Sobran Villages

So what is the reasons for you to decides and joining this caravans this time Zirko...?" i ask Zirko as we are chatting togethers.

"Me...? Ah, you hear that i ask a favor from Rizak to replaced him in his steads..?" he said

"Well, i want to buy a jewelry for my wifes and some sweets for my childrens.It will be our 5 years anniversary with my beloved wife in 8 days." He said that with a wide smiles on his face.

Oh Really...!!! Congratulation brothers....You're a very good husband you know." I praise him.

" I bet you'll really get a good time after we get back, hehehe." I said jokingly.

Hearing me saying that make Zirko blushes and shy a little while replying with small laughter. I spend the rest of the trips speaking with Zirko and the others while also admiring the scenary that we passed.

This supposed to be painfully long walk trips for modern days humans like me and Ivanna turns out better than we expected, at least on this first days.

We cross a grasslands after grasslands and a small forest after small forest. Get stunned sometimes by a beautiful landscapes. And sometimes, asking about the places that we're crossing to the villagers.

In this whole trips after our rest, we're only crossing 2 small abandoned villages. Those villages are their formers neighbours that all decides to migrates toward Derschef mountains, Said Mr.Bird when i ask about it.

The suns is already low and the sky are turning yellows when i spotted a wooden structures in the fields that we crosses. It's a wooden walls with some peoples still doing some activity outsides of it.

"Is that the Sobran villages..?" I ask Mr.Bird that drive and controlling the horse.

"Yeah, it is. That's where we're gonna spends our night at." He said.

"At least we can be at ease and rest peacefully. Because it will be the last places we could do so." he adds.

"Yeah, especially since last years when the wars broke out." Said Mr.Tora that are walking behind me.

"When the foods are expensives, the desperates that can't afford it turn to banditry." He adds with concerned voices.

I guess everybody get the same problems when the war broke out. Be in this worlds or our original earth, increasing crime rates and banditry are sometimes that always happens in war times.

I dont know wich more severe if we compare the 2 worlds, but i knows pretty well that both are not nice.

I got too immersed when thinking about our best course of actions since this worlds are at war. And i knows very well how scary post-war worlds is, let alone the ones that are still at it.

Before i knows it, we're already crossing the dirt roads that cuts in the middle of Sobran villages vegetables fields.

In front of me, Stands a 4 meters wooden gates that looks as sturdy as the one at Aryz villages. The caravans easily enters and walk insides the walls. No check formalities or something like that at all.

Even most of our guards are already greets and talks happily with some of Sobran villagers while we're still outsides their walls.

Our guards all looks very relaxed and completly let their guards down the moment they're getting insides the gates. Well, they're pretty carefree while we're still on the roads after all. So it's not surprising seeing them like that.

A crowds of peoples from mans, womans and childrens are formed and followed our caravans that walks slowly towards villages halls. They are mostly formed around the peoples that they knows.

From their warm welcomes, It's obvious that the relations between the two villages are very goods.

"Welcome back brothers, I hopes your villages are still doing greats." Greets a bald middle aged man that looks like in their 50.

"I hears from Sahjano that just visits your villages 4 days ago about the Ogum hordes." He continues his talks with concerned faces.

"Yes, yes... we're doing fine my brothers. Let's talks about the matters after i lends one of your free stables." said Mr.Bird toward the bald man.

"Of course.. of course, just park your caravans in the usual places. It's free of charges like always hahaha." said the bald man happily.

"Hahaha... alright, alright. I will gladly accept your usual offers." Said Mr.Bird with his warm smiles. He then get down from the caravans and ask Mr.Tora to replaces him.

"Well, let's talk about that Ogum attack insides. I will prepares a hot tea for all of us." Said the bald man.

"Hmm.... are you one of the rumoured mercenary that staying at Aryz villages?" The bald man shift his gaze toward me.

"Ah yes, nice to meet you sir." I humbly introduces myself while smiling.

"Wow, you're tall. So, you've seen many wars, huh." Said the bald man.

"I can easily see a man who is used to it. I used to be in militia after all, hahaha." He said while laughing.

According to him i used to be in a lot of wars, huh. Well, sorry to dissapoint you bald old man. I have never been fighting in any real wars before. The eyes that you see are just the eyes of the averages murderers, not soldiers nor a gallant warriors.

Well thinking about it, maybe the trauma that i receives everytimes i cold bloodedly rams my truck at a humans are the same as the trauma that averages soldiers receives.

"Well, let's get insides the villages halls Mr.Bird and you..?" said the bald man.

"My name is Jeff." i introduced myself with my usual friendly smiles.

"Oh yeah, you should introduces Ivanna too." said Mr.Bird.

I turn my heads in the back to see how is Ivanna doing. She is walking besides Tifa that drive the seconds caravans in the back the whole times. She comes forward knowing i turn my heads around. She is already observing our conversations the whole times.

"Nice to meets you, my name is Ivanna sir." She introduces herself to the bald man when she arrive at my sides.

"Nice to meet you too. My name is Sigt, i am this villages chief." Said the bald old man introducing his name.

"It's very rare to see a womans that are trying to be mercenaries." He give his opinions.

"Well, let's go insides the villages hall Mr.Bird and both of you." Mr.Sigt said before turning his back and started walking toward his villages halls.

Mr.Sigt are the tallest man that i meets in this worlds for now. He is around 178cm and look fit for a guys that has a faces of 50 years old man. He is probably stand around 180cm in his younger days.

He is wearing some kind of long sleeves tunic with bright yellow colours and red sleeveless thick gambeson over his tunic. From his appearance alone you can see that he is used to be some sort of soldiers.

Both me and Ivanna follow Mr.Bird and Mr.Sigt toward the villages hall while the rest of the caravans guards just carefreely visits his aquaintance and some headed to the stables to guard it.

"The roads are more dangerous lately, a groups of wandering barbarians or starving vagrants are increasing. Forming a small band of bandits and threatening the travelers." Said Mr.Sigt.

"Just 7 days ago Sani and his sons are being ambushed by a groups of those desperates beggars when they get back to this villages." He said with concerned voices.

"It's a good thing that they travels on horses and can escapes." he adds.

"A group of beggars...?" I ask Mr.Sigt to confirm it.

"Yeah, badly equipped with clubs and makeshift spears." He answered.

"Clubs and spears are still dangerous though." I said to him.

"Exactly, and there are more than 10 of them." Mr.Sigt adds.

"We're 20 man strong though, so they wouldn't bother with us." Said Mr.Bird.

"Yeah, you're around 20 mans strong fully equipped with proper spears and shields. But it wouldn't be hurt to just be more careful." Said Mr.Sigt.

"Yeah, you're right. It wouldn't be surprising if there are more of them than last time." Said Ivanna.

"So what do you think Mr.Jeff...? Going back wasn't the options though." Ask Mr.Bird with concerned looks on his face.

"We wont go back, but i do has a plan if thing go bad." I said while bluffing.

"What is your plans?" Mr.Bird and Mr.Sigt ask at the same times.

"Did the caravans guards have experiences fighting a bandits or using a formations at least?" I ask Mr.Bird.

"Of course we do, We're not as bad as you think Mr.Jeff." Said Mr.Bird with a little bit upset tone.

"Well then, do what you usually do if we get attacked. I will do my parts, we will survives if the enemy are just humans and less than 50." I said with confidences voices while Ivanna look at me in disbelieves.

"That a very brave claims. How can you proof it?" Ask Mr.Sigt.

"I dont need too, But there are some requirements." I answered to both of those agigated villages elders.