The Knight of Roses [Chaelisa]

Chapter 24

I woke up with a start because of the loud voices. I sat up and saw Yuta and Johnny arguing. "Will you fucking stop it Johnny!" Yuta exclaims.

"I'm not even doing anything" Johnny looks up innocently.

Yuta glared at him "If you throw another pebble at me, I'll beat you up"

Johnny laughed loudly "You're cute"

Yuta glared at him but blushed at the same time.

I heard a sigh and looked at my right and saw Joy sharpening her arrows "You'll get used to them" she said.

"So, Roses, what are we going to do first?" Johnny asked.

I sat close to them for them to hear me better. "First we need to find a way in. Preferably at their dungeons. If we can free our captured knights first, then they will add strength to our group"

"And if we can't get them out?" Joy asked.

I sighed "Then we'll push through on our own and go straight for the king"

Johnny raised his hand which confused me "What is it Johnny?" I asked him

"How do you know the king will be there?" He asked.

I sighed "Great question" I looked at them "I don't"

Joy snorted "This is going to be a disaster, isn't it?"

Yuta sighed "Will you let her finish?" he said to Joy.

I nodded at Yuta as a thank you "I have no way of knowing if the king will be there but if we can confirm that The Ruins is their hideout, the king will surely be close enough. I know it's risky, but this is our best shot at ending all of this, probably our only chance" I said.

Yuta and Johnny nodded but Joy is still a little cautious. I can't really blame her. This is the most unprepared and the most spontaneous mission that has ever been enforced.

"I need to know where all of you are most skilled so we can plan this as thoroughly as possible and maximize the use of our abilities." I said.

Yuta started "I mostly excel in traps. I can plant anything, I can do spike traps, stick pits, mace traps, and small explosives in a small amount of time and minimum resource" He smiled proudly.

I nodded "That talent will definitely be useful. Johnny?" I asked Johnny.

Johnny shrugged "I'm strong. They usually use me as a front-man when on the field.

I nodded, already thinking of strategies where we can take the most advantage of their abilities.

"Joy?" I asked.

She continued sharpening her arrows "I'm long-ranged. I'm very precise with a bow and arrow. I could be the lookout" she offered.

I nodded "This is perfect"

We planned our next move for a while. Everyone is starting to look at this as an opportunity than looking at it as a suicide mission. We can finally see that we have a chance. If we use our skills and teamwork, we can definitely win this.

When the time came, we got on our horses and rode towards The Ruins. We're not the best team, we don't even trust each other that much, we don't even know each other well, but all I know is we have the heart to win this and that's enough for now. We're going to save our kingdom.

I'm going home princess, even if it's the last thing I do, wait for me.

A/N: We're halfway there!