Chapter 404: Princess Victoria of Thusia

As Michael was building bracelets that allow his subordinates to use Arch energy, four horses were pulling a fancy carriage through a thick forest. The forest was far-reaching, compact, and budding. Its canopy was eclipsed by a magnolia, asp, and dogwood, still, plenty of light passed through their crowns for a plethora of sprouts to make use of the insect-riddled soils below. Curving branches waved from every tree, and a potpourri of flowers, which grew in abundance, clashed with the otherwise amber terrain. In addition to the horses galloping, a variety of animal sounds, most belonging to rummaging critters, reverberated through the air, and almost completely muffled the occasional roar of a large animal trying to scare away predators.