>>5265102>>5265108>>5265109The travel was a lot rockier than expected - Not because the road was rough, but because you were stepping on Barnham's tendons throughout the entire voyage - Every step Barnham did felt like a leap from your horse, the speed in which he advanced through the fields made you close your eyes as his full sprint created the gust of a whirlwind when the air currents were on a full stop. Combined with the cold of winter and the many times Gunpowder unstrapped himself from Barnham's back as he refused to stay with his abusive original owner, any velocity that you could compliment from your cruise in the Barnham-Mobile was completely lost on the pile of complaints you've had in terms of efficiency and safety.
"What's wrong, Vlad? Can't catch up to my speed? Barnham still gloats as he transforms and lets you rest, while you hold your lunch back from exiting your insides.
"Please tell me we're close..." You feel your pulsating forehead as your body complains about the motion sickness from jumping at so much terrain for what you could barely call subsonic speed.
"Yes, actually." Barnham points to a direction to your left."Give me a few more hours and we can reach the estate before our third day!"
"I'm not exactly in a rush to die here, Barnham... Could you let me take a nap, at least? The sun's starting to set, and I don't think your fur is cushioned for naps."
"Won't let Vlad sleep while he lets Gunpowder STRAPPED TO BARNHAM!" Your horse puffs.
"What he said." You point out your horse being furious at the both of you.
"Oh, I can't really let you do that now..."
"Why? There's barely any sunlight left, and the last time we tried to move overnight, you nearly drifted my head into a tree, you're lucky I can use foresight to dodge in time, because without that I would have-" Barnham's gigantic claws are placed on your mouth as he points to a group of observatory posts from Midland, who were overtaken by Kushan archers, along with the Dakas, mind controlled apostle-tier enemies made to obliterate any human troop.
