The First Thunder of Early Spring

Hill had a feeling Auril knew where the Winter's Ring she had made was. She simply did not want to look for it.

If she found it, she could never keep it. Most of her divine authority had been eroded, and she could barely maintain what little divine power she had left. Finding the ring would be like handing it to Talos for nothing. Better to leave it where it was and wait for an opportunity.

Following the wrong boss was miserable, but in the Evil Alignment, being bullied was normal unless you had the power to resist.

Was that not why she followed Talos? Without him, things would be even worse for her!

What infuriated Auril most was that, despite her unusually close relationship with Talos, he had never stopped hurting her.

Compared with Umberlee and Malar, who was little different from a beast, Auril had one advantage: at least her own Supreme God would not kill her.

Hill touched his Winter's Ring again. "We could open a post office. And there's no need to exclude the Frost Maiden's priestesses from delivering letters."

"Shall I have Martha notify the Harpers?" Liszt considered Hill's words and immediately understood why he had agreed so readily to let the organization come.

Small jobs like running a post office could be entrusted to them. They were used to taking commissions from lords.

"The general store, produce shop, and bakery have all opened," Liszt said, looking down at his notebook. "I plan to open a dedicated furniture store too. The furniture in the general store is selling fast.

"These Knights aren't short of money. I misjudged them a little. There's a big difference between the Knights here and those in Telashir."

Hill nodded. "I'll leave that to you."

"There's also a large vacant lot