A carriage traveled at a liesurly pace across the kingdom of Veronica's eastern portion. Inside was Rune, Runa, Stella, Rienn, Shiro, and Gabi. They did not lack for money so they were easily able to get a carriage that could carry them all while at the same time not sacrificing comfort.
Rune sat by the windows with Stella at his side, and Rienn further down from her. Across the aisle sat Shiro and Gabi, and the snow leopard woman was leisurely snoozed while resting her head on the maid's lap.
Meanwhile, Runa was busy bouncing excitedly on Rune's lap. She stuck her head out the window whenever she saw something that caught her eye and leaned so far forward that Rune had to hold her by the waist. She was full of energy.