Before the merchant ship left, Nia tried to convince Carl and Hervor to stay one last time, “Carl, Hervor, we’re going to set off tomorrow, so I hope both of you can stay and help me…”
“Nia, I’m really sorry,” Carl refused her politely. “We’re just ordinary adventurers and we don’t know anything about fighting in an army.”
Nia knew that Carl was just making up excuses to turn her down nicely, so she sighed quietly, then smiled at them. “Since that’s the case… Carl, I hope that you have a safe journey all the way back to Toodadis! The Sakir Kingdom will always welcome you two!”
“Thank you!” Carl nodded and stood with Hervor on the deck as they waved at Nia and the rest. “Goodbye!”
The ship let its sails down and cruised down the canal, slowly disappearing out of sight.
Nia watched as t
