Their second adventure began.
Since they had a long way to travel this time, the party rented two horses to carry their luggage.
"Can these horses travel through the World of Shadows?" Sylutia asked, intrigued.
"Ordinary horses can't, of course. But these two are packhorses with Aspect Power. They can travel through both the black and white World of Shadows." Yan led over two jet-black horses.
Their mysterious, pitch-black coats reminded Sylutia of the famous Friesian Horse.
The Friesian Horse was descended from ancient forest horses. It had once been the standard mount for the Black Knight Class, and had risen to fame in the late Eighth Era, campaigning across several continents alongside the Black Rose Knights.
But these two probably had inherited only part of the Friesian Horse's bloodline.
[Half-breed Friesian Horse] (First Order · Castle): A cold-blooded horse with some Friesian Horse blood. Not as powerful as its ancestors, but easy to raise and even-tempered.
The black horses wore silver-iron browbands decorated with floral patterns, as well as curved, shield-shaped breastplates beneath their necks. Strange runes were carved into the armor, and the girl could sense traces of Castle Aspect Power in them.
"I didn't expect to see Friesian Horses here." Karl walked over, curious, and lightly stroked a horse's mane.
"They were probably bred and trained at the Northern Pasture. It's the largest horse farm in the Woodland, producing all kinds of warhorses and packhorses." Bad Apple carried over some of the luggage.
"Renting them isn't cheap. You have to put down a thirty-gold-coin deposit, then pay a five-gold-coin rental fee. Most parties can't afford them."
As they chatted about the Woodland's various fine horses and warhorses, Sylutia grew interested too.
"The most famous one these days is probably the Heres Horse, also known as the Chariot