Magic Sword

Ethan Chapter 3

In the middle of that forest, we heard something that utterly shocked us.

Kid 3: "We might get to meet King Arthur!"

Unable to believe our ears, we turned our attention to the frolicking children who had spoken them.

Ethan: "This could be our chance."

Ray: "We might find him before we even start looking!"

Estel nodded in apparent assent. I also agreed, so I approached the children.

Sara: "Im sorry to interrupt you, but did you say that King Arthur might be coming here?"

Kid 1: "Next week, our village is celebrating Pentecost."

Kid 2: "There's going to be a ball!"

If they're going to hold a ball, it must be a pretty large festival.

Sara: "Could you show us where your village is?"

Kid 1: "Sure! But first we have to gather firewood."

Ethan: "Leave that to us! We'll help you!"

Ray: "What do you mean 'we'? Leave me out of this."

Kid 2: "Yay! Thank you!"

Ray sighed deeply, with a sullen  look on his face.

Ray: "Sigh... Fine, do as you like."

The village the children took us to was a large, prosperous farming village, under the rule of the country of Logres. In order to effectively manage the wide tracts of land, the individual houses were also large.

Estel: "Things are really busy, with Pentecost so near."

Sara: "Pentecost is a feast that celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit, right? We celebrate it every year in Theodore."

Thinking of the time when my father was alive brought painful feelings.

Ethan: "I hear music."

Estel: "They're probably practicing. They'll play all during the three days of Pentecost."

Sara: "I see! They'll dance to this music!"

Estel: "Huh?"

Sara: "What!? The children said there would be a ball."

Ethan: "Haha...!"

He's laughing at me!

Ethan: "Oh, I get it! The words do sound the same!"

Sara: "Wh...what!? Let me in on the joke!"

Ethan: "Sara, they didnt say 'ball', they said 'brawl'."

Although he said this with a smile, I felt myself stiffen. Meanwhile, Ray mocked me with cold eyes.