It was two days before Rhode left the camp with Lilia.
It was not that Duke Jorach insisted on keeping them there for two days. After such a major battle, they needed time to clear the battlefield and tend to the wounded.
During that time, of course, Lilia could learn rogue skills from Jorach.
Once everything here was taken care of, however, Jorach would return to Ravenholdt Manor.
As the leader of such a large assassin organization, he could not always spare the time to teach her, and Lilia could hardly follow him around forever.
Fortunately, Duke Jorach left Lilia a specialized book for rogues called Research on Stealth and Trickery, supposedly written by the famous half-orc rogue Garona.
Lilia could take the book home and study it herself, then ask him to explain anything she did not understand.
That made him more of a "private tutor." Rhode would only be able to take her to Ravenholdt Manor to see the duke when both sides had time to spare.
After Rhode and Lilia returned to Westpoint Tower, they headed straight for their lodgings.
A small road had already been cleared here, with shops lining both sides.
Most were run by goblins and sold engineering supplies, equipment, and the like. Others were branches opened by people from Southshore, such as Baturo's tailor shop.
These were all people with a good head for business. After all, there was a tremendous amount of traffic here now, and strong demand for all kinds of goods.
In other words, the place already looked every bit like a shopping street.
One shop on the street stood out above all the others. A brightly lit lantern hung outside day and night, with a cloth sign suspended from it bearing the words "Cheng's Ramen."
It was a