Overlord: Courage within

Chapter 4

Third Person POV

After a long night of sleep, the group was back on the road, walking in a straight line, an awkward silence was in the air with everyone sporting a glooming face, most of them at least, Nabe's face was still as expressionless as ever, Momon's was hidden by the helmet just like Link's was hidden by his hood so theirs were impossible to see.

Ninya, who is in the middle, steals a look at Momon, who is at the back of the line and then turns his head forward again, Link notices it and looks at Momon, remembering what happened earlier in the morning.

They were all awakened, Link wasn't too worried about sleeping outside since his high senses would've woken him but that didn't mean danger could be taken lightly.

As the group is preparing to hit the road Link sees Ninya approaching Momon.

"Momon-san, I'm really sorry about last night." Ninya bows to the dark warrior, his words are genuine, but the full-plated knight doesn't say anything.

Link couldn't stop himself from frowning at the sight, what Ninya said might have hurt him, but the boy was truly sorry and was apologizing, the least Momon could do was say something.

'*sigh* Let it go, Link, this is between Momon and Ninya.' Link tells himself.

Link likes to believe Momon regretted not saying anything, at least that's what the hylian is getting for the way the warrior's shoulders are moving since they are stiff and not relaxed as Momon walks on the road.

'Goddesses dammit, why does this hero complex have to make me feel obliged to get into misunderstandings and drama that have nothing to do with me.' Link thought.

"This place has a nice view", Lukrut says. Since he is in the lead turning around for small talk wasn't a good idea in the case of an ambush in Link's opinion. "I don't think we need to walk in formation."

'I do.' Link tells himself, glad to say it in his head for his voice would've come out squeaky if he said it to the others.

"It's important to not let your guard down", Peter says, Link nods in agreement.

"That's right! The greatest enemy is the lack of caution." Dyne says.

"Always expect... the unexpected." Link says.

"Link is right. A dragon could attack us from afar." Ninya says.

The group heard a strange sound and dust was the only thing left where Link was standing before the hylian was found next to Ninya, grabbing the petite boy by the shoulders with eyes shining like stars on the darkest of nights.

"There are dragons? ...where? ...how many? ...what kind?" Link's voice sounded excited but also too slow for his tastes, he cursed his speech impediment, the topic of dragons was too much for him to keep a composed behavior, dragons are, after all, the most iconic creatures in all medieval fantasies. 'Elves are second, orcs are third.'

"He is exaggerating Link", Lukrut says. "There used to be stories about dragons on the outskirts of E-Rantel, but that was centuries ago."

"It is not an exaggeration", Ninya says while getting out of Link's grasp, surprised by how anxious the topic of dragons made the hylian feel. "There were legends about a dragon that could control nature and shatter the sky and shake the earth."

"Was it strong? ...is it still alive?" Link regained his composure, but the shiny smile and stare continued.

"I... don't remember Link, these were rumors I've heard", Ninya says, disappointed in himself at how Link looked sad about no dragons. "But I also heard that north of the Azerlisia mountains some frost dragons took a nest."