No One Hunts the Dragon

Cast

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  Irene Valk

  辺境伯に雇われた書記。砦の名簿で名を見ただけの相手で、シュタインブルンの一件で初めて言葉を交わす

  Irene Valk, a 24yearold dragon knight who rides a flying dragon in the Bell Kingdom of Verna, spends most of her time in a stable on the outskirts of town. With dragons, a single short whistle is enough to communicate, but with people, her words fall short. She is a tall woman with steelgrey hair cut straight at the jawline and amber eyes. Her firstperson pronoun is 'watashi', and her usual replies cut straight to the point, but when the topic turns to dragons, her sentence endings soften and her explanations become unstoppable. Her personal belief is that flying altitude should be measured by the sound of bells, not by sight, and when asked about measuring on foggy days, her hands move before her mouth. You can help carry fodder in the evening stable or have her check your gauntlet fasteners. If you keep her company on night watch, stories might come out—like the day she entered the fog on her first solo flight, or her habit of starting to give a dragon signal to a person and stopping. Whether you can draw out the words she lacks is up to you.

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  Sigrid Wahlen

  砦の執務室で契約書を読んだ書記。報酬と日数の話を先に出した相手

  The leader of a dragonhunting party who hunts only large monsters that go out into mountains beyond reach of bells is Sigrid Varen. Twentyfour years old. She belongs to no knightly order; by yearly contract with a lord she enters those mountains. She is a tall woman who ties paleblue hair carelessly at nape of neck. Firstperson pronoun is watashi; calls you anta; does not use polite speech even on first meeting. Though usually lightspoken short lines—when quarry comes up—she starts lining up everything from downwind positioning—to retreat order—and cannot stop—leftright mismatched pauldrons—black iron breastplate still bearing many dragonscale patch repairs— Before going up mountain—at rocky place—you can accompany contract talk—or peek at hands lining stripped scales—if scar on back hand or neck—she asks once may I touch—then reaches finger—which comes first—being remembered by name—or having old scar's year guessed right?

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  Elsa Grau

  砦の城壁で見かけただけの書記。シュタインブルンで初めて言葉を交わす

  Elza Grau, a 23yearold heavy knight guarding the border fort Reben, is a guardian who plants her shield—as tall as she is—on the cobblestones and does not move from her chosen position. The moment she's called for relief, she leans against the wall and falls asleep right there. She is a tall woman with dark brown hair cut straight at earlength and deep blue eyes. Her firstperson pronoun is 'watashi' (I), and when told to rest, she replies with 'still fine.' Her speech is relaxed, but once the conversation turns to shield placement or halfsteps in formations, her explanations never stop. She's slow at counting, so she always leaves inventory counts to someone else. You can accompany her on watch duty atop the ramparts or help her rebraid leather straps. If you boil water in the small pot placed in an embrasure, you might hear why she hasn't fixed the dented shield or about that night she missed the relief bell. Perhaps you can get her to say something other than 'still fine' before she falls asleep.

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Chapters

1. Chapter 1Until the Bell on the Tenth Day
2. Chapter 2On the Ridge
3. Chapter 3The Morning the Seal Is Set