Little By Little

"Let me start by introducing ourselves. I be Verter. And my lord who has hired ye lot is Her Highness, Lady Lettie, Princess of the Milkfeal Kingdom, and one of the brave heroes to boot."

"Does it still hurt?"

"No, I'm fine now. So could you let go of my face?" 

"Just a little longer."

"Really, I'm completely healed. There's no pain at all."

"It's still swollen." 

"I really don't think..."

"Squish squish." 

"Um..."

"Listen when someone's talkin'!"

Our carriage left the town of Adventshel, trundling onwards. 

Inside the large carriage were Princess Lettie, Geezer Verter, me and two other male protectors, so five of us total.

There were seats for four though. Fay the A-rank adventurer had lost at rock paper scissors before we departed and gotten the short straw of driving the carriage.