Agreement (Part 1)

When Romon woke in the morning, sunlight was already streaming through the glass, filling the room with brightness.

Kaan City was vast and magnificent, several times larger than Aps City. Judging by its scale, it truly deserved to be the most important city in this region.

The neat rows of houses alone gave off a crisp, comfortable feeling. Viewed as a whole, the city had been built with remarkable orderliness. Tall white walls stretched away on both sides in an unbroken line, with no end in sight, while beyond those heavy stone gates lay the imposing spectacle of a grand city.

At this moment, Romon looked out through the inn window and discovered that although the city was enormous and the shops lining both sides of the streets were numerous, very few people were strolling outside.

It seemed the Demon Calamity in this region truly was severe, and the king's sacrifice had likely brought great internal turmoil as well. Even within such a heavily guarded city, an air of tension still hung thickly in the air.

Although the inn had attendants, Romon still chose to dress and wash himself.

It was not that Romon had become some banner-bearer against feudalism. It was simply because the other side had sent two young boys rather than two bright-eyed, tender girls.

"Baron Teta Xiao, please have your meal." Once he had finished washing, someone hurriedly brought him several small dishes, a plate of pastries, and a variety of seasonal fruits, filling the small table to the brim.

Looking at the meal before him, Romon nodded. Not bad. He sat down to eat and, while doing so, asked the person beside him whether they had seen Baron Mengpiya.

"In reply to Baron Teta Xiao, Baron Mengpiya has already gone to see the Crown Prince,"