The local lord's envy of the Lotheran Royal Court was certainly not an isolated case.
Many half-elves probably thought the same way, so if Charles wanted to disguise himself as a pure-blooded elf from the Lotheran Royal Court, he needed to know enough about Lotheran.
Next, Charles searched through the other books here.
Sure enough, he found several more books describing the Lotheran Royal Court on the shelves.
From their worn pages, it was clear that these books had often been read by the local lord.
After devouring all several hundred books in one go, the sky outside had already begun to brighten.
Charles slipped out of the castle. He had actually discovered the storehouses within the city, but he chose to turn a blind eye to them.
Stealing at a time like this would too easily arouse suspicion.
There were probably search parties everywhere nearby now. If he was discovered over this bit of wealth and they began combing the area on a large scale, that would be a serious problem.
After leaving the castle, Charles quickly returned to their lodging.
For the next while, Charles and the others remained holed up there, barely going outside.
The guards outside the town conducted a strict investigation for only two or three days before gradually relaxing.
The local lord had gone out for four or five days. It seemed he had inspected the surrounding area as well before finally returning to the castle.
Yvenjieling asked, "Master, are we leaving this place?"
Charles looked in the direction of the castle and said, "No rush. Things are tense right now. We'll wait until the half-elves let down their guard before setting out."
Charles waited for an entire month. Only after confirming that the half-elf guards had completely put the matter behind them did