Dalia was smiling as she looked out the other side of the carriage.
"I've never been inside a carriage like this before! Aw! I can smell sooo many scents coming through the windows! And it's sooo soft! Is this silk? I'm so happy right now!" Dalia exclaimed excitedly.
Everyone couldn't help but chuckle and smile at her joy.
'She's like a dog that is excited to be going on a car ride. Heh, adorable.'
Dalia was rubbing her face on the windowsill as she continued to smell the different aromas of the flowers, people, and odors blowing in the wind.
Quinus couldn't help but comment, "This is nothing compared to the Royal Carriage."
"Really? But this is the best! How could it be better," Dalia replied without taking her nose off the sill.
Quinus and the rest of the carriage just laughed. Rya and Yuliana couldn't help but look at Nieren, who had been quiet the whole time.
Nieren just shook her head and sighed, "You need to stop acting like a child."
Dalia just smirked, "Woody? Aren't you considered a child, too?"
Nieren growled, "What did you call me?!"
"What? You still don't like that nickname?" Dalia snickered.
The wood elf growled even louder, "Call me by my name, you dimwit."
Rya stepped in, "Nieren... Dalia was a slave. So she deserves to have a moment of happiness. I think you should let her enjoy this."
"But!... Ugh..." Nieren noticed everyone looking at her with a little disappointment in their eyes, and she sighed, "You're right... Sorry, Dalia... Please continue," Nieren apologized.
"Hey, don't sweat it, Woody... I forgive you," Dalia answered with a wink.
"Dalia... I... Forget it," Nieren gritted her teeth while keeping her anger in check.
Rya just smiled at the interaction.
'They're going to fight, but it's like sisters arguing. Nieren needs to stop acting like she doesn't like getting Dalia's attention. I can tell that she's a bit jealous of Dalia. But I don't know what it is. Maybe Nieren wishes that she could be as open as Dalia. She's the exact opposite of her. Maybe she'll open up more at some point. I'll try and help.'
After a few minutes of traveling through the streets of Ironside, Rya, and the others were watching the dwarves and some humans going about their day. They made it out of the eastern gates and into the open plains.
"Hmm." Rya hummed to herself.
"Is something wrong?" Quinus asked.
"No... Well, maybe... It feels like I'm leaving home... Even though I've only been here a month," Rya admitted.
"Yeah... I feel similar... I've been living here most of my life, so this is my home," Nieren added.
Yuliana shook her head, "If your uncle wasn't killed and if our kingdom wasn't in ruins, then we wouldn't be calling Ironside home."
"Was it a bad thing to call Ironside home?" Rya asked.
"Yes," Yuliana responded immediately, "Irisi is our home. Our people need help. We need to go back and save them from the humans who are trying to enslave them."
"Mom!" Nieren chastised, "The people of Ironside have been good to us. Why are you saying bad things about the people who took us in?"
"It's not a bad thing, Nieren... It's just... Unfortunate that you had to live a life without being a Royal," Yuliana said.
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I Got Isekai'd, Well Shyt! Vol. 1, 2, and 3
FantasyA 27-year-old American named Ryan was doing his usual morning run through a forest in the United States Midwest when he was attacked by a magical orb that transported him to another world. While in this other World, he finds himself captured by a tr...
