On Charcoal Ash Avenue, a Messenger Knight galloped at full speed and soon reached the gates of Kingtop Castle, where he swung down from his horse.
"Who goes there?" The castle guards stopped the Messenger Knight.
"A gazette messenger. I am a gazette messenger from Redcastle, here to deliver the latest issue of the gazette to the nobles of the Golden Plains."
"A gazette messenger?" The castle guards frowned. "The last issue was delivered less than half a month ago. It hasn't even been a month yet, so why is there another new issue?"
The gazette was an official newspaper copied and distributed by Redcastle every month, sent free of charge to the nobles of the Shadowflame Grand Duchy.
"This is a special extra issue, issued in recognition of Lord Russell's dragon riding," the Messenger Knight replied.
"I see. I know about that. Lord Russell is our lady's nephew!" The castle guards nodded. They shared in the glory of Russell's advancement to Wyvern Knight and led the Messenger Knight into Kingtop Castle.
Inside Kingtop Castle, Golden Baron Davis Kingdingmo was admiring his new clothes in front of a mirror.
He was a nobleman who loved showing off.
Whether it was the clothes he wore or the armor he donned in battle, he always wanted the most extravagant style. Of course, he himself was fairly handsome, and paired with splendid clothes and armor, he appeared all the more outstanding.
He was a High Noble, a Wyvern Knight, and not bad-looking besides.
Naturally, Baron Davis could leave his affections everywhere.
It was said that his mistresses were spread across every territory in the Shadowflame Grand Duchy. Some exaggerated tales even claimed that every manor in the Shadowflame Grand Duchy had one of Baron Davis's mistresses eagerly awaiting him.
Unfortunately.
All those mistresses