Princess of Victory - Guardians of Forewood [1]

Chapter 10: Reuniting in Andormyne

Day 13of the Fourth Month, Year 1016, afternoon

Harmonic Restaurant, Andormyne City

ANDORMYNE was located on the province border, half in Goldburg province and half in Grizzle. Because of that, it was visited by many travelers at almost all the time, although it was lessened during winter.

The winter was on its end, though, and so many people started to travel again. Many nobles started to return home from the Capital, since the Winterfell season at the court ended. That was why a lot of people were in the city, crowding the streets.

When she entered the city behind Dev, her pendant suddenly felt warmer. Her right hand went to touch it, frowning, then she looked around.

Victoria's eyes found the biggest building on the street and pointed at it with her left hand. "Hey, we should have lunch at the Harmonic Restaurant!"

Dev gave her a side eye. "It is expensive."

"I'll pay you back," she promised. "Come on, we are passing by Andormyne! We should eat at the Harmonic."

Dev sighed. "Fine," he sounded annoyed, but Victoria bet he was actually happy. Goddess, she herself was ecstatic.

The City of Andormyne had the best restaurants in the whole kingdom, after all. Many dubbed it as 'the culinary heaven.' The prices weren't low, but they weren't too high either. Moreover, the food was absolutely divine. In her opinion, they could even compare with the food in the palace.

As they walked in, they saw that the place was full, with the exception of a few small tables. This was already tame, though, and it only happened because it was not yet spring—it was still rather cold to travel and many delicate ladies preferred to travel when the weather got warmer. Victoria had been here before, with her friends, and it was always full of people – this wasn't as bad as how it was in summer.

There were a lot of people wearing expensive clothes here. This place was often used to conduct business meetings, so the people who frequent the place are the rich merchants and some noblemen.

They got a table near the entrance of the building, and this allowed Victoria to examine the people coming in and out of the place. After the waiter took their order, she looked back towards the doorway.

"Why do you look so anxious?" Dev asked.

Victoria shrugged while her right hand continued playing with her pendant. "Hey, remind me to pay you back later." She kept using his money and felt bad about it. The prices in this restaurant, while wasn't that high, it wasn't cheap either. "How much did we spend for the inn last night?"

"About five silver," he said matter-of-factly, not shying to tell her the actual amount. She was rather glad that he wasn't people who pretended they didn't want the money back. Money is money, after all. Originally, she had no clue about how hard common people work for money, but when she was training under General Adefine in Edgefort, she learnt a lot of valuable lessons.

"Alright," Victoria nodded and about to say something again, but then she looked at the door and paused.

Two people showed up on the doorway of the restaurant, and Victoria almost couldn't contain her joy. They finally found her. "Victa!" Luz ran straight at her and Rex followed close behind. "You are actually here! You're alive!"

Victoria laughed. "Where else should I be?"

"Honestly, you are making everyone worried!" Rex shook his head, but he was smiling widely.

Luz nodded "Thank Goddess you are safe," then she hit Victoria's head. "You, why did you go out alone!"

"Aw," Victoria rubbed her head. She noticed her friends started to realize that there was someone else on the table. "Guys, this is Major Devan of Grizzle Military," she introduced them. "Major, these are my friends, Luz and Rex."