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Part 2
It was bright and early as the crew woke up and started to get ready to prepare to join lancelot and vane for the Fafnir Suppression force,i still couldn't shake my feeling that something was going to go wrong yet i couldn't pin point it and opted to keep my concerns to myself as i was sure the plot would follow its script that no one but me knew.
Or so i thought but i wouldn't know until later on as gran and lyria enthusiastically dragged me out of my room after i woke up and got ready to go join vane and lancelot,i revealed that i could ride a horse as i honestly didn't want to ride with anyone despite vane offer as gran and the others were surprised that i knew how to ride a horse.
"I didn't know you could ride a horse lottie" said gran as he rode on his own horse and i chuckled and gave a nod as i rode like an expert as my horse walked at the pace i set for it and it seemed to like me well enough "yeah my mom and i used to visit horse ranches when i was younger".
As i spoke about my childhood to gran and i was sure the other's were listening as lyria was excited i had begun talking about myself as i normally kept my past hidden,i didn't really like talking much about myself so i often didn't say anything related to my past.
Soon the topic about fafnir and siegfried began and i wasn't surprised how upset lancelot got considering the events that caused this...but i knew deep down that none of this wa siegfried fault as i knew the truth,and even if i told lancelot what i knew there wasn't a guarantee he would listen until the stage where siegfried would reveal the truth of everything wouldn't happen for quite a while.
I quietly sighed as we made our way into the cave as i couldn't help but think maybe i should have stayed behind as i spoke up "gran was it really a good idea for me to come along?wouldn't it have been safer if i had stayed in the capital?" I asked him as i couldn't fight and i only carried a gun with me as precaution.
Gran gave a smile as he nodded at me as we rode side by side "dont worry ill keep you safe...plus you probably would have gone crazy worrying about us" he said as i looked away as he was unfortunately right and i gave a chuckle accompanied with a sigh as he knew me too well "your right kid...damn you see through me every time".
He laughed softly as we shared a sibling moment which reminded me how much i saw gran as a little brother while we rode with the others beside us,it wasn't long before we were attacked by wyverns that were quickly dealt with by gran,vane and lancelot with relief.
But the whole matter with fafnir was another matter as that was the scariest thing i had ever been witnessed to as we finally began to make our way out the cave as i sighed " damn dragon..." i said as everyone shared my sentiment while we made it out but it didn't take long the moment we stepped out to hear Isabella men shouting nearby.
I felt myself stiffen as my heart started to thump loudly in my chest as i knew what was coming but i wondered if i was even ready...
We quickly made our way over to Isabella and her men and as expected siegfried was there pointing his large blade at Isabella who accused him of being a traitor to the country,liar...your the traitor i thought to myself as i grith my teeth.
"You survive being eaten by fafnir huh..."
Said siegfried as he sounded almost amused that sylph survived as she made a offended sound at his words,but i knew he was being this way to get to Isabella as the began to argue as siegfried revealed he was the one who unsealed fafnir as she questioned him about it.
"Sylph was just to lure you out"
As the knights surronded sylph protectively and away from siegfried grasp but he instead set his sights on Isabella to swing at him as i watched him do so but of course at that moment was when lancelot blocked the strike that was directed at her.
I wouldn't lie and say i wasn't disappointed that siegfried failed to cut down Isabella down thanks to lancelot interference as the two began a scuffle while siegfried poked and goaded him on,i could tell by the second lancelot was getting more pissed of by second as i muttered to myself "geez...he's getting to riled up so easily".
While gran helped lancelot parry siegfried attacks the two were not able to keep up with siegfried strength as i thought to myself "of course they cant...it is thanks to fafnir blood that siegfried can fight this well and his experiences" i felt bad for gran who was trying his best.
After the scuffle ended as siegfried was about to leave the scene i felt myself freeze in my spot when he turned his gaze suddenly to me as i startled and stared back at him,my hands shakily clutched the fabric of the turtleneck sweatshirt i wore as his gaze was intense and i heard him whisper "you..." yet he didn't say anything more before leaving, i felt my knees tremble before i fell foward surprising everyone as lancelot was the one who caught me while he question if i was alright and why siegfried stared at me.
I gave an honest answer that i didnt and thankfully no one pressed further but i could see Isabella gaze at me with suspicion in her eyes,i looked away as i refused to look at her any further and i could hear tch as she turned away as well.
Good i didn't want to feel her gaze on me as it made me uncomfortable and soon we all left to the capital with sylph in tow as the King prepared a banquet for us but soon enough sylph had sensed monsters.
It was time...
We all made our way out as we were met with chaos in the streets with knight's trying to evacuate the citizens and some of the knight's being injured by the monsters,it wasn't safe to say we could get out of this unscathed.
During the chaos i watched lyria as i knew she would break off from us to save a cat and would be attacked as i followed behind but i didn't make it in time as the monsters closed in on her yet i breathed a sigh of relief when siegfried finally appeared and took care of them,of course lancelot snapped when he saw siegfried.
It didn't take long for the two to enter a chase as lancelot chased after siegfried with everyone following in tow as we ran after them,thankfully when we found lancelot it seemed he lost sight of siegfried while re composing himself as we searched for siegfried whereabouts.
Soon enough we found the trap door leading underground as we carefully went in while trying to avoid anything remotely dangerous as we encountered a few montsers but took care of them, as sophia commented on there being a cell with a broken lock as i spoke up" this seems more like a secret prison..."i said as vane muttered in agreement to my words as we continued on.
We soon heard vane call out to us as we found him cradling a wounded knight in his arms as vane pressed for an answer but the knight was too badly beaten to answer,but he passed out soon after as we saw movement from the corner of our eyes.
It was then when lancelot called out to the intruder and we saw the old man who quickly scurried away and hid behind none other than the man we were looking for,as soon as lancelot saw siegfried he was already starting to get riled up by his mere presence as he questioned the older male.
"Siegfried what is the meaning of this!"
Yet siegfried did not respond and remained quiet as the old man spoke up "lord siegfried please hurry and defeat them,free my people!" He begged as siegfried turned around to the elderly man as he spoke "i know. We dont have time for this right now,but these people will prove difficult" he responded to the old man.
As siegfried stated he wasn't going to hold back against gran and the others as lancelot called him a traitor before they all went to start the scuffle,at that moment i heard lyria yell at them to stop as she came between them "please stop!" I too went over to her to make sure lancelot didn't do anything as i could see him seething with anger.
I watched her try and convince lancelot to put his blades down and talk things out with siegfried "im sure siegfried has his reasons and he isn't a bad person!" And soon enough our commotion drew the attention of the guards that came to us as lancelot and vane tried to talk to them,but as i remembered how the scene played out they were quick to turn on lancelot and vane.
They grabbed lyria as expected But what i didn't expect was for one of the guards to grab ahold of me as i struggled " hey get your hands off me!" I shouted as i could hear the guard that had lyria get knocked out as i was shocked and surprised by this change of events as i was soon released when i heard the guard shout in pain and fall down.
I soon stumbled foward as the guard let me go while he stumbled back behind as i lost my footing and tripped as i expected to hit the ground face first, but that never happened when i felt a pair of arms catch me and the cool touch of armor as i had closed my eyes before as they slowly opened.
When i looked up my eyes met siegfried's as those bright golden yellow colored orbs stared into mines i felt myself hypnotized as i couldn't stop staring "their beautiful..." is what i thought as for some reason i couldn't stop the words that would soon leave my mouth and echo through the room " a dragons treasure..." as his eyes widened at my words...
To be continued