[center][h2]Clara Sol[/h2]
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Clara had hoped she would be able to eat something before they departed. Alas, it was not destined to be so, as due to some coincidental circumstances, there weren't any open restaurants or food stalls in the city. Thus, Clara departed feeling quite hungry, her stomach growling occasionally in protest.

Behind the carriage, Pam, the green bison-like creature was carrying her alchemy equipment and supplies. The beast might not be the quickest beast of burden, but it made it up easily with endurance, as it didn't complain even when it carried a heavy burden like that. And it was still able to keep up with the speed of the carriage.

"W-watch out!" Clara shouted when the carriage suddenly went off the road, slamming it between two trees, thanks to Noelle sleeping on the reins. Thankfully, the accident didn't result in any major damage. The medicines were still intact, though the carriage's front end was quite dented and the wheels on the front were damaged. Clara could fix them with alchemy but it would take quite a while. And they didn't have the time for that, not when they had to deliver these medicines as fast as possible.

After that incident, Lumi became the one to hold the reins instead. She hoped she wouldn't fall asleep as well. Come to think of it, she should be able to fix up some wake-up medicine for Noelle to prevent her from falling asleep. But once again, they had to stop for that so Noelle stayed in her dreams on the back of the carriage besides Clara, covered in blankets.

And then, the fog appeared.

The fog was clearly unnatural. There was no reason there would be a fog here since there weren't any lakes or rivers around. Hmm, an item to dispel fog. Well, you could make a fan to blow it away but that would be out of her league seeing how it would be similar to creating an item that could produce a small whirlwind. Her master could do it easily but she couldn't do it yet.

"Alright lassies... and Grisia too, listen up!" Granoda suddenly called. The girl had decided to take over leadership from Noelle, who were still sleeping. Take a defensive formation. Clara did as she told. She readied her bombs. Any movement and she would throw them at the invading presence.

A whistle's sound could be heard. Clara couldn't pinpoint the location from where it came from. Diana then spoke up, saying the fog was created by magic. Well, that just gave her the more reason to be cautious. They were definitely being attacked. 

Pam began making her panicked groans, signalling that she too felt danger all around them. Any ordinary horse would've probably bolted but Pam's bond with Clara was strong. And she was no ordinary beast of burden herself as she was technically a monster. She could handle a couple of wolves by herself, using her strong horns.

And then, she heard it. There was something out there, getting closer and closer to their location.

Clara held a firm grip of one of her bombs in her right hand. Hopefully, she could gain a preemptive attack on whatever that was.