Leaving the country (part two)

Before they left for Yadan City in the Meisidi Kingdom, a letter from the military reached Romon.

"A mission?" He opened the letter and read it. Its contents were simple: the military had a new mission to assign and hoped Romon would come to Kexiu City as soon as possible.

After weighing the advantages and disadvantages once more, Romon made up his mind.

"I'm very sorry, but I can't take part in this mission," Romon told the messenger with some regret after reading the letter.

"Why?" The man who had delivered the letter was also a soldier. He looked at Romon in surprise, unable to understand why this young man would refuse.

After all, military missions offered the highest rewards and the quickest route to honors.

Nor could just anyone take on these missions simply because they wanted to. Yet someone was actually turning down such an opportunity?

To this soldier, it was unimaginable.

"The thing is, I already accepted another mission before today. It's a long-term assignment, and I won't have the time or energy to take on anything else. I regret it too. If I'd known a new mission was coming, I wouldn't have accepted one on my own," Romon explained.

A timely look of regret appeared on his face, as though he was deeply disappointed at being unable to accept the military's mission.

"I see." The messenger nodded. If that was the reason, he could accept it.

Seeing the disappointment on Romon's face, he stepped forward with some sympathy and offered reassurance. "You may have missed this opportunity, but there will be others. Since you can't accept the mission, I'll head back and report it."

With that, he nodded to Romon and left without looking back.

As he watched the messenger leave, Romon's expression shifted, giving no