The Demon King's Paladin

Chapter 62. Journey's Beginning

When Sarah and Anna woke up, they both slowly exited the room in order to get back before anyone would notice they were gone. I'm not sure why Sarah even bothered. I doubt her maids wouldn't notice her being away by now. Maybe Anna could get away with it since the rooms for the servants are like 1LDK's in my world. Regardless they left. I was able to take a cat nap before Anna returned to wake me. I noticed she was dressed in thin clothes that were easy to move in. A simple green shirt and a darker green skirt with simple shoes that looked easy to walk in. They fit her like a glove considering her dark green long hair and eyes. I was fed a hearty breakfast of eggs and bacon. And then Anna gave me a simple shirt and pants to wear and some black boots to go with them. Everything was comfortable to wear. I thanked Anna for finding these clothes that fit so well. Once I was done, Anna guided me to the throne room where everyone was gathered. Sarah waved to me, so Anna and I went over to her. 

" Good morning, John!"

Seems she's going to pretend she didn't see me just an hour ago. Sarah was dressed in a thin blue blouse and a pair of thin purple pants with a pair of black boots. Seems her maids wanted to accent her purple eyes and long white hair.

" Good morning, Sarah. How was your sleep last night?"

" It was warm and felt very satisfying."

She stared at me with a smile full of fulfilment. Anna was smiling bashfully. Seems one is a lot more embarrassed than the other.

" I also thought last night was warm!"

Sharon joined in the conversation. She was energetic and dressed in plain grey clothes. Because they were so plain it accentuated her pretty face by quite a bit and made her black hair and light blue eyes pop more than usual.

" I woke up earlier than usual and was sweating as well. I had a morning bath before breakfast."

Asha walked up after hearing Sharon's energetic statement. She was dressed in a thin white dress that again seemed easy to move in, her long strawberry blonde hair looked dry as if she hadn't even taken a bath this morning, her yellow eyes looked wide awake unlike my own. It seems that the maids all decided on what was best to travel in for the foreseeable future. This journey to the northern border may be an easier ride than expected. Granted they had 3 months to prepare for it as well.

" Yes, it was quite uncomfortable last night." 

Before long Cynthia was there as well. She was dressed in a white shirt and short black pants. The clothes made her dark grey hair match well with the shirt and her pink eyes pop due to the white and black not opposing them. We all chatted about the warm night and how the morning was quite hot as well. Anna was able to calm down during the chit chat. Before long Warrick, Aqua and Tommy walked into the throne room and stood before us. Warrick and Aqua were dressed like the rest of us. Warrick had a deep red shirt and a pair of black pants complimenting his red eyes and long white hair. Aqua had a blue blouse and a long blue skirt complimenting her long deep blue hair and deep blue eyes. Tommy was dressed in more fancy clothes, befitting his role as the new head honcho. His light blue eyes and ash colored hair was neither too eye catching nor too forgettable. Seems he's prepared to do some paperwork after we leave, I felt a bit sorry for Tommy, but he seemed to be ready for everything. Warrick began to speak first.

" Good morning, everyone! I understand it's quite warm today! It shouldn't be too bad however, as the weather reports indicate that it will be cooling down as soon as tomorrow."

Everyone was relived at the weather report. Aqua took over.

" Moving forward! We will be moving through the city in pairs of 2 on horseback. Seeing as how John does not know how to ride a horse yet. We will be having him ride one slowly at the front of the line. Seeing as how Cynthia is the most experienced at horse riding, she will teach him the basics. After that the pairings will be simply whoever it ends up being. You can decide amongst yourselves I suppose."