"You went to the Eternal City?" Malenia asked, sitting in a chair.
Zhao Si sat opposite her and said, "Yes, I went to the Eternal City. How did you know?"
"I heard you talking to my brother from outside the door." Malenia giggled.
She had actually eavesdropped on Miquella. That little-girl behavior hardly suited the renowned "Miquella's Blade."
"What was the Eternal City like?" Malenia asked a very broad question.
Zhao Si really wanted to say, Didn't you overhear it all already?
But that would have been rude, so Zhao Si could only tell Malenia about his underground adventure again.
From digging a tunnel underground to fighting his way out.
He left out no detail, turning it into something like a storyteller's epic.
Just telling the story made Zhao Si drain an entire pot of water.
He couldn't help it. His mouth was dry.
The story also included what had happened after Zhao Si, Godrick, and Helena reached the surface.
"What rotten luck. That magical lift led straight to Caelid." Looking helpless, Zhao Si drained his cup.
Their underground journey had taken them from Mistwood in Limgrave all the way to central Caelid.
They were not very far from the Great-Jar Arena they had visited before.
Their horses and other belongings had all been left in Mistwood, so Zhao Si and the others would undoubtedly have to walk back.
That was secondary, though. Zhao Si's presence in Caelid now meant even more trouble.
The three of them had to take care to avoid the Redmane Army's men.
Zhao Si's performance at the last Combat Festival had certainly left an impression.
Zhao Si did not dare guess whether Radahn would let him off. But there was no need to guess whether the army's men would.
All three concealed themselves beneath cloaks,