The guard backs up Sweat Drip down his cheek "I'm sorry sir it is a direct order from the king no civilian allowed". Christopher glares at him the Carriage floats on its own the tread Detaching and Driving off.
In the direction of the castle. The Guards Look back at it confused the tread rushing towards the gate At Breakneck speeds before slamming into it exploding on contact as rubble Rains down from it.
Christopher looks at it with no emotion as the 2 Children's eyes glow looking at the beautiful light at the gate to the noble district "I didn't know this City was segmented" the Guards point their halberd at him.
in case of any other moves. The carriage moves towards the exit gate Guards on the wall Shock at it Not aware of what just happened before the 2 guards pointing their weapons Holler up onto the wall.
"STOP THAT CARRIAGE!" Christopher yawns both guards splitting in 2 as their torsos are severed from their Waist hitting the ground as blood spurts out onto the ground the other Merchant's eyes Widening in Irrational fear.
As they start packing their Good up Immediately Attempt to flee the Guards Stab at the Carriage with their halberds being the kingdom's standard weapon effectively piercing the tarp before 4 of their heads are blown off.
a sentry locking on and rapid firing high explosive rounds the Other guards pull their weapons back immediately retreating "BOOM BOOM BOOM" 3 of the retreating guards' Heads are blown off. "wow I didn't expect it to be that effective"
he grabs both the Kids teleporting them To the carriage as it flies over the wall landing on the ground. Christopher throws out the deployable Droid picking it up the Carriage Takes off flying dust billowing out behind it.
"why are we heading west?" Christopher Smirks "we're not" a large Black gate appears in front of them driving into it the Gate closes they appear on the opposite wall diving deeper into the Kingdom into its centre.
"you 2 don't have a Name?" The Duo Looks at him before the girl speaks "Roselyn" He Looks at her curiously "your parents named you Rose hmm interesting it originates from an English Style of speech a Very beautiful name for such a thorny rose".
"you boy?" the boy freezes for a second shifting dramatically "Steven" Look at him "bland name but hey it's a name it tells me they only wanted daughters, not sons" Steven looks down at his feet "don't worry too much name are only names"
they Take off Reaching another village in between the main towns "hmm their Capital seems placed closer to the water than I expected" Moving through the area they Reach the next village "aye Steven you ever Used a blade"
Steven looks confused at him. before shaking his head no "I see So you're not much of a melee kid are you cause your sister's first objective when I enter the house was grabbing a Knife.
he Nods before abruptly looking at his Sister "huh" he Stares at the Flustered Little sister she mumbles something "stupid Old man" Christopher Smirks "so It seems I'll have to figure out what weapon you're most attuned to"
He Laughs Reaching the village he looks at it overseeing the Spiked fences around it "hmm seems they have the people to make a wall but decided on something that just means sieging is a bit more difficult".
He reaches the people looking at his carriage before simply nodding having no reason to enforce anything Unlike the Dukedom the moment he's done he looks around for a building to purchase.
yawning he sees 1 a young lad looking prepped to leave the village and seek glory someplace else. Christopher gets off his carriage and approaches him. the young lad looking at him.
"I take it you're prepping to permanently leave the village young lad" He blinks "how you know?" Christopher Sighs "anybody with common sense can see all your belongings on your back.
"be careful of those damned bandits they're everywhere out there nowadays the young fella looks at the older merchant "hmm may I know why you approach me?" Christopher stops his rambling "I was just going to ask if that small house is for sale you see me and my children are looking for a place to stay".
the Young lad looks him up and down "a man of your stature Should be fine buying 1 of those stone houses in the town though?" Christopher sighs "I'm simply looking for a quiet place to train them for the wider world and sell my wares.
"you won't get many customers here the village is too small to have the cash to buy wares" he nods "as I said looking for a quiet place I don't need many Customers" the lad sways "fine how much would you be willing to pay for it just from a perspective.
"hmm I'd say about $500 the materials used are in good shape it looks well Done and Repairs no broken windows or other problems I'd say just about $500 If not $350" the lad's eyes widened.
"yes, Yes, yes Right away!" Christopher Smirks pulled out the large bag. "the Payment" the man opens it looking at the gold He Smiles tears fall slightly out of his eye "thank you for your kind purchase Sir enjoy your new humble home".
"remember to heed my Warning be wary of Bandits those Ficken Pest are worse than goblins sometimes". he nods moving slowly at the dawn towards the road heading towards the next town.
Christopher smiles. before it changes to a frown "he's not going to survive far too naive" he looks back at the carriage "COME ON KIDS LETS GO!" the children scuttle out of the carriage before running towards it.
Smiling happily Christopher tries the door sees its lock he frowns before lifting his foot and kicking it in Sending it flying to the back of the house "I'm surprised nothing took damage"
they dash in Christopher walks towards the back picking up the door He pushes it against the frame his hand glowing lightly as the door Reattach unlocking it he sighs "I think he forgot to give me the keys.
the man dashes back panting heavily as he looks at the carriage running towards it, he starts talking "Sorry I forgot to give you the-" he looks in it seeing nothing he knocks on the door to the house.
Christopher opens it "yes?" he bows "I apologize I forgot to give you this key" Christopher opens it fully. "I Figured as much you didn't seem like much of a scammer to me" the lad nods respectfully handing him the keys.
"enjoy your trip don't die" The Lad Looks confused having gotten 3 warnings 2 about bandits and 1 telling him not to die. Moving away he enters the Road again. Following the path towards the next town.