For the Sake of (the Fragile Peace with Pergrande Kingdom)

It was well known that the Pergrande Kingdom detested magic of any sort; even better known was the fact that Fiore was a mage country.  The idea that the two relied on each other for trade or deliveries of any sort fairly astounded Leahndr Aspont outright, for she would have doubted the idea down to her very breath.  This was not so much having to do with her being a pessimist (although that was certainly a true statement to describe the redhead with) but rather, it was common knowledge that several mages from Fiore who were in good standing with the Magic Council had gone over to the Pergrande Kingdom and caused mischief before.  Be it on account of a mission or otherwise, the land of staunch spell haters had not approved.  This was admittedly a rather different case, however, which could have been why the grey on grey nation had agreed that it was necessary to receive a delivery girl from Fiore.  After all, the package had come from the Neutral Grounds, where absolutely no magic was allowed and all forms of it were instantly negated upon entering the place.  It was ironic that powerful magic had probably allowed the architects to build in the ability to have even H-Rank wizards be rendered powerless, but she digressed.

Leah regarded her equipment one more time in fascination as she stepped over the border; the patrol had checked her over thrice before pronouncing her fit to continue into their glorious nation despite the many looks of disdain or skepticism she had received from the soldiers.   Of course her armor barely fit her properly and her sword slapped in an unwieldly fashion against her thigh, but it had been a requirement in order to travel here.  Apparently, the head honchos from the Neutral Grounds had wanted it to seem as though the emerald eyed girl was a simple warrior who fought with weapons rather than cast bursts of light.  That much was true, and the redhead gripped the handle of her sword just to feel the familiar grip against her palm.  Even if she lacked any sort of prowess with the weapon itself, she was indeed familiar with knives and other kinds of blades.  In a fight, she would hardly be completely defenseless (although getting to that point in all honesty, since her weapons were all requipped from her interdimensional space.  And that was unable to be used until she stepped foot back outside of the Pergrande Kingdom.)

The girl bowed deeply to the gruff looking man sitting behind a desk in a pristine office, the place she had been directed to upon entering the outpost.  His appearance fit the description of the one she had been ordered to deliver the parcel to, so without much resistance Leah handed it over.  The mysterious package was wrapped in brown paper that almost seemed to shimmer at times, she noticed, like there was secretly silver underneath what could be grocery bag paint.  Except, that truly was not a thing and the mage was probably simply going mad because she so wanted to look inside and see what manner of treasure she was delivering.  Instead of acting on her impulses, she slowly backed away from the man, who seemed preoccupied with examining the item.  Once the fresh air hit her cheeks again, Leah broke into a faster jog until she reached the border, at which point the redhead streaked across the earth at a fastest sprinting pace that she felt she could hold forever.  The female knew she couldn’t keep the equipment, but that couldn’t stop her from trying.  On the low, though, since the denizens of the Neutral Grounds were no people to mess with.

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