When the man mentioned female, Valin remembered the village girls that were close to Valetta.
If Valetta is still downhearted even when they arrived at the village then he would consult with the girls about what to do.
「This must be rude, but is your wife is in the village?」(Soldier)
「……No, she passed 4 years ago.」(Valin)
When the man heard Valin’s reply, he sighed, and then shifted his sight at the road they were passing right now.
「……Is it during the last war?」(Soldier)
「Yes, on a hill near the border…… I think it is called Hero’s Hill now. At the last battle in that place.」(Valin)
「…… I too lost my big and lil bro at that battle.」(Soldier)
「……」(Valin)
「……」(Soldier)
These two fathers with daughter, without saying anything, were just looking at the scenery that elapsed along the way.
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Several kilometers behind Valin and Valetta’s carriage that was headed towards Grisea Village, there was a carriage covered with a dirtied canopy traveling on the road.
Inside the carriage were about 10 men, lying down and just lazily talking to each other.
Besides the man who was controlling the carriage, was a skinhead with an ugly countenance who looked forward with a glare.
「Boss!」(Man)
Sometime later, from the road ahead a man riding a rata arrived.
「How is it?」(Skinhead)
「They were guarding without any slack for anything to approach. Since I don’t know how many people are in the carriage, it would be impossible to hit them during the day.」(Man)
The man called boss, clicked his tongue at the man’s report. It was not something he wished to hear.
「I know that. Did you hear where those guys were headed to?」(Skinhead)
「Perhaps, maybe a village located one day by carriage from here. I don’t really know it well but I don’t think it’s a big village.」(Man)
The rata riding man answered in hurry to the question filled with irritation. The man who was called boss then crossed his arms to think after hearing those words.