Once in the city Robert separated from the students, he had his own plans. At first he ignored Nny's presence but after a while it just started to bug him "Why are you following me?" Robert asked as he stopped in an empty street.
"I simple tried to save as many as I possible could, out of an academy of hundred 21 one isn't a bad number, I have had worse result during rescues. And then that thing saved two, wait three" Robert said facing Shero "I expected it to happen eventually, not so soon but I knew it would happen"
"Go wake Suri and take her with you" Alastair said as he left the inn. He headed to where the group had landed the other day, he headed towards the tree line and found Alyssa asleep a few metres back. He inspected her wounds, the skin under the damaged scales had already healed but the scales would have to be removed. Alastair started pulling the scales off, which was painful for Alyssa but she stayed silent.
"I was exiled when I was fourteen, I lost any right to inherit from my father and grandfather, my mother who was also exiled took me to her home city, its on the North coast of Aria and is a harbour city, and the I was conscripted to fight in the Aria against the Seraphim. The army unit I served in was decimated by airships, as was the city we defended. After that the army survivors scattered and I started travelling with Alyssa, I saw a lot of places that the Empire invaded, many looked fine but other..." Alastair trailed off for a bit "Well, I must make Gabriel answer for what he has done" he said quietly.
"Its not the only place in ruins" Alastair said staring off into the distance, remembering all the destroyed places he had seen. "But anyway, there is a caravan heading north in a few hours, the lovely serving lady informed me about it. If we join it we will be well protected and it should only take a day and a half of travelling instead of three, from there we are only a ship" Alastair stopped speaking for a second, obviously discomforted by the idea of travelling by water "to Aria" he finished as he stood up and took his plate to the kitchen.
"Ever since I was exiled, actually ever since I set out on my journey from Aria. I don't mind it but knowing there is a place to go back to does make it both harder and easier" Alastair said as he finished "Knowing there is a place better then where you are makes it hard to keep going, knowing the only thing stopping you is your self. But on the other hand I would give anything to keep my home safe" He fiddled on with a ring on his finger "What about you, how are you feeling about your home?"
"You can try, historically it has never happened" Robert said to Rako as he vanished "Just a demon sent to torment and corrupt the world, apart from that he's not a bad guy" Robert said to Nny. Robert counted the group "Only 23" he said sadly.
"The reason for our fight is gone, the academy is evidently destroyed and we gain nothing from going on" Robert said, ready if Rako refused his peace offering.
The airship left Janina as Allen escaped. The damage already done. Robert used light magic to destroy Rako's attack as he took in his surroundings, he was ready to make his move when he sighed "Truce" he said to Rako.
Allen was suddenly surrounded by a lot of Eclipse soldiers, there was no way to escape this time. The airship quickly adjusted itself to make up for the damage. But the damage was worse then Allen knew, though the ship would be fine he had done something bad, he had attacked Eclipsion soldiers and damaged one of their airships, and airship that had just rescued the other academy students. He had given Eclipsion all it needed to start a war, to them, Janina just attacked them.
"Early morning" Alastair said looking annoyed "Very early morning" he added as he kept eating. The girl returned after a while with Vitan's meal. "Enjoy your meals, if you need anything just come and get me" she said politely she said as she went to the kitchen.
The vents in Allen's section closed off as they trapped him in. Suddenly two opened on opposite sides as water started flowing threw the vents, they were trying to flood Allen out.
Alastair had been talking to the serving girl when Vitan arrived. "Morning" Alastair said as he ate his food. The girl asked Vitan if there was anything he wanted to eat.
The night went peacefully. At dawn the towns people awoke and started preparing for the day, Alastair awoke a few hours later. He went downstairs to get himself breakfast.
The guards gave pursuit, even if they couldn't see they knew where Allen was and they opened fire on the corridor he was in. Meanwhile the hallways around Allen were closed off and he became trapped as the guards cornered him. There was about twenty guards shooting into the corridors that would rip anything in it to shreds.
One of the guards whacked Allen across the back of the head as the remaining students were lead onto the transport and taken to Janina.
We are about to have a time skip in Nine Kingdoms, if you want to put your character to sleep or anything now is the time.
The guard alerted two other guards that kept their distance but aimed their high powered rifles at the box as he lifted the box up. As soon as they saw Allen they started shouting at him not to move as another raised the alarm. Within seconds about ten guards surrounded Allen as alarm blared threw the ship.
"Okay, well in the morning we will head north then, there is a port town about three days away, then we will take a ship to Aria which will take about a week and then we will see what state it is in" Alastair said laying down on one of the beds "I suggest you all get some sleep"
Hours later the airship stopped at the Janina boarder, the soldier sent the students down to the hanger and onto a transport to take across the boarder.
