The Tale of the Ice Princess

The Halcyon Days - Chapter 8

~ a few weeks later ~

Today was the day , like the real day day , with no more complications getting in the way . 

Yesterday , i went to pick up the clothes and things i had tasked the Madam to make or find for me . Meaning , that i could finally leave the manor after being cooped up in the manor for so long . 

During the agonizing weeks after my visit , i had spent virtually everyday in the manor library , practically reading till my eyes fell out . That was because there was nothing else better to do so i figured i might as well prepare myself .

As they say , theory before practical. Meaning , one should have a theory with evidence and such to back it up , before attempting it and possibly killing themselves . 

I think i read that somewhere , not so sure where . 

Maybe one of the diaries i read , perhaps.

I woke up not long after sunrise , bursting with anticipation . 

I hurriedly ate my breakfast prepared by the chefs , racing back to my room to get changed into my new clothes . 

Urgh , this is harder to put on than a dress . i mused .

My normal dresses were designed for conveinence , this allowed me to dress myself easily in short time . 

However this outfit was harder . You could not just throw it over your head and button up the back . 

I should probably find an easier way to dress in this . 

The outfit itself had a few layers to it . The skirt , which ended right above the knees , for example , had a white layer beneath , with a darker half skirt on top , to ensure that it would be harder to dirty . The top on the other hand , was slightly easier , albeit with a lot of wiggling . 

I had the outfit designed to be socially acceptable , with it bordering on unacceptable . to make it " acceptable" i had to create long sleeves reaching the elbows at least for the top , however therein lied the problem . With long sleeves , it would have been impossible to have a fast reaction to any magic beast i might encounter . 

Thus , as a compromise , i left the shoulders bare , as in there was a cut there , to allow freer movement . 

Besides the clothes itself , there were other things to be attached . Like the utility belt for my saber  , garter belts for each thigh to put concealed weapons , and the boots that reached till my knees to hide skin . 

After going through the tedious effort to dress myself , i finally headed to the weapons room to attach my weapons of choice onto my belts . 

Really should consider looking into magic tools to help me shorten the time . 

My weapon of choice being a saber specially made for me , a few throwing knives and a hunting knife . 

After a long , and i mean long , long time , i finally stepped foot into the much dreamed about forest.

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Looking ahead ,  i spotted a wind wolf , a common magic beast . It looked like an ordinary wolf , except it was light grey in color with a marking indicating its' magic beast status on its' forehead 

It could create gusts using it's tail as a propeller . Gusts that could become strong enough to rip a normal human's limbs apart , however , that only applied to the leader of the pack , or the strongest wolves in the pack . 

Singularly, they were simple foes ,  however , as a pack , it would require skilled professionals . 

I had long been dreaming of putting my practical skills to use , and today i could finally gauge them .