Bedo
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
Before they knew it, Lamigium's escort party had been traveling for several days and was about to leave the Marquisate of Mulow and enter Duke Fidinis's Territory.
It was a vast territory three times larger than the Marquisate of Mulow. Its lord was Duke Fidinis, the current King's younger brother. Both its size and prosperity were naturally a level above the Marquisate of Mulow, which was only a marquisate.
The escort party was expected to spend quite some time crossing this territory.
However, once they passed through Duke Fidinis's Territory, they would reach the royal capital, the central city of the Kingdom of Mithra.
That was the most prosperous city in the Kingdom of Mithra and its capital. Its scale was on an entirely different level from other cities, drawing the admiration of countless people.
Yet it was undoubtedly also the center of political struggle. Not only was the royal palace located there, but numerous nobles and even great nobles resided there as well. Anyone wishing to involve themselves in such a power structure had better be prepared to be bitten to pieces.
Of course, none of that had anything to do with Shien at present, nor did it have anything to do with the escort party still on the road.
Shien and the others continued on their journey toward the royal capital, currently preparing to leave the Marquisate of Mulow and enter Duke Fidinis's Territory.
At the same time, one shadow after another appeared in an ignored, dark corner of the Marquisate of Mulow.
These shadows had just emerged from a temple. Each of them held either a weapon or a staff, and their bodies were covered in blood.
The elderly man at their head in particular was nearly