Today is quite a jolly good day, I should say.
Indeed.
Why, know ye not of it?
The very day, why...
Do mark it on your calendars if you will.
Indeed.
The very day is...
Well, you should know quite well by now.
Indeed.
Even so, do I have to say...
It has been a very long while, hasn't it?
Oh, so many tales and oh, so many stories, I should say.
Why, is the very idea of what this day means a most grand thing, I would say.
Even so, is it a most wondrous day for the very book.
For, indeed.
Well, I suppose you know...
And of the very same, why...
To celebrate, shall I be here much, much longer than ordinary.
Indeed.
...
Why, I merely mean to say that I shall be speaking for much longer than usual.
Hmmm...
How you say, perhaps about seven times as much.
Indeed.
Seven times...
To say, seven chapters full.
Indeed.
And thereof, do I say, that I shall make haste in getting to it...
Why, to spend so long in this introduction...
'Twould be poor manners, think you not, my dear reader?
...
Indeed.
And of the very same, I do say...
A jolly good morning unto you, my dear reader...
A jolly good morning indeed.
Why, I only wish I could say more...
Hmmm...
Perhaps I shall find time for it.
Indeed.
Even so, I shall assume as prior, that your days are well colder than the days before, is that not correct?
...
Indeed.
And do stay warm...
Why, this shall be quite the carriage ride, I would say.
Oh, ho, ho, ho...
Indeed.
And of the very same, do I start exactly where I left off...
Yes...
Just as the very young lad...
The very Jake Phyr...
Was eating a meal with those he was travelling with...
As they were having a most casual and yet, somewhat romantic discussion...
...
Hmmm...
No, no, no...
Romantic need not mean anything of the sort concerning the love between a man and a woman...
Why, it may also mean the very relationship between a man or woman...
And the very things they see and or experience...
Indeed.
...
Hmmm...
Well, I suppose I shall indeed explain myself...
Ahem...
Do consider the human mind, why...
'Tis your own mind, so simply consider the way your mind is...
Indeed.
How it stretches itself into the world and thereof experiences it.
Indeed.
Say, and thereof, how one may stretch oneself and...
...
Oh, dear...
Now that is an explanation of sorts...
Well, I may as well...
Why, the very thing is quite fascinating.
However, dear reader, have you ever once considered the fact that your mind is quite alike everything you have seen?
...
Yes, yes, most obvious...
'Tis not too far from this discussion, I would say...
And of the very same, why...
Is it much like when a man or woman is caught in something of a, how you say, romantic moment...
Hmmm...
No...
However, what I would say is this...
That there is a certain feeling that lays inside the human heart...
When it finds itself caught in a, how you say, trap of its own making...
Indeed.
That one is bewildered and taken by something of this world...
That one is taken in his heart of this world...
Why, 'tis much like a beauteous sunset...
Yes...
The very many things concerning what man sees as beauty, and thereof...
Do lay a many great mysteries.
However and even so, why...
Would it be best and most proficient...
To simply call the very thing, the very work of the conversation oh-so romantic, a work by the very inner workings of the human heart.
Indeed.
Beauty.
Be it of a woman, or a man, or a sight, or an experience...
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Indeed.
To be taken by beauty...
For one's own heart to be stretched out unto it...
And to not want to let go...
Yes...
Hmmm...
Well, I suppose I could explain it better...
Perhaps in yet another chapter...
Indeed.
Do remind me...
Oh, no, never mind...
I shan't forget.
Indeed.
Even so, ...
...
Why, he does indeed...
Well, there are many a thing concerning that tale, I would say.
Yes...
Why, 'tis an oh-so long story, I would argue...
Even so, would I take many a day and many a week...
Hmmm...
No, no, no...
Far too long, far too long, I would say...
Why, the very tale finds itself to be the very largest portion of this book.
...
Hmmm...
If I were to wager a good guess, I would argue...
Say, a half and a quarter...
Perhaps more...
Indeed.
...
Yes, yes...
Why, that is one truly special person to the young lad...
Indeed.
...
Well, of course...
Indeed.
The very young lad's tale does indeed have such and such a happy ending.
Yes...
Why, does he eventually find himself with her...
Why, are the very pair now living together...
Indeed.
...
Why, that is a very long story, my dear reader...
Even so, to explain it, I shall have to explain so many other things, I would say...
...
Hmmm...
Yes, and also no.
...
Indeed.
She shall appear...
And thereof, is still yet to do so...
However, I should say...
Is far, very far from making her first appearance...
And yet, so close to the young lad...
Why, I do believe than in a not so very short while...
She shall be in Vanamour...
Indeed.
...
Why, yes...
The very woman is not of Vanamour...
However, she is also...
...
Hmmm, yes...
She is indeed a shinobi...
However, that is not all that she...
Hmmm...
Well, I do suppose that she does still carry the name of a shinobi...
Even so, why...
Does she still find herself to be a shinobi...
But also, so much more than one.
...
Hmmm...
Now, shall I tell you all of this...
'Tis tempting, I would say...
Hmmm...
...
A shinobi-wizard, oh, no, no, no...
...
Well, but of course, the very woman is a very capable fighter...
...
No, no, ...
No magic...
...
Hmmm...
Well, I suppose I shall spare myself the tale...
Why, 'twould be most troublesome to explain it all here...
...
A hint, you say...
Hmmm...
A hint... now...
Perhaps...
Hmmm...
Oh, no, no, no...
Simply talking about someone so dear to him as...
Just as that, I say...
'Twould be most dishonourable to the young lad...
However, I would say, that as a shinobi...
She is a powerful one...
And thereof, she holds power in more than just one way...
Indeed.
Great power...
Yes...
...
Well, I do suppose that she is not one to take advantage of it oh-so readily...
A very interesting girl, she is...
...
Yes, I do hold the power to speak to her...
...
Now that is yet another long explanation of sorts...
Why, I shall simply...
Hmmm...
No, why...
I really should get back to it, I say...
Indeed.
And of the very same, do allow me to continue...
Indeed.
...
Still curious, are we?
Well...
I do suppose I shall tell you one thing.
However, you must absolutely promise to me that you shall not, by any sort of means, be they hard or short...
Ask me any questions concerning this...
Otherwise every tale following shall be long and continuously require that I, in some way or the other, take several chapters explaining all this...
Indeed.
Ahem...
The very woman, put plainly...
Her very power, is political power, for...
...
Indeed.
She is a princess.
And that is that.
...
Yes, yes, I do suppose you may hold a bit of shock.
...
Did I not say to not ask any follow-up questions?
My, I do say that any conversation concerning her...
For the fact that her heart is so intertwined with that of the young lad...
Is long and unerring.
Why, to explain even a short thing about her...
Even to explain as to how exactly the young lad perceives her...
Indeed.
'Twould be an oh-so long period of time, I would say.
...
Another hint?
Why, dear reader...
Do not disappoint me by lacking so much self-control.
Indeed.
'Tis a mere set of moments, and thereafter, you shall indeed know who she is, and the very "whats" and the very "whens"...
Do fail to worry about it.
...
Yes, yes...
Do be patient...
Why, I suppose I should have failed to mention her...
...
Her name?
No.
That would be yet another question, I say.
And of the very same, do I now go on and get along with things...
Indeed.
And thereof...
Ah, yes...
The very book by the name of Runaway!
Indeed.
And of the very same, do I continue...
Ah, yes...
As the very men and women were having an oh-so romantic conversation...
Yes...
The very sort of which concerned the very dreams an adventurer has, as he takes his foot from his home, all the way to meet his destiny in the tyranny that is the wilderness...
Well, I do suppose that it remains tyranny and fear only for those weak in mind, I would say...
Indeed.
Even so, why...
...
Yes, I do see your argument...
However, why...
Does one often fail to be just one thing, I would say.
Indeed.
Many a human...
Why, one may be a farmer, yet also a warrior...
One may do research, but also prefer to build...
'Tis of the many things of humanity, I would say.
Indeed.
And of the very same, was and is Reginald Walterson, a very well endowed man in the sense of his desire to travel around the world...
To meet new people...
To see, to discover, and even so, to expand his odd collection.
Indeed.
Fren: Here! Here!
The very man did raise his plate and drink...
Mead, I would say.
...
No, no, no...
The young lad was not drinking mead...
It does dull the mind...
Why, for a warrior to drink such before and not after battle...
'Tis of the many things of foolishness, I would say...
Indeed.
And of the very same, I should argue...
Were they all drinking only for the fact that they knew that the lad would protect them...
Indeed.
Well, not that much, I would say...
Why, to drink too much...
'Twould be foolishness...
Indeed.
Even so, do I go on...
Ah, yes...
The very meal...
Why, did they all eat it in a sort of peace, I would say...
Even so, did their very lunch hour find itself surrounded by peace and tranquility...
Indeed...
Not a man and not a soul, I would say...
Why, not even a bandit did come for them...
...
Why, yes, of course...
The very Knights of Vesturia are indeed searching for the young lad...
...
Why, the very many things of tracking, I would say...
'Twould take more time than most would think.
Indeed.
...
Well, I do suppose that that topic shall have to be discussed at a later time...
Indeed.
...
Why, for many a reason, I would say...
And of the very same, do I now continue...
Ahem...
The very six of them did continue their meal, obviously...
Careful not to spend too much time outside the carriage...
'Twould be foolishness, I would say...
And of the very same, why...
Fren: Why, now that we do have a guard, until we reach our destination, we may and we shall eat like this.
Reginald: Indeed. Here Here!
Nancy: Here! Here!
Victoria: Here! Here!
And Florian following last and yet somewhat shyly...
Florian: H... here! here!
And following that a laughter upon their faces...
Yes...
All but for, why...
I do suppose you know...
Indeed.
And of the very same, why...
Did Jake Phyr simply eat quietly...
Not minding their laughs or their talks...
All the same simply with a mug of water by him...
Indeed.
And thereof did the meal go on as planned...
Not a worry to be thought of over and over...
Why, the carriage is most effective, I should say.
Moving along...
Ah, yes, did Fren Chavalier soon after...
Fren: Here, dear lad...
Offer the young lad yet another slab of roasted meat...
And of the very same, did the young lad answer...
Jake: Thank you...
Fren: Most welcome.
Indeed.
With a smile did he answer...
And even so, why...
Did he turn to his own plate to eat, as the very Reginald Walterson find himself saying...
Reginald: Why, should you need yet another morsel or even a drink, do not fail to ask of us.
Nancy: Indeed.
Why, did Madam Thornberry with a smile continue...
Nancy: Why, should you worry about how I may be exhausted by the very work, why... do fail to trouble yourself.
Reginald: Indeed.
Fren: Absolutely.
Even so, did Madam Hathaway join them...
Victoria: Of course...
And Florian, always the very last to answer, I should say...
Florian: Well, I do suppose that that is... I do... I...
Followed by yet another laugh...
Indeed.
And so the very meal followed...
Talks and banters about...
Why, were the ones that spoke the very most often Fren and Reginald themselves.
Indeed.
Well, I do suppose that Madam Thornberry did speak as well...
To say nothing of the very fact that their conversation was not too long...
Indeed.
Do fail to assume that these traders were foolish enough to remain in a most dangerous position for oh-so long.
Indeed.
And of the very same, did they continue to talk...
Fren: Why, it is still quite a ways away, I should say, until we do finally settle down.
Reginald: Indeed. However, I do believe that this shall be most worth our while...
Nancy: Oh, why, we really should be quick, I should say. The longer we remain here, the very greater the likelihood that...
And thereof did her eyes turn back to Jake Phyr...
Whose very eyes were yet on his plate...
Nancy: Oh, forgive me, I did forget...
Yes, yet another laughter from them all...
Except the very Florian...
Whose eyes remained on his plate...
All the while sneaking a glance at the young lad every once in a while...
A most curious thing and fellow...
To say nothing of the very Madam Hathaway...
Who, only a mere moment later, began her laugh...
Indeed.
One that followed a scowl, I should say.
...
Why, do be patient, my dear reader...
Indeed.
Even so, would they continue...
Fren: Yes, 'tis very good that we have the dear lad by us. Yes...
Reginald: Indeed.
Nancy: Absolutely!
Victoria: Yes!
Florian: Indeed.
And yet another cheer followed...
'Twas later that they did eventually finish their meal...
A strange ordeal for them all...
Why, to eat like this, like old friends...
Well outside their own carriages...
All the while, in the danger of losing an arm or a leg...
Even so, while feeling the sun and sitting next to another...
Why, 'twas a memory most lost to them all...
Indeed.
And of the very same, did they do their very best to enjoy it...
Fully struggling all the same for it was so strange...
Yes...
Why, the wilderness is a home to many things, I suppose...
All the same, must I say...
That the very lot of them did take their time to wash themselves of the food they had eaten before re-entering their carriages...
Yet another strange thing...
And all the same, did they soon re-enter...
Yes...
All of them...
One after the other...
Each in their respective carriages...
All for the simple reason...
To rest.
Indeed.
...
Why, to travel so soon after eating, I would say...
'Tis most strange, really...
Why, would they all continue in a short time...
Be it a few or several...
Well, I suppose the very best description is an hour.
Yes...
For about one hour...
Would they all sit around and do oh-so little...
Before Fren Chavalier would get started...
Indeed.
That was what they had all decided upon before they all returned to their carriages.
Why, they do have the young...
Hmmm...
Time is up?
Well, this is the very first part.
Very well then...
Indeed.
Do simply give me a moment, and I shall continue...
Yes.
This day, my dear reader...
It does find itself to be worthy of celebration.
