>>5185837>>5185854>>5185867>>5185875>>5185884>>5185896"Griffith wronged me, but I have a bigger gripe with Conrad. He's the one that molded my family to be like this... I want to save Merlina's soul still, and even if that really is impossible, I want to kill him and make sure no one else goes through the same struggles."
"I can get behind that. Hope to see you there eventually."
"However, I might have to part ways with you, I have a crew of sorts back home."
"Your estate is still up?"
"No, but my adoptive mother is in Ilos. Also planning on inviting a few people on the caravan. Still playing dead though, so the helmet stays on. You might know me as Vlad Santana, but in the outside world, I'm just some random vagrant knight. No stories to tell, no money to boast about, it's just me and Gunpowder out there... It's a different lifestyle, Not amazing, but not terrible either."
"Seems like your plan is a bit different than mine. Provided we get to the same place in the end, I don't really mind if you don't stay."
"Guts Berserk, forever the lone wolf!" Puck jokes on the swordsman lonely ways, getting a flick from him in return.
"Now then. About your brand..." You look for some papers and start sketching some runes to ward the caravan. This won't stop the stronger spirits from coming after you, but as long as you stay inside, I think you might be able to get some shuteye when night falls.
"Y-You're serious? There's a way to stop those monsters from showing up?" Guts widens his eyes at the thought of actually sleeping like a human being.
"They tend to fall off unless I keep redrawing them, but it works remotely for a few days, even if you like fighting, you can stay with a few of these to use on the go."
"Thank you so much, Vlad! Guts, what's the magic word for when people give you gifts?"
"Not bad, Vlad. Not bad at all..."
"Bleh! Wrong! You get an X on your etiquette class!" Puck draws an X with a marker he found alongside your belongings.
"I'll try to help you out too. Have a walk around and see the forest around here." Guts stands up, still bumbling from his wounds but overall looking more stable.
"I closed the way to the main road, no doubt Farnese will try to look for another way up with the knights. Let me know if there's a shortcut."
"Do you know her? You were pretty fast on hiding your face when she called for you." Guts noticed how you were anxious around any of the knights discovering that you were still alive. Why would that be?
>I like to play mysterious around the ladies.>Just making sure none of the nobles see any familiar faces.>I knew Farnese from the ball at the king's castle. She was very good at tap-dancing.>She was a cute bratty kid when I met her, but it seems she's turned into a religious zealot now. Watch out for her.>Write-in. 