the adventures of hornsy and the blacksand mercs

running on sunshine

a few days after grimmus and the neal's caravan left Iron Sand, hornsy has been preparing for the journey over to world's end, packing 2-3 bottles of sake, some ration packs and hash for the newly built thieves tower along with the black box with project: BIFROST on it

savant: so you're heading out?

hornsy: yep, I hope you can handle things here mate?

savant: no problem dude, the city is in good hands

and with that, he prepares to head out of the north gate but sees a small crowd has gathered around on both sides of the inner part of the gate

hornsy: umm...what?

Ruka: savant did say that you were heading out so everyone gathered to wish you good luck

hornsy: wow, i guess you're here to wish me good luck huh?

Ruka: w-what?!

hornsy: well seeing im going through HN territory it might be rather dangerous

Ruka: w-well it's not like im worried about you or anything, seeing that you can just run straight past them, which is still cowardly 

hornsy: well I don't think it would be good for your leader to provoke another nation into war

Ruka: you...you have a point...

he then puts his hand on her shoulder and smiles

Ruka: ?!

hornsy: hey, everything's gonna be alright, ill come back, I promise 

flashback

???: Ruka, stay here, everything's gonna be alright, I promise ill come back for you

flashback over

hornsy: Ruka?

Ruka: huh?!

hornsy: im heading out

Ruka: oh...o-ok then

hornsy then plants his feet into the ground in a ready possession, the crowd cheering him a safe trip, his vision fixated on the gate as the wind died down. and with a push, he dashes forward insanely quick towards the door leaving a trail of dust behind causing Ruka to cough as she shields her eyes

Dr.chung: I don't have to be smart to know that you definitely like him

Ruka's face then takes on a shade of red along with her normal skin colour as she grabs a nearby empty grog can and wails on Dr.chung in embarrassment

Dr.chung: OW, OW, OW, OW your beating an old man you know!

Ruka, angry and embarrassed: age is just a number, you old fart!

savant, nearby: *in his head* geese, hope the readers don't misinterpret that

outside the north gate, a white-haired Greenlander with a wide hat to protect against the sun and a skeleton

Adrian: So this is what our boys have been up to, huh?

Kylie, carrying a beakthing quiche: it looks lovely, I can't wait to-

before she could finish that sentence, hornsy shot past them, kicking up dust and sand as he's going around 60-70 mph 

Adrian: well that was...something