Camp (8)
That fat bastard can't contain himself for even a moment? Hmph" Jiri complained at Wiltord's shameless behavior.
"I'm sorry but the Captain needed to relax a little after the fight" The lieutenant said without the slightest shame in his tone of voice.
"Well, that doesn't matter... We must continue with the march."
"As always kid, you take care of the rear of the convoy."
"Captain Jiri, you are in charge of the middle part alongside Captain Wiltord, meanwhile I will protect the vanguard" Aaron said before dismissing all his captains.
"Commander, I brought you a cup of tea" Soon a middle-aged man appeared behind Aaron to hand him a cup of hot tea.
"Thanks Han, you can't imagine how much I needed this" Aaron said with a smile as he took a few sips of his tea.
"Commander looks more and more exhausted… Isn't it time to consider a retreat?" The man named Han, who by the way was Aaron's second in command, asked discreetly. They had both known each other since they were teenagers, so there was a great level of trust between them.
"Hmmm maybe you're right... I worked for so many years to finally achieve this position. Don't you think its fun? At the peak of my career i feel so tired that im even considering the retire… Aaron laughed with a bit of self-mockery.
"This is how it is my friend..."
"You're right... Do you still remember when we started with just the two of us after that group of bandits burned our village?" the lieutenant said with a nostalgic look.
"Hahaha we were just chicks when we came out"
"But remember Aaron… Not even empires can stand the test of time… The same applies to us" Han said with a long sigh.
"But as the saying goes, the world is for the young…" Han said as the image of a young lad with golden eyes swarmed through his mind.
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Finally the caravan did not encounter any major difficulties beyond the attacks of a few spiritual beasts, which the soldiers repelled without any problem. At this time the band of mercenaries were camping in the middle of the forest before continuing their march the next morning.
"Come on Viridis" Ruvan said as he patted his snake.
Viridis was his first mount so he was naturally quite attached to her.
"Ssssss" Viridis stuck out his tongue in agreement ass he crawled around the convoy in the direction of where Ruvan men's tents.
"Ahhhh please noooo" Cries of lamentation could be heard in the part where Wiltord's men were camping. It was evident that they were having fun at the expense of their prisoners.
Like every Sect, the Three Swords Sect had an area where the relatives of the Elders and Disciples resided. Wiltord and his men did not hesitate to take a detour to that place to hunt down a few women.
"Captain! We were waiting for you!!" Finally Ruvan arrived at the end of the convoy where Lira was waiting for him with a smile.
"How is everything?" Ruvan asked as he dismounted from Viridis.
"Everything is ready Captain! The prisoners have been fed and given water to drink as ordered" Lira said while pointing towards the cages that were on the side of the camp. There were a few mercenaries standing guard there to avoid any surprises.
"Excellent! Remember that their appearance and their cultivation are the two things that slave traders pay attention to" Ruvan said as he patted Lira on the head a few times.
"Xin, take care of Viridis" at that moment a little boy appeared while taking Viridis's leash.
Xin was a little boy that Ruvan had encountered on one of his many mercenary missions. Xin currently served as the one in charge of feeding the spirit beasts of Ruvan's squad, among them was Viridis, his personal mount.
Viridis showed no resistance to being held by the little boy, something that would undoubtedly catch the attention of anyone who knew the snake. Viridis was always a fairly aggressive spiritual beast, even more so if Ruvan was not around to control it, the fact that it let itself be carried away by little Xin was a sign of the obedience that Viridis had towards Ruvan.
"I heard that we are heading towards the City of Waves… I am a little excited after all we have never been to that City" Lira said with stars in her eyes. Anyone would feel tenderness to see Lira with that excited expression; however Ruvan knew quite well what had her excited.
"You don't need to make those eyes at me… Of course we will visit the brothels in the City" said Ruvan with a knowing smile. When they saw each other's smiles, they couldn't help but end up laughing.
"Ahhhhhh" At that moment another heart-rending scream coming from a woman came from the tents where Wiltord's men were.
"I feel sorry for those poor women."
"I honestly wish I could rip off that bastard Wiltord's penis and feed it to the pigs" Lira said with an annoyed expression.
"Don't worry… We will deal with that bastard and his men sooner or later" Ruvan said with a cruel smile as he entered his personal tent next to Lira.
"I can't wait for that moment to come~"
"Has the Captain already been notified by his family?" Lira asked with a curious and somewhat worried expression.
Lira was the only person on this entire continent who was informed of Ruvan's true circumstances, the rest of his friends in this place still knew him under the alias 'Jakob'. Although many knew that it was an alias, no one encouraged to dig deeper into Ruvan's past, those who did ended up mysteriously dead.
"You fool, you're still worried that I'm going to leave you" Ruvan said with a smile as he approached to hug Lira's small but muscular figure. Lira would not be described as a stunning beauty but she had a rather attractive face that turned on Ruvan, especially her muscular rear that was an object of admiration among the soldiers of the mercenary company. Of course, all except Jiri and his troops who seemed more interested in Ruvan's own butt instead of Lira's pretty butt.
"The Captain saved my life… I honestly can't imagine a life without the captain" Lira said with a tearful expression.
"Silly, I can't imagine a life without you either... after all, what I would do without my accomplice," Ruvan said with a flirtatious smile as he began to kiss Lira's full lips. His hands roamed over his body until they finally stopped at her firm, muscular ass.