"May God grant you blessings! Honored Sir Miguel de Sintra. After the storms and voyage through the deep Atlantic Ocean, to be reunited with you here at the port of Sierra Leone—this truly was the Holy Mother's protection! ..."
"Greetings to you, brave knight-captain Bruno. I'm very glad to see you return safely! I heard from the Kingdom's navy coming and going that His Majesty entrusted the dangerous mission of exploring a new westward route to you... How exactly did this exploration go? Why did you come from the southern waters? Also, I seem to see only one ship. As for Knight Silveira...?"
"Ah! The Lord protected us! This dangerous voyage of exploration was simply sailing through the Devil's fiery hell. Knight Silveira was devout and fearless, and heroically gave his life for the Lord... To speak of it in detail, that would be a long story..."
"Oh! No hurry, take your time... Someone! Bring up two bottles of Banana Wine, and some fruit too! ... Bruno, do you want local maidservants to attend you?"
"Mm... no. Everything seen and heard about the new western route is still the Kingdom's top secret right now. Sir Miguel, we're old acquaintances, and both of us once followed Captain Diogo Cao... The Lord is my witness! These things—I can only tell them to you alone! ..."
"Good, good! Bruno, my old friend, then I'll host you tonight and make sure you're satisfied! For now, let's talk business first! ..."
The port colony of Sierra Leone was not large in scale. Amid rows of wooden houses, the only three stone buildings were the "Port City Hall," the "Trading Post Warehouse," and the largest, the "Hilltop Fortress."
And at this moment, Captain Bruno and the noble mayor Miguel were inside the Port City Hall. They