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| Some location, some time. First they sailed on a boat, then entered an unremarkable-looking cave, proceeded to a lift hidden in its depths, descended deep underground, walked through yet another long corridor resembling more of a labyrinth and, finally, found themselves in the middle of a stylish-looking establishment. — A bar? — One of the travelers raised his gaze from beneath the hood that concealed the contours of his face and fixed his eyes on a ragnite air conditioning unit. — Pretty great, isn't it? — His fellow traveler asked him. — We're this far underground, but thanks to the "Workshop's" technology, it's more comfortable here than anywhere else! Oh, by the way, we're lucky — we caught some important people. — He nods toward the barmaid and a man in black robes sitting at the counter. — Let's go say hello, I'll introduce you. — Hey boss! — The guy places his hand on the shoulder of the man dressed in black, but as soon as he turned around, he backed off a little. — Uh, good day... Oh, Limma, you don't come here all that often... I always wonder, why would someone in your position bother with such routine work? — At times we need to devote ourselves to simple labor, otherwise we risk forgetting what it means to be human... — Come on... Admit it, you simply enjoy it. — Who knows?.. Quite possibly, someday I might try my hand at being a "Rabbit" — that trend keeps gaining popularity in Serberia and beyond. — Ah, right... How are things in that country now? — Well... My work with the "Tear" concluded successfully, so there's one fewer valkyrie under the Church's command now. — You really are heartless, aren't you. — I truly feel sorry for Rika, but... She was too stubborn, so this fate was inevitable. — And what about the impending war? Is everything going according to plan? — He asks the masked man sitting beside him. — The Queen and her team have exceeded my expectations. Those developments I shared with her — she refined them and brought them into practical application. I believe we will see the results of her work very soon. — Is that so... By the way, this is my friend Ve... — Verginius, correct? — Asked the barmaid. — Almost. Virgil. — Ah, right. Sorry, sorry, Virgil, I'll be glad to work with you henceforth. — Well, Aganzo has already approved him, so there shouldn't be any problems with that... He hasn't been wrong about people even once so far. ... The paladin from Baldr stared at the floor, then looked around, then cast glances at the faces of the people gathered today. Their conversations registered in his mind only as fragmented echoes. And this is one of the valkyries? Heh. Once upon a time he had admired them, but now he thought they were just ordinary girls like everyone else, merely granted great power by chance. — ... Ver, hey, Ver! Virgil! Are you even listening? — What?.. Yes. — I've just received information about those people you were interested in. Teodahad and Teya Bors, right? — Correct... — Hearing those painfully familiar names, a choking lump rose in the paladin's throat, and his heart seemed ready to burst at any moment. — I don't know who they are to you, but anyway... — He tells how a certain Jan Dere rescued the girl from Clefbert's captivity, after which Teodahad secretly flees Marion together with his sister. — As I understand it, after several days of living with her would-be husband, the poor thing went a bit mad, became fixated on the idea of her own defilement and all that... Well, that sort of thing isn't uncommon when sheltered young ladies fall into the hands of bad people. Now they seem to have settled somewhere in Heckelia. — So that's how it is... These were simultaneously joyful, sorrowful, and indifferent news for Virgil... Be that as it may, Aganzo had healed him, and now his fate was tied to this nameless organization and its shadowy plans regarding Visteria. |