…well…" Roland was embarrassed to see a woman kneeling, pleading in front of him. "Well… my companions and I are going tomorrow and--"
"I see, I set a room for you and all of your companions, and thank you for saving my father." Ashalain breath but still she knew this compliment wasn't enough for she loved her family dearly, yet she also has a slight grudge to his father.
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