Silent Witch

Book 10: Chapter 8: Meat Talking Between Boys

Book 10: Chapter 8: Meat Talking Between Boys

Monica was riding atop a horse and at lost at the moment.

"Lady Everett, please held in tight onto me," said Felix sitting in front of her with an excellent posture. Maybe because he used to ride a horse, the figure of him holding the rein looked elegant. And Monica was sitting closely behind him with her legs to the side.

Negotiations with the Falforia Kingdom seemed to have hit a stalemate, but both sides had mutually accepted that it would not be over in a day. To deepen their friendship, Felix had arranged a hunting game today. However, a fatal problem was discovered when they were about to move to the hunting grounds. Monica, Nero, and Glennthe three people who were supposed to guard the guestshad no experience in riding horses. Though Glenn can use a flight spell to follow them, he can't be flying around continuously during the hunt. After all, maintaining a flight spell uses a huge amount of mana. (In Lynn's case, she can maintain a flight spell for a long time because she's a spirit.)

Glenn was relatively athletic, but it was hardly possible for him to keep up with Felix and the others who were used to riding. As for the non-human Nero, his presence only make the other animals scared in trembling, so it's impossible for him to ride a horse.

After some discussion, it was decided that Monica would sit together with Felix in the back. Two adults might be too heavy, but her small body should not add much burden to the horse. As for Nero and Glenn, they used a carriage to reach the hunting ground and were ordered to stand by in the rest area during the hunt.

This time, the duchess and her daughter also tagged along in the hunting game. They were there not to participate in the hunt, but rather to enjoy a chat over a light meal. You could say it was a picnic. Together with Nero and Glenn, the picnic group would also stay there in the rest area.

I-I would be rather in the picnic grooooup!

For Monica who had no experience in equestrian, riding a horse was too stimulating for her feeble heart. To put it bluntly, she was just too scared. Even a little sway had already made Monica terrified of falling.

What's more, sitting close by near Felix was bad for her heart. Every time the horse swayed, Monica panicked, afraid that the hood would come off. Each time it happened, Monica desperately clung to him in close eyes, until Felix shifted his gaze back to look at her.

"Are you scared?"

""

She honestly wanted to nod at his question, but ever since she had vowed to herself last night, she wanted to keep the image of respectable Silent Witch in front of Felix. Not to mention her role as his guard, it would be unbecoming for her if she was scared of riding a horse. So she kept her silent without acknowledging nor denying it and Felix reined his horse to stop in response.

"Pardon me."

"!?"

Felix grabbed her waist to lift Monica who's desperately killing her voice while pulling over her hood down before placing her in the front seat before him.

In equestrian, it's common to assign a woman to sit behind the man if they ride a horse together. Otherwise, it only makes it hard for the man to rein the horse.

Especially during the hunt. It will only trouble him if Monica sat in the front.

"Mm! Mmm!?"

Felix then pointed at his gun on his shoulder when Monica was flapping her hands in panic.

I'll only interrupt his hunting if I sat in the front!

"You don't have to worry. This riffle was only a prop."

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"I've been planning to give some credit to the guests since many of Falrorian like to hunt."

Apparently, Felix was trying to gain some diplomatic advantage by making the other party feel great by handing over the credit in this hunting game.

Well, he didn't think Count Marre's opinion would change over something like that, but it would good starting point for elevating his mood.

In which world there's a lady who rides a horse to go to the toilet?

Elaine replied with a smile at his tactless response as her temple twitched.

"I wanted to have a little stroll."

"Then let Bartholomew or me accompany your stroll."

"It's not necessary. There are no large beasts in this forest and I won't get lost since it's like a garden for me."

Peter, who was pulling the horse, was familiar with this forest and would prove no problem for him to find a way.

Glenn seemed wanting to say something but was interrupted by Eliane's urging on Peter.

"Peter. Let's get going."

"Understood"

Peter seemed to be perplexed but after considering this forest had little to no danger, he obeyed Eliane's order and made the horse carrying Eliane walk.

As Eliane gripped the horse rein in her hands, she let out a sigh while hoping to meet Felix by a chance in the forest.

"Are Eli will be okay?"

The duchess offered Glenn a drink who worriedly said as he kept glancing into the forest before smiling gently at him.

"You might find her a bit selfish, but please don't think her badly."

"I never thought of her as a bad person," said Glenn while drinking a warm tea, and the duchess exclaimed an oh my!' inwardly as she smiled gently in response. Her gentleness looked similar to her daughter or perhaps more than that of her daugher.

Meanwhile, Bartholomew was gnawing heartily at the bread as a light meal while darting his gaze around.

"What's the matter, Bartholomew?"

"I sense something approaching rapidly I got a weird feeling in its mana."

His golden eyes shifted around until it stopped in the direction where Eliane advanced toward the forest.

"Hey, Loud Boy. You bring back that Fluffy Girl. I feel something ominous approaching."

"Something ominous?"

"I can't explain it since I've never sensed mana this disgusting but from its shape and size, I can say it's"

Bartholomew's words sounded so vague that it was hard to feel the tension. The other servants looked at Bartholomew in puzzled.

Amidst this situation, Bartholomew paused to catch his breath, raised his eyebrows then shouted.

"a dragon! no, wait, something resembling a dragon is approaching here!"