The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 697

Hours later, Hawk returned to his space as the bus pulled up to the well-guarded walls of the Palace, much to the General’s relief. He had been the butt of the jokes between the Princesses and that vicious tongued maid for most of the trip, and he was ready to get out and go to bed.

As soon as the bus stopped, he stepped down to greet the Captain of the Guard with a grateful smile.

"Captain. I have delivered Monarch Karl and his four Holy Oath bonded companions. They are required to work together, by oath to the Red Dragon. Please find accommodations for them, I will be retiring for the evening." The General announced.

The Captain was about to object that it was not his job to get guests settled, but the General was already politely retreating, and the two were old friends. He could do this much when the General was clearly stressed out by whatever had happened that day.

He stepped on the bus to find four Royal Rank ladies, dressed for their imminent meeting with the King, and a Monarch Ranked man that was dangerously close to becoming as wide as he was tall.

Whatever workout routine that Monarch was using, the Guard Captain wanted to know it.

From Karl’s perspective, the Captain was entirely too tall. In a way, he was similar to Professor Tank, at slightly over 190 centimetres tall, and impressive in his armour.

However, he was much more slender, where the Professor’s muscles seemed to have muscles of their own. With the pale blonde hair in a precise military cut, the Captain was basically the poster boy for handsome playboy guardsmen in movies.

Karl stood to greet him, and the Royal Rank warrior nodded politely.

"Monarch, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I am Guard Captain Scruggs, and I will escort you to your suite. We have been made aware of your situation, and a unit is ready for your team.

The bus is not allowed inside through this gate and will proceed to the parking area once you have all disembarked."

They stepped out of the bus, and Karl noticed that the guards all towered over the group.

"Man, what are they feeding them in the Palace." Lotus muttered, craning her neck to look anyone in the face.

The guards laughed. "It’s a regional thing. My guess is that the three of you all come from the south, while the Red Priestess and the Berserker are from the west, correct?"

Karl, Dana and Lotus all nodded, while Ophelia shook her head.

"I’m from the northwest, near the Hill Giant border." She explained.

"Ah, that makes sense. All the guards are recruited either from the Eastern Nations, or the Tundra region of Agelworthel, where the Hill Giant and Mountain Giant nations meet. It’s not uncommon for men in either region to get over two metres tall.

Do you know a Berserker named Tank? He’s from my hometown of Manchescast, and he’s a monster of a man."