Alustriel shook her head.
"All right, then. Since that's the case, we'll trouble you. You truly are a hospitable country," Uchiha Madara said.
Alustriel had never expected Uchiha Madara to agree with the city lord. From the moment they first met, he had always seemed to be in a great hurry.
He had also kept stressing that his time was limited, yet now he had inexplicably agreed to the city lord's suggestion that they stay here for a while.
At that moment, Alustriel had no idea what Uchiha Madara was thinking.
"Hey, we're staying here tonight, and it's only noon right now. It's not late at all," Alustriel whispered to Uchiha Madara.
"I know. But since they've invited us so warmly, wouldn't it be a little ungracious if we didn't stay? People would say we have no manners," Uchiha Madara said.
"Are you really planning to stay here for the night?" Alustriel asked.
Alustriel still found it hard to believe that Uchiha Madara would stay. He was someone pressed for time—how could he waste so much of it for no reason?
"After traveling so far, I haven't had a proper rest. It just so happens that today, someone's offering us good food and drink," Uchiha Madara said.
"Do as you please. I'm not in much of a hurry anyway," Alustriel said.
Although Alustriel did not know what Uchiha Madara had in mind, she knew very well that he was absolutely not the kind of person who wasted time.
Since he had made this choice, he must have had his own reasons.
"Guards!" the city lord said to his attendants. "Quickly escort these two great mages from the Royal City to their rooms."
"Please follow me," the guard said to Uchiha Madara and Alustriel.
Uchiha Madara and Alustriel followed the man