Lord: Starting with Contract Half-Elf Twins

This ship is small and not capable of navigating the Terrifying Sea alone.

They need to land as close to the kingdom as possible, then abandon ship and go ashore to slowly return to the Kingdom of Dorne.

This is why Princess Amber thought the exploration mission was dangerous.

Although the Kingdom of Dorne is descended from the ancient Kingdom of Ono, its territory has shrunk considerably.

The entire wilderness area near the western part of the continent was not under their control.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Dorne has no harbors on the Whistling Wind Sea to the west and can only sail out of the extremely dangerous Sea of ​​Horrors.

Searching for supplies on their own when there is no seaport is an extremely dangerous and exhausting task.

Since there are no vehicles, food, water and other supplies have to be carried by people, and the amount can't be too large.

Given the long journey, they had to replenish their supplies in the wilderness as they traversed it.

In the wilderness, there are countless dangerous and ferocious beasts, monsters, or... dark wizards.

It was precisely because she was familiar with the Western Wilderness that Tasha volunteered for the mission.

Their original plan was to return to the south first, then land on the shore near the Sea of ​​Horrors, and then travel overland back to the Two Rivers Plain in the southern part of the Kingdom of Dorne.

But actually they are now closer to the north, so according to Tasha's deduction:

Disembark at Sapphire Bay and travel overland across the western wilderness to Emerald City, nestled beneath the Eagle Plateau in the western part of the kingdom.

The journey takes about the same amount of time.

Moreover, they could also take the opportunity to investigate the situation of the other ship that Silver Dragon had sent away.

Therefore, the guards had no objections.

Only a few sailors from the south were worried about the "curse" of Sapphire Bay, but they could not defy the decision made by the Royal Guard.

Although Tasha has an "old friend" in Sapphire Bay, it's not actually certain.

She recalled that scene from six months ago.

Three slave children imprisoned in a dungeon, after suddenly awakening a bit of magical power, narrowly escaped the control of a dark wizard with her and another useless person.

Then the youngest boy, named Allen, just after hearing some stories about the Western wilderness from that good-for-nothing, said he wanted to live in the wilderness with the other two girls.

Tasha could clearly see that when that good-for-nothing mentioned Sapphire Bay, Allen's eyes lit up.

He planned to go to Sapphire Bay.

Tasha, with her vast experience in judging people, made a very clear judgment.

However, with only those three children and the little magic they possessed...

Can they really overcome countless dangers and reach Sapphire Bay?

Danger in the wilderness doesn't give warnings, and the three of them don't have the ability to recognize danger. If they accidentally step into the territory of some ferocious magical beast, wouldn't they be doomed?

Even if they were very lucky and avoided many dangers to reach Sapphire Bay.

The three destitute children probably could only find a scenic cave here and live like savages.

For some reason, Tasha always wanted to go and see it.

Most of the time, she would not put herself in danger because of pointless compassion.

Moreover, the half-elf twins she pitied the most were unwilling to go to the human kingdom.

Therefore, she did not intend to return to Emerald City with three unpredictable burdens.

In the end, she returned to Emerald City with a good-for-nothing, which made her feel even worse...

But now that she has the protection of the Royal Guard, Tasha decides to go to Sapphire Bay.

If the three children weren't there, then Tasha assumed they either hadn't made it there or were already dead.

If she actually met them, Tasha wanted to ask them what they were thinking now.

Living in the wilderness must have caused them countless hardships; perhaps now they would be willing to return to human lands.

This can be seen as her way of repaying the kindness of being saved.

She especially saw the two half-elf twin sisters in them; she felt as if she saw her younger self in them.

With her introduction, perhaps the princess will allow them to join the Hidden Light Society.

By then, they will be her younger sisters, and she will train and protect them well.

……

Several days later, their destination finally came into view along the ever-extending coastline.

"Let's all work harder, and try to reach the shore tomorrow!"

The boatswain was encouraging the sailors. Ever since they decided to go to Sapphire Bay, the sailors, though they didn't say it, were more or less afraid of the legendary "curse".

But he had to forcefully boost morale.

He thought that once they reached the shore, they could leave Sapphire Bay by land, and that would be the end of it all.

"Wait, what's that?!"

"It looks like a ship..."

"It's a ship, right on the shore, it looks like it's run aground..."

"That's more than that! That ship is completely wrecked!"

"But it seems to have been recently damaged, not some old ship..."

"Could it be that there really is a curse...?"

Hearing the sailors' anxious discussion, the boatswain's heart sank immediately.

At this point, anything about the Sapphire Bay curse would severely demoralize the sailors.

These people who live at sea believe in the "legends" of the sea more than anyone else.

On the ever-changing sea, behind every legend, there may be a bloody example.

He looked helplessly at Tasha, the temporary captain.

"Captain Kyleon, could you please lead a team to check out the situation?"

"good!"

Tasha noticed the sailors' concerns. Although she herself did not believe in the so-called curse, in order to reassure the sailors, she sent the ship's strongest sailor, Kelion, to lead a team to investigate the situation.

Soon, Kylian returned with his team and explained the situation.

It turned out that this was the slave ship that Silver Dragon had sent to the north. Many slaves had gathered in the wreckage of the ship, living off the supplies in the ship's hold.

Silver Dragon apparently originally said that they should go to live in Sapphire Bay.

But his winds seemed to be blowing inaccurately, failing to deliver them precisely to Sapphire Bay.

The ship even ran aground here because the winds were too strong and too strong.

Just as the slaves were about to go out and explore, the boar-men who roamed the area killed several of them.

They even found the stranded ships and besieged the area.

The ship was in such a dilapidated state because it had been attacked by boar-men.

Fortunately, there were some capable fighters among the slaves who organized themselves into a force to hold their ground.

The wild boars realized this was a tough nut to crack, so they abandoned the place, leaving behind several carcasses.

However, once they leave the ship's range, they are hunted by the boar-men who are more familiar with the wilderness.

So they were trapped and died here.

Now the refugees see Tasha's ship arrive and beg for their help.

"Let them come up. We'll be at Sapphire Bay soon anyway. It's no big deal to give them a ride."

Tasha had no intention of doing anything kind; it was just that Kyleon's verbal report was not enough to appease the sailors.

By letting these refugees onto the ship and truly communicating with them, we can break down the sailors' fears.

She knew the strength of the royal guards very well; if they couldn't even suppress these refugees, then they were not worthy of protecting the royal family.

Perhaps some sailors might believe that their stranding wasn't due to the silver dragon, but rather a curse...

But Tasha didn't really care. As long as she could be appeased for the time being, they would be docked at Sapphire Bay in a day, and it wouldn't matter how scared the sailors were afterward.

Incidentally, after the refugees boarded the ship, Tasha also learned, upon further questioning, why the Silver Dragon had divided the slaves into two ships.

This reason was somewhat difficult for her to understand.

The silver dragon seemed to believe that some slaves had evil blood, but were too weak for him to destroy, so he would send them to evil places to stay with other evil blood.

The thought process of dragons is truly wondrous.

Tasha thought to herself.