When Natalia saw me coming over, she called my name, her face slightly flushed. When I didn't react at all, she seemed to...
Let out a quiet breath?
Luo Yingxia, meanwhile, looked at Natalia in surprise. In return, Natalia shot him a sharp glance.
"Yingxia, what's for breakfast?"
"Roast chicken legs again, my lord."
"Uh... fine. That kid seems to like them, anyway."
I turned to Natalia.
"Have you finished organizing the weapons?"
"Mm. Everything's in order."
"Good. We'll have to pick up the pace from here. We need to reach Jingzhou before the snow blocks the roads. Eat your fill. Yingxia, I'll have to ask you to do a little extra work. Prepare the remaining two meals in advance. We won't stop along the way."
"Yes, my lord."
Luo Yingxia nodded. He seemed surprised that I was acting a little differently today than I had yesterday. After hesitating, he asked,
"My lord... today, you seem..."
"Like I'm a little different from yesterday?"
"Uh... yes."
"It's nothing. I'm just in a good mood."
I waved a hand, then returned to the vehicle, picked up the book I'd been reading yesterday, and continued.
Nothing unexpected happened after that. We ate, and once we'd finished, we got back on the road.
The vehicle never stopped along the way, but we couldn't get up to speed. We couldn't see what the road conditions were like, so we could only keep to around twenty or thirty kilometers per hour.
Now and then, the vehicle would get stuck in a muddy patch and refuse to move. At times like that, I'd have to get out and push it from behind.
As the saying went, there was nothing much to tell about the journey.
By the time we were nearing Jingzhou, the snow was already over