When the sun eventually rises in the morning, each of us grab our weapons and gather outside the Fort Connor. This fortress is actually within the Korcari Wilds, constructed a decade ago to oversee danger lurking from Dioral land and Korcari Wilds. 

Brita and Amber go with the safe choice and bring one-handed swords, while Stanley Barclay, the only aristocrat who is willing to venture into the unknown land and Dennet Drake, Amber's father carry the standard swords issued to them for being part of the escort squad.

Soraya the sorceress, Selene the elven girl, and Reina the thief also accompany us. Sylvia who could do both melee combat and magic also accompanies us with Clementine and three more knights. 

My precious hostage, Farnese is also with me.

Ivanna wanted to follow but she is desperately needed to control the newly established kingdom. 

"Please put your life above everything else!" The crimson haired girl shouts from her horse.

After we go deeper into the forest, she must return to Redcliffe castle. As Isolde is merely our puppet, only Ivanna is able to keep the old aristocrats in check. Luckily, the young aristocrats are firmly with us.

Venturing into unknown expose us to dangers and by right require more fighting force but our knights are desperately needed to train new footsoldiers. The newly established kingdom that exist in secrecy is in dire need for a lot more soldiers to defend possible invasion in the future. A dozen of us is good for mobility. Furthermore, Brita and Dennet had already done reconnaissance in advance.

Looking at the nervous Farnese in the middle, Clementine teases the pampered noble girl,

"We might have to do some fighting...... so skinny girl, you can stay in the castle if you want."

Farnese's fair face turns crimson and nervously denies,

"Well, we’ve already come this far. It isn’t in my nature to sleep in the castle and leave everything to you either. I wouldn’t be able to stay calm like that."

Of all people, I have given the summoned Liberator shotgun to her, I wonder how she uses it in actual combat, so it might actually be enjoyable.

The three knights, each came from different noble family. Two of them have eccentric weapons.

The muscle giant Godwin is wielding a two-handed mace, a cudgel which is about one meter long and has an iron head.

It seems like a crude weapon but the metal part is covered in bumps and the whole thing seems incredibly heavy. You won’t get away scot free after getting hit by this thing.

When held by this guy, this large mace also appears to be a one-handed weapon.

"Let me try holding it."

I try wielding the weapon out of curiosity and it truly is as heavy as it looks.

If I swing it around with one hand, I’ll probably lose my balance.

"I’ll try too...... gyaah! H-help!"

Reina wants to test it out as well, though she get pinned by the pole when I hand it to her.

Amber and Clementine try lifting the mace together, although they could lift it together, swinging it seems very hard.

It’s a weapon suitable for the muscular Godwin.

For this outing, not many men accompany us. The only men are treated as just a labour for carrying luggage.

The last man is Jester who carries the most luggage among the man as he carries a light sword. 

One eyed Ryan Ford is big but not as big as Godwin. He wields a considerably large weapon for one handed sword. 

Godwin and Ryan Ford are in early forties while Jester is the youngest, in his late teens. 

As our horses go deeper into the forest, Ivanna's silhouette is no longer viewable. 

"Now that I think about it, we’re like a hero and his party who appears in those stories we hear all the time."

Everyone laughs at Dennet’s light-hearted remark.

We do resemble that group a little.

"Godwin is the beefy warrior who is proud of his strength."

"......"

Godwin flexes his muscles out and poses.

He might not say much, but he’s a reliable man.

Despite having noble background, Godwin is more involved with the labour than fighting, however, his abnormal strength allows him to easily carry the luggage of five people by himself.

"Ryan Ford is strong like a bull and his fierce look scares away enemies!" Dennet speaks loudly.

Ryan Ford simply pretends to be furious and everybody laughs.

"Jester who can fight and do anything!" 

Jester sighs.

Dennet teases the another guy loudly,

"Stanley Barclay, the most skillful knight in Ferelden." 

Everyone claps but Stanley is obviously annoyed.

He retorts, "Curtis Blackwell and Scott Aldiss are stronger than me "

Everyone responds with laughter.

"Lady Clementine is the acrobatic fighter who excels in nimble strikes."

"Hahahaha...I am the best!" Clementine follows up with boasting laughter.

"Acrobatic? Nimble? Isn't that Sekrit?" Brita corrects the old man's joke while grinning.

"Shut up, you wolf girl!" Clementine engages in a banter with Brita.

"The beautiful young lady Farnese!" 

Farnese blushes and look down at her horse's head.

"Legendary elf, Miss Selene!" 

"Hey, stop it!" Selene grabs a small branch hanging over her head and throws it at Dennet.

"Sexy and skillful thief, Reina!" 

The sporting Reina smiles.

Her skill of aiming at the opponent’s joints and gaps in their armour is something neither Godwin or I have, moreover her skill with throwing daggers is excellent as well.

She has extremely agile movements and can flip to the back or front in a flash.

Irijina tried to imitate her and ended up angering Myla when furniture was destroyed, but that’s a story for another day.

In addition, Reina's senses are exceptionally keen and she is usually the first person to identify any threat.

"Redcliffe's local beauty who is the best horse rider!" 

"Dad!!" 

"Mysterious sorceress, Soraya Zorn!" 

Soraya only smiles slightly in response to the teasing.

"Brita is the female warrior. Call her big sister."

"What the heck is that?"

Brita sighs in disgust.

She looks like your typical warrior lady.

As a woman, she’s taller and more toned than others and being a former mercenary, she’s by stronger than average men.

Her height doesn’t usually stand out because of the taller Irijina, but she’s very observant and at least won’t panic or do anything foolish.

Her rough tone contrasts with her ability to care for others and the abundance of her motherly love, and that makes her attractive in her own way.

Apparently, Jill and Suzy tried desperately to cure her rough tone.

We are laughing and conversing until over an hour.

Brita and Dennet get serious as soon as we enter deeper into the forest. 

"This is as far as we ever ventured with Brita and the others." 

Dennet points his index finger towards a big mark on a big tree, probably carved by him when they explored the Korcari Wilds. 

That means area beyond there is unknown. Anything can happen.

Our horses move slowly when we go past the landmark.

Within Korcari Wilds, there are spacious gaps between trees, allowing the horses to move unobstructed.

***

That night, we make a campsite in the woods. I sleep in the same tent as Sylvia and Farnese. 

However, fourteen of us are divided into four groups to roam the area surrounding the campsite. We explore by foot as the trees are dense in most places. Each group uses torchlights. 

Sylvia, Farnese and me. 

"Visibility is poor, but there has been unnatural movement in the grass ever since we came here. It’s probably hiding somewhere here."

Sylvia says.

She feels something unsettling while Farnese narrows her eyes and surveys her surroundings.

As we progress deeper into the forest, even I can hear the rustling of grass.

"It’s coming....."

"Yeah, I think it’s waiting for the right opportunity."

It happens right when the atmosphere becomes the most tense.

"Uwaaaaaah!!"

Farnese trips on a rock and falls over.

When our attention is directed towards Farnese, shadowy figures fly out altogether from the grass around us.

"It’s here!"

What appear in front of us are several wolves. They rush at us in a straight line.

"Lightning."

Sylvia releases two lightning arrows. 

The arrow shaped electricity power do not stray from their targets and sink in between the wolves’ eyes.

After letting out loud whining sounds, the two beasts collapse to the ground. Another one rushes forward, slipping past its fallen brethren, but Sylvia doesn’t seem fazed.

She holds her aim steady and waits until the wolf jumps before unleashing another spell.

Firing at such close distance caused creates a hole in its head, killing the poor thing instantly and silently.

"They’ll be coming from all around us."

The first three wolves were finished off, but the onslaught continues.

Sylvia rushes out and zips by the wolf while struggles to slash its throat.

She bends her body backward to avoid the fangs of another rushing wolf and cuts its soft stomach area before kicking it aside.

That immediately reminds me before I picked her, Sylvia was an adventurer.

A  wolf comes charging at me from the side while I am watching Sylvia fight.

I am about to counterattack but it’s head is already crushed.

Another group supposed to be in the other area is now here.

Godwin, Reina and Jester stand between us and the wolves while Sylvia is several meters away.

lowers his head slightly before swinging his mace and sending another wolf flying.

I see, he’s the one who’s flinging them all away.

Farnese is about to face-off in a battle to the death with one of the wolves.

"Take that! And that!"

He desperately fends off attacks with her light sword while swinging her shotgun, but since her liberator shotgun is just a shooting weapon, it isn’t enough to defeat the agile wolf.

The fight is one which not only highlights how important skill is, but also how valuable it is to have the right weapon.

"Everyone, be careful! "These things have collars around their necks. They are owned by someone!" Reina yells as her sharp eyes discover something.

"What!?"

Now that I look at them again, I can see a worn-out collar and a rope attached to their necks.

After killing her opponent, Farnese directs her torchlight towards the trees.

Several human figures are lurking behind the tree.

Reina yells,

"They are shooting arrows!"

Arrows are being shot at us.

I see, they are planning to attack collectively after their wolves cause confusion and chaos amongst us.

However, they’re too late, the wolves are already getting wiped out.

They have lost their chance to attack at the same time.

"Lightning." Sylvia unleashes series of electricity attacks at the trees the archers use for hiding.

Arrows come flying at us as a form of counterattack, but most of them can easily be evaded as they are disturbed by Sylvia's magic.

Godwin and Jester eliminate the wolves on the ground and even the wolves that sicced them on us.

"Ugggooooah!!"

Mack is especially lively, using his mace to literally crush the wolves.

After all, his weapon is the same size as their bodies so their size are pointless against him.

Reina severs the foreleg of the wolf at the joint.with her dagger.

Next, she slashes the wolf that turns to face her, and then stab the leftover abdomen before hurling the body at the archers behind the trees.

Two wolves jump at me from the left and right.

Coming at me from both sides is a decent idea, but the range of our weapons are different, so it won’t work unless you approach me directly from the side.

After all, I have stolen 10% of Lyla's fighting abilities. 

I wind my arm back and make a full turn with my spear to send both of their heads flying.

It seems there are six figures behind the trees. As if they realize their chance of victory is slim, they run away. 

At first, we try to chase after them, but they are far skilled than us in running in the forest.

I do notice two of them are women based on their body figures.

Reina approaches me with confused look.

"Are they elves like Selene?"

"What? What did you see?" I grab her shoulders.

"I can see their heads and faces clearly. Their ears are like Selene,...mmm...no..maybe shorter.. but definitely pointy an longer than us."

Are there more elves in this world?

"No. They are definitely not elves. But their ancestors are elves." Sylvia approaches us with weird way of walking. 

Her left leg is bleeding.

"Don't worry. The arrow just grazes my leg."

I grab her body and put her on my lap.

"They are from Dalish tribes. Hundred of years ago, their ancestors are elves. In other words, they are something like half elves. I encountered them during my childhood days. I am from Virginia, a territory in Castall Kingdom that is at the other side of Korcari Wilds."

"So, they live in Korcari Wilds?" Reina asks interestedly. 

"I don't know..maybe they live here. They used to venture into our territory. Their lifestyle maybe nomad."

After patching Sylvia's wound, we walk to return to our camp.

"Ahh~ this feels good~…"

Sylvia is swinging on my back as she mutters this out. As expected she really got herself wounded and her magical power is exhausted, she couldn’t walk, and so with the cheers from the two men, I pick her up and carry her on my back.

Farnese stares at us with obvious look of jealousy and Sylvia notices her gaze, clings to me even tighter.

"Sylvia. what are you trying to do?"

Ignoring Farnese’s words Sylvia nuzzles her cheeks against my back. 

Sylvia acts like we are two lovebirds taking a nice stroll across the forest.

"Come to think about it, you haven't touch me for many months."

Her tongue crawls across the nape of my neck and beside my ears. Sylvia is speaking to me in a feverish voice. She tightly embraces me.

Soon, we arrive at our camp and meet everyone else.

They didn't encounter any Dalish but they become wary when they notice Sylvia's wound.

I bring Sylvia into my tent. Farnese is sits in there.

I puts Sylvia down on the ground.

I take off my clothes and uses it as a form of cushioning instead of a futon, and I move my hands towards Sylvia’s crotch area.

"It doesn’t seem like you need any foreplay"

"Nn, but still kiss me."

Farnese has already loosens her clothing and approaches us.

"Farnese. Tonight you just watch. Today is special night for Sylvia. You can play with yourself beside us."

The honey coloured hair girl extends both of her hands and we hug. Our lips are locked together and our tongues are entwined.

Just like that, I enter into Sylvia. Her nether regions are already plenty wet with moisture and it is able to swallow my dick without any resistance.

"Your body has become surprisingly indecent hasn’t it?"

"The one who made me like this is Hiro right~"

Not wanting to waste any more time on pointless chatter, Sylvia draws my neck towards her and steals another kiss.

Just like that, she fixes her well-built arms in position and for someone like me with little strength, it is probably impossible for me to get away. Reluctantly, I act as a weaker person and instead of using force to fight force, I aim for her weak spots.