Shady

Lia gave a smug look, lifting her chin proudly. “She was in the orchard last time I saw her. I bet she’s being bad. Like usual.”

Lia emerged from behind some hedges, brow worried. “Papa? What is it?”

(Haha that is valid I will be needing to reference that a lot for early days in the East as well. Sleep well! It was fun getting back to our ...

(Sure! That sounds good to me! Wanna set it up?)

(Good with me! Where to?)

Jerica watched the open area for another moment, then flopped down on her bed with a loud groan. This was going to be a nightmare.

“Okay.” She nodded. She didn’t see what the rush was, though. It’s not like she was gonna make it across the whole continent in the next few months anyhow. What ...

“Oh… legit.” She nodded, scratching her head. “Alright. So I guess I’ll call you when I’m ready to leave here then we can go up to the drummers and then ...

“Why?”

Jerica thought for a moment. “Can other people see you? Or just me?”

Jerica nodded. “Okay.”

She nodded. “…how will I prove I’m the herald?”

“Underlings.” She puffed up a bit at that thought. She could go for some underlings. “Huh…”

“Daaamn. That’s a big job…”

“Like… to the boundary of the Northern Realm? Or the whole continent?”