I Got Isekai'd, Well Shyt! Vol. 1, 2, and 3

Vol.3 The Ambush.

"Oh, wow. That's some storm," Dalia remarked as she looked out the window watching the knights on horseback trying their best not to get drenched.

'Damn... I feel bad for them. Is there anything I can do to help?... Well, I think I have an idea.' Rya thought as she knew of a new spell she wanted to use. So she started to channel her mana into her hands before motioning them with a series of gestures, forming a complex pattern that shimmered with arcane power.

'Flame Familiar' Rya said in her mind as she used wordless casting.

***

A moment later, the air in front of the knights started to spark and flicker before a fiery humanoid figure spawned in front of all of them. The knights were startled by the appearance of flame creatures but quickly realized that it was a familiar.

"Who cast this spell?" Sir Richard asked out loud.

General Douglas looked into the carriage window and saw Rya waving at them.

"It's alright. Lady Rya cast the spell," The General said out loud to his men.

The knights felt better, as the familiars prevented the rain from hitting their faces and were getting warmed up by the flame.

The knights sighed with relief before continuing to follow the General's orders. They appreciated the extra protection against the weather that the flame familiars were providing. Rya's gesture to the knights didn't go unnoticed, most mages wouldn't bother helping them in such a way.

The flame familiar was the result of the first intermediate-ranked spell Rya learned while reading a magic book in the library of the Mage's Guild, back at Ironside. It was a spell that created a creature made from flames that would act as a torch and it would ram itself into a nearby enemy if provoked. The familiar could also create a fiery explosion after taking enough damage.

'It's a nice change to see a mage helping the common folk like that... She's proven me wrong in so many ways already, she's nothing like what I expected... Quinus! You lucky bastard! How'd you pull off finding a gem like her?... Damn! Why can't I find a woman like that?' The General thought as his jealousy of his prince took hold for a brief moment. Luckily the rain was hiding his tears from the world.

"I can't thank Lady Rya enough for this. I thought I was going to freeze my ass off," one knight said.

"Tell her, we appreciate the warmth," another knight said.

"Thank her later! We need to make it through this storm," Sir Richard scolded.

"Aye, sir," the knights said.

"Let's pick up the pace, men," Sir Richard ordered.

"Yes, sir," the knights yelled.

***

As the convoy moved through the storm, the Duke's men were waiting down the road where the forest was thicker. Alac was looking over the road as the rain was beating down hard on them.

They were lucky enough to catch up to the Prince's convoy which stopped in the town of Edermines City. But instead of staying in the town, they decided to go ahead of them while leaving a scout behind to make sure they would take Eldridge Road which went through the forest. And luckily for Alac. He and his men stumbled across a sizable group of brigands. This group wanted to rob Alac and his men at first. But they turned the tables on them and once Alac took down a few of their leaders, then the rest of the bandits surrendered and agreed to Alac's demands to become the new leader of their group.

Alac knew it was a risky move to trust a group of bandits. But he had no other choice. He needed canon fodder to draw the knights away from the caravan. But to his surprise, this group knew a few other brigands in the area. They were all working together to rob the wealthy nobles and merchants that used these roads.