Month: December 2023

Johan ran like hell. ㅤ The notion that big, muscular people are slow was a prejudice. Johan’s sprint was fast enough to catch up with the horses. ㅤ But Johan realized, ㅤ ‘𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦.’ ㅤ He could see silhouettes darting through the night, recognizing them as thieves by the sound of horse hooves. ㅤ…

𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 (𝟖) ‘𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦!’ ㅤ The innkeeper moved desperately with just that one thought in mind, not allowing himself any distractions. He took out some oil, lit a fire, and made a torch, which he handed to Johan. ㅤ “Carry this and follow me!” ㅤ “Yes!” ㅤ Johan went out…

Johan opened his eyes. ㅤ Burren was just about to touch the door with his hand. ㅤ A beast-like intuition! ㅤ That intuition instinctively forewarned of danger. ㅤ ‘𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵?’ ㅤ Johan, who had woken up, struggled to grasp the situation. He woke up due to an ominous feeling, but it wasn’t immediately clear…

𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 (𝟕) The lies one tells oneself become a trap. ㅤ Gamson hesitated, stalling for time. But as he thought about it, he became increasingly drawn to the plan. ㅤ The atmosphere among the mercenaries wasn’t great anyway. ㅤ Unbeknownst to Gamson, Goran planned to punish him as soon as he returned…

This world was one where travel was rare. Most people lived and died in the town or city where they were born. As such, an outsider who came to the town inevitably received a mix of curiosity and caution. ㅤ Suspicious but wanting to hear news from outside! ㅤ In this regard, Goran’s mercenaries were…

𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 (𝟔) “If you’re that kind of knight, we’d like you to stay in our town.” ㅤ “Why so?” ㅤ “You know, there’s been some ominous rumors going around lately.” ㅤ The lord of the town of Rutzbeck is Count Jarpen. Naturally, after Count Jarpen lost several battles, rumors began to circulate…