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A new visit to the slums brought the company face to face with even greater danger than before. This time, they were attacked not by a gang of thugs armed with scavenged, unremarkable weapons, but by a well-organized group of musketeers who fired volleys at the most critical targets and quickly disappeared to prepare for a new attack – it was as if the place was bristling with hostility towards the uninvited guests who had so callously slaughtered more than two dozen people here last week. Although the badly wounded Veserod was revived, the warning had been heeded – while patching up the leader's body, which was severely battered in battle, Rohei was no longer sure he could do it again. What if the next bullet hits him right in the heart? And they couldn't possibly withstand a volley of arrows; it was clear that his plans were already known, and they were hunting him down, so ambushes could be expected at every turn. In the end, it was decided to leave this last task to the governor-general.
The time had come to leave Elheim. Their stay here had been difficult; they had made new enemies, but most importantly, they had survived, learned a lot, and even successfully completed almost all of Eugene's tasks. Rohei noted with some surprise that he had actually enjoyed it, despite the unsettling moments; there was a lot of fun and simply interesting things here. The radiant "Lalik" overshadowed the dreary scenes of the slums, which they had entered so boldly, shoulder to shoulder, after long discussions and preparations. Performances in the fighting club, playing cards, a grand drinking party with the guys and the ruler, Air dancing on a pole in a revealing outfit... The impressions gained could last a long time. The Miran thought that perhaps he wouldn't mind visiting Elheim again sometime, but only if he was with his friends and didn't have to wander around the slums.
Returning to Baldr and seeing the changes that had occurred during their absence, Rohei didn't know how to react. On the one hand, he appreciated the familiar peace and quiet in the barony; on the other hand, after Tamfana and Elheim, he no longer felt as uncomfortable surrounded by many strangers. The main thing was that his loved ones were nearby. And technological progress... well, sooner or later, it would reach anywhere. Perhaps Miran already has all sorts of things built. As for the news about the petition submitted to Gungnir to stop the assignments, Rohei certainly wouldn't support this initiative. No way, his comrades would be dying there, and he would be sitting in this house; that wouldn't do.
A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. It was Air, who visited him, quickly expressed her gratitude for his deeds, and handed him something, then immediately ran away in embarrassment; the guy didn't even have time to say anything. Looking at the gift, he recognized the photograph taken by Ivein, which he had seen in "Aconite," of a rather vulgar nature. What are you doing, sister? How am I supposed to react to this? Rohei felt himself blushing and was glad that she had run away so quickly. But still, an involuntary smile froze on his lips as he absentmindedly looked at the photograph, seeing before his eyes, instead of Ivein's image, the blushing face of the girl who was handing him this illustration. And how can such a lively and dangerous warrior, who cuts down enemies in droves in an instant, be so awkward and at the same time cute?
"Well, Air, you certainly know how to keep things interesting..."
The guy hung the photograph in a frame on the wall and looked at it for a while. This thing was, for now, the most pleasant thing in the new house, despite its ambiguous content; after all, it's not every day that girls give gifts. For some reason, he thought that it would be especially funny if Gulveig gave something similar to Anders.
Okay, enough daydreaming. Rohei reluctantly tore his gaze away, deciding to thank Air when they met, and turned his eyes to another new thing brought from Elheim. An incomprehensible book about medicine, which he himself bought in the same "Aconite." "Miracles of modern medicine," sold for a pittance. What is this at all? He turned the book over in his hands, examining it.
(Only without spending CP, just a superficial study.)