The two of them flirted a lot before deciding to head home, hand in hand. At the same time, Althea wanted to train a few more times now that her mana had recovered.
They decided to run back home. Garan was naturally fast, while Althea made up for it by using the Earth Spring. She wanted it to be so instinctive that she didn’t have to thinking about using it when she had to.
After some time, they reached about a few kilometers or so to the territory and Althea was getting a bit tired. "Shall I carry you?" Garan asked, very naturally.
She pinched his cheeks and shook her head. Garan wasn’t too disappointed though, as they would still be walking holding hands.
It would be like a stroll they took during their dates—the occassional mob or bugs irregardless.
Althea noticed this and sprayed on insect repellents. "I wish we could get Beast Repellant potions too," she mumbled. She had tried using the grass from the bog, but while they annoyed and had some effect, they weren’t enough, at least for now, to create a bona fide Beast Repellent potion.
"It seems nice," Garan said, smelling the bug spray. Althea smiled smugly, "Of course, I added a bit of lavender there," she said, but formulating it in a way that the scent wouldn’t attract the insects instead.
After this, Garan entwined his hands with hers again, and so resumed their leisurely tour around the supposedly-dangerous forest.
Some time along the way though, they heard the familiar vibrations and hooves. Althea immediately used her newly-learned skill—another habit she was training to form.
Although she could only see clearly 2 meters away, she could still get impressions of what was coming.
It was big, and there were quite a few of them.
To their surprise it was about five carriages with strong beasts. She led her husband to the side to see more closely as they passed. Garan could naturally sense something similar at his level, but he was more than happy to get led around by his wife.
The beasts carriages used beasts they hadn’t encountered yet. There was a particularly strong-looking one, which the appraisal skill named ’Kola Beast’ and she saw it was a powerful level 12 monster.
One must know that level 15 was the record of the strongest monster tamed. Level 12 was among the elites.
Anyway, the couple stood farther away so they wouldn’t disturb the monsters. From what they knew about tamed monsters, as long as there was a bit of distance around them (the ballpark figure was the width of their head), tamed monsters wouldn’t mind their presences.
Surprisingly, the caravan stopped midway.
"Stop!"
The carriages halted and the one in front opened its doors, revealing a familiar handsome blonde. He was wearing noble silk robes that was partially opened as its design, revealing his well-shaped chest.
If any of his fangirls were here, they’d definitely have nosebleeds.
Oslo had a very bright expression on his face as he looked at her, his azure eyes reflecting all of her. .
"Mi—Ms. Althea!" He greeted with a smile as he went down to greet her, but immediately froze when he felt literal chills surrounding him..
He paused, giving the other person a polite nod. "Mr. Garan."
The couple was very surprised to see him here, and on Beast Carts, too. "Oslo? You’re back?"
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