The Dragon's Trap [First Update]

After the Argonauts finished speaking with King Aeetes of Colchis, the banquet continued.

But by then, the banquet's once-lively atmosphere was gone.

Although Aeetes's proposal to decide the Golden Fleece's ownership through a "test" had eased the conflict between the two sides caused by the Golden Fleece, it had only eased it.

In the eyes of Colchis's nobles, the Argonauts' arrival in Colchis was not the friendly visit they had imagined, but one filled entirely with ill intent.

Under such circumstances, even those noble officials who had originally admired the Argonauts, actively sought to interact with them and build connections, and had even entertained thoughts of picking a few of them as sons-in-law, no longer dared to have any contact with them. They feared being seen as traitors to Colchis.

In such an atmosphere, the banquet became especially strange.

The scene of both sides gathered together and conversing enthusiastically vanished completely, and the attendees naturally split into three groups.

The Colchis nobles formed one group, while the Argonauts kept to themselves as well.

As for the third group, they were those clad in robes and carrying staffs—the mages from Mystra Academy.

They had always been out of place among ordinary people. Mortal power was worthless to them. Had the Colchis Kingdom not belonged to King Aeetes, and had Aeetes not been on good terms with Mystra Academy, they would not even have come here.

From the very beginning of the banquet, these mages had remained in their own corner, and the Colchis nobles paid them no mind, as if they were entirely accustomed to this.

Thus, at the current banquet, only Ye Ting and Medea, who belonged to opposing sides, were still openly staying together.

Elsewhere, the Argonauts were also speaking in private.

Although Jason had readily agreed to King