Trapped in Another World With No Magic

Chapter 14: The Flower Garden

Daniel steps out of the prison carriage at Fort Peony, and he quickly understands where the name comes from. True, in his brain the name translates as 'Peony' because of the pretty pink flowers that he's pretty sure are this world's equivalent, and what they're called in this world's primary language. However, he understands why this fort was named after a flower.

Almost the entire fortress staff is women, wearing elegant armor that looks more like a videogame's ceremonial monster hunting armor, rather than military steel like the guards who escorted him.

A woman around twenty five approaches, and the guards snap to attention, saluting with their fists low in front of them. It looks almost like a preparation for a low gut punch, but it's actually a show of subordination. In ancient times, commanders could and would decide on the spot and chop hands off, and presenting the hand in such a way shows respect and acceptance of any praise or punishment. Unlike Earth, higher officers don't salute lower ranking soldiers at all. She comes to a stop, and the sergeant reports, "Sergeant Wolstran of the Kingdom of Mornistae, on orders of his Majesty, King Regent Rikuto of the Otherworld."

The woman studies the group for a moment, looking up at Daniel, since, as usual, he's the tallest one around. Though, he can see manning the upper walls of the fort one of the bovine women, who tend to be larger than humans in... all dimensions. She's probably one of the few who are taller than Daniel, even at his average height for Earth.

Daniel bows, and Wolstran hands over the scroll containing the letter from Rikuto, explaining, "The Kingdom of Bromlund is in chaos with an ensuing revolution, Lady Commander. We were originally destined for Fort Twilight, but it's inaccessible at this time. I made an executive decision for the transport to bring our escort here."

The woman states as she unrolls it, "Commander Leiwelles kos Morglodston, Commanding Officer of the Peony Battallion and Fort Peony." She reads the letter, which Daniel knows what it says. It BRIEFLY describes his banishment, but leaves a lot of details to the imagination. Since execution was ruled out, it's fair to assume what he did wasn't as bad as it sounds, especially since Rikuto threw in 'in the process of saving the Second Princess's life'. But, he was banished, so what they do with him is ultimately up to the Commander.

However, she doesn't ignore the part about Bromlund. "Bromlund is going through a revolution you say?"

"Yes. The Empire has locked down the borders, and Bromlunds cities are in chaos. We only know what we've seen and heard from merchants."

"I see. Lieutenant, make sure to prepare a speech for the Fort and request additional manning from our closest allies. We'll send those we can home to try to recover their families."

"Yes, Commander." One of the nearby officers jogs off.

Leiwelles asks as she gives a narrow gaze to Daniel, "You're Daniel of the Other World?"

"Yes, Lady Commander."

"Care to elaborate further?"

"The letter reads true, Lady Commander. I did what I did. I make no excuses or pleas."

She stares at him for a moment. After a moment, she calls out, "Scribe."

Another young woman, around the same age, jogs up, providing a writing board and a prepared pen. "Here you are, Commander."

The commander lays the scroll on it, signing the sheet. She blows on it briefly to dry the ink, and then rolls it back up. She binds it and uses a magic-powered stamp to seal it with a combination magic and wax-like seal, which can't be fooled or forged at all. She hands the scroll back to Wolstran. "I accept custody of Daniel of the Otherworld. From the context of this letter, he is simply banished from the kingdom, so his exact location, as long as it's safe, shouldn't matter. You made the right decision. If and when the situation in Bromlund stabilizes, we'll receive further instruction from King Regent Rikuto."