On the third day, five squads finally appeared to support them. They also brought a new carriage with them because the one used by Cygnus was destroyed during the fight. They rode day and night when they received their commander's letter. The journey that should have taken them five days to travel, it only took them three days just to reach Major Ginehart's location.
They got off from their horses and gave the man a salute which the major returned. One of the men approached the major. He was wearing the same uniform as Lisbon so Astrophos knew that the man must be of the same rank as the lieutenant.
"Major Ginehart, we are happy to see that you survived," the man sincerely stated. He then silently moved his gaze around the major's body before he nodded.
"Are you done on checking me?" Ginehart was already used to how the man examines his patients. With only one look and he can already tell if the person was doing well or not.
"Yes, you are as healthy as ever but among your men, some of them needed to rest. We can't leave this place with them not fully rested since outside this area, mage hunters are teeming." The person explained as he was looking around him. He then pointed at them one by one so the lieutenant had no choice but to tell them the doctor's diagnosis.
"Good, why don't you come and examine one more person since he was badly injured during the fight." Ginehart turned around so the doctor had no other choice but to follow him. They passed through a cluster of shrubs and came to an open space where a tent was temporarily built.
Astrophos also followed behind them. When he heard how the major addressed the other, he suddenly got worried that their lies would be discovered. Ever since he heard that Cygnus was injured, he already knew that the master was only faking it. They went inside but Cynus was asleep and the other two with him were currently having their breakfast.
"Major, what brought you here?" Nina was surprised to see the man since he didn't come by yesterday so she assumed that he was busy. She also noticed a new face that was with them but she refrained from asking.
"My comrades came and this is Doctor Sigmond Raugney, he is the doctor of my specialized unit. I brought him here so that he can thoroughly examine Sir Rigel." The major stepped to the side to let the doctor step forward.
"Is that so, then please look at my brother." Nina nodded without hesitation so Doctor Raugney went straight beside the makeshift bed and looked at the sleeping man.
Mr. C observed that the man only stood beside the master and was staring at him. He did not bring any equipment with him while doing an examination. Astrophos also watched with a slight frown on his face. How can he know if the master was really injured if he's only going to stare at him?
Doctor Raugney, slowly frowned while examining the body but other than that, they did not see much change on his face. He then looked at Nina then at the butler and finally at Astrophos then his gaze returned to the sleeping man.
"He is fine, though he suffered some internal trauma. Aside from that, he was treated well before he can be moved from place to place." Nina was relieved that his brother was really recovering. "And the two of you also need some rest. You haven't recovered your mana yet." He looked at the butler then finally at Nina.
"Thank you doctor," Nina bowed her head but the man was already on his way out without giving them an answer. Major Ginehart inclined his head before he too left.
They returned to the place where they were a while ago then started talking with each other. "Did you find anything abnormal in his body?" Major Ginehart finally asked after the made sure that they were already at a distance when he finally said those words.
The doctor shook his head, "Everything is normal and even those wounds were true so my advice a while ago was also genuine. There's nothing suspicious about him."
Major Ginehart refrained from speaking a word. The doctor had already confirmed it but he was still a bit unreconciled. Sigmond turned around only to see the major being silent as if he was deep in thoughts with crease on his forehead.
"You are thinking way too much, major. He will certainly reveal who he really is in due time, if he really is hiding something. What you need to focus on right now is the impending danger awaiting us once we leave this place." The doctor reminded him so the major could only follow the doctor's advice.
"Alright, I'll leave them be for now. It seems that someone hired a lot of mage hunters to try and kill me and I'm sure that they will be lying in wait for us to appear. If that's the case we will use another path." He declared and his men started to move. They checked all of their horses and supplies before they neatly packed them for the journey.
"Are you sure? That path is a little bit difficult to use." Sigmond looked at the man who only gave him a nod as an answer.
After the two left the tent, Nina immediately dropped the act and slumped on the chair while complaining. "Ah, I can't take this anymore! How long should I keep acting like a stupid woman in front of them all! This is destroying my beautiful image!"
Mr. C laughed, "This is the master's orders so we can't really do something about it. Once he has enough, he will surely end this farce."
"Why is he doing this? Isn't our goal is to reach the capital?" Astrophos sat on the ground with his arms crossed. He could not understand how the master's mind was working and the butler nor Nina was unwilling to tell him what they know.
"We will still reach the capital. It's just that the master was being a little bored while on the journey and this is his way of passing the time while we travel." Mr. C kindly explained to him since he was a bit slow on everything except for fighting.
Astrophos frowned, "Who are you really? And why are you doing this?" it was a question he had wanted to ask so many times but got to ask it just now.
Nina looked at the man and laughed, "The master will surely reveal it soon. You just need to be patient Mr. Astrophos and just play your part."
