Forty-six

A week had passed since Delilah had been locked up in Julie's laboratory, and so far she had still not revealed any information, which was clearly starting to annoy me. 

Three days from now was the welcoming ceremony for the swordsman's tournament, so I was obliged to go. The tournament took place at Fallmore, a two-day carriage ride from here. So Lydia and I will leave tomorrow. 

I was packing my suitcase, only the essentials being inside, as I was only going to be staying for two weeks after all. But I was looking forward to discovering other places and, above all, seeing how people lived elsewhere. I had spent most of my time in this city, surrounded by walls and guards, and I had never seen anything beyond it from the day I came to this castle.

I wondered what kind of adventures awaited me in Fallmore, and what kind of people I would meet. Maybe I would even find someone like me, someone who was half-human and half-demon.