Chiakai looked back to the carriage, her only orders were to protect Adelaide.
Though now, it didn’t seem she was doing too well. Especially being caught up in the exciting of a fight.
Chiakai took the horses reins in her mouth, though a horrible idea and fished out a dagger from her pocket.
The blade probably wouldn’t do much, and it would be hard to get it to hit, but Chiakai attempted to throw it at the man on the carriage.
She couldn’t throw her sword, though it could be more affective.
It got to the mans leg, not doing much damage, but enough to distract for a few moments.
This time Chiakai tried to take down the last few riders in one go. It took longer than she thought, and she rushed to get to Adelaide.
She quickly abandoned the horse, and thrusted her sword for the mans chest.
Why haven’t the guards gotten him down?
The blade sunk easily through his armour, and blood oozed over the sword.
Chiakai smiled with pleasure.
Adelaide let out a little yelp as she saw droplets of blood leak through the ceiling, knowing it was Chiakai’s doing. Is the whole trip going to be like this? They’re better off leaving me at home, then. She slumped back in her chair, relieved that the riders had been stopped. If Chiakai hadn’t been there, she most likely would be dead by now.
Chiakai slung the body onto the road, sliding it off her sword.
She looked down to the guards, the one at the back, pretending to clean up debris and throwing off broken arrows.
The one at the front seemed to have been focused on keeping the coachman alive, and only now put his shield down.
Hopefully we have something to clean this blade off.
She maneuvered her way back into the carriage, with the same smile she had started with.
“See, My Lady. We took care of it quickly, you had nothing to worry about. My orders are to protect you and to keep you alive, by whatever means it takes. I cannot fail you,” she said, wiping the blood from her sword onto a handkerchief from her pocket. Then licking the rest off.
“Are you alright, Lady Adelaide? Did you get hurt?”
Adelaide quickly made a mental note about the servant’s gleeful expression after killing half a dozen men. It was… unnerving, to say the least. “I am okay, thank you,” she replied politely, folding her hands in her lap to disguise how much they were shaking. “Are you alright? You certainly did a lot more than me out there.”
“I’m totally fine, robbers are the weakest armed opponents I could possibly toy with. And I am very pleased that I can play with something bigger than a knife.” Chiakai looked up to the carriage roof.
“And that I can continue to use the sword and fight stronger opponents hopefully. I also don’t normally get to go on really long trips to protect nobles a lot, since I’m only allowed to leave freely at night normally.”
What do I do about the roof now?
Chiakai could probably try and fix the roof, or find someone in a passing village that would help.
"…Why are you only allowed to leave at night?" Adelaide asked quietly. "I don't mean to be impolite." She was a little disturbed by Chiakai's love for violence and her sword, but that most likely was not the best topic to ask about. She looked up at the roof of the carriage and winced at the sight of the long slashes in the rich material. "We should probably try repair that before we continue," she proposed.
“I’m still a servant for the nobles, so during the day I tend to the nobles and their needs. Unless I’m specifically sent outside the castle walls to complete a task, I have to stay. During the night, when the nobles are sleeping I’m just allowed more freedom. Except for when I’m asked to stay or if there is an event.”
Much to Chiakai’s surprise, it was like Adelaide knew nothing about her. All of this should be common knowledge for a noble of this house.
“About the roof, I’m sure we can find someone in a passing village out here, who can help.”
"I apologize for my prying. I'm still quite new to this whole noble life, and there is still much I do not know about, well, everything," Adelaide admitted softly, twisting her hands together. "You most likely know far more than me." If she was able to make Chiakai sympathize with her, then perhaps she could get some insider information on the nobles of the palace. "Should we continue on foot to the next village?"
“Don’t worry about prying, Lady Adelaide. I’m at your disposal, you may ask anything of me.” Chiakai said.
“Now, I suppose we can walk, if you are alright with it. The others should take a break eventually anyway-“ she peered out the window to look for a landmark.
When she has to go out and do things for the nobles, she figured it would be easier if she could memorize all the roads, cities, villages, and landmarks to save time.
“There should be a village around a kilometre away. I’m sure someone there can help us, are you sure you want to come? I can go myself.”
“No, it would be better if I got a feel for the surrounding area. I would be happy to walk with you,” Adelaide said politely. She hiked up her skirts and exited the carriage, almost falling into the dirt but catching herself just in time. “Which direction?” she asked with as much dignity as she could manage.
“If you insist, Lady Adelaide.” Chiakai went to grab Adelaide’s arm before she fell, but stopped when she had caught herself.
“First we go right. Most of the journey is just straight down the road, thankfully-“ Chiakai turned to the guards and coachman.
“We won’t be gone long. Everything is to be protected- which means no slacking!”
A small salute was given to her.
Chiakai quickly grabbed her sword, slinging it over her shoulder.
