The Pilgrimage—What Are You Doing Here Again?

The pilgrimage was an enormous undertaking beyond imagination.

“Whoa, whoa.”

Alros, commander of the Imperial First Order of Knights, leading the procession, calmed his red steed.

In the middle of the formation was the carriage Blanc would ride in, while at the rear, the mages led by Fulcare, along with the commander and knights of the Third Order of Knights, held their respective positions.

Ordinary soldiers were stationed at intervals throughout the formation to fill the gaps in the procession.

There were more than a hundred escorts alone.

Including the servants and other workers, the total easily exceeded five hundred.

They would reduce the number of people while stopping at major strongholds, but it was still unquestionably a massive undertaking.

“…Was it really this large?”

Vieta blinked several times. This was not her first escort mission, but she had only ever escorted merchants and minor nobles, so she had never expected it to be this enormous...