"I imagine the news should reach you in a few days." Uchiha Madara smiled at the two guards. "Red Rock City was attacked by monsters."
"What!?" the guard said in surprise. "Monsters? I heard as a child that monsters would attack human cities, but I never thought something like that would really happen."
"Are you two here to seek refuge?" the guard asked Uchiha Madara. "No wonder you came without preparing thick clothes. How bad were the casualties? Are there more refugees coming behind you?"
"The situation is much better than you imagine," Belaque told the stunned guard. "Our warriors put up a very tenacious resistance. Although the casualties were severe, under Kaguolet's leadership, humanity completely wiped out the monsters and achieved victory."
"That's wonderful!" Uchiha Madara could see that the guard was clearly delighted.
Uchiha Madara thought that the people of this world were truly interesting. Though they were not from the same city, everyone seemed equally concerned about the entire Elzeran Continent.
"You must be part of the Paladin Order too, right?" the guard asked Uchiha Madara. "I once saw Kaguolet come to Frost Autumn City. His mount was a blue-feathered griffin, exactly like the two of yours."
"We ended up freezing like this because we listened to Kaguolet," Uchiha Madara said helplessly. "Kaguolet told us it wasn't that cold, but we never expected it to be this cold when we came here."
"If we hadn't landed and walked the rest of the way, we might really have fallen asleep in the sky," Uchiha Madara added.
Upon hearing Uchiha Madara's words, the two guards exchanged a smile.
"Haha, travelers," the guard said with a laugh, "Knight Kaguolet didn't lie to you. When he came here back then, Frost Autumn City wasn't this cold."
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