Chapter 36

Just like Saulus said, everything was already set in motion before the festivities ended. It wasn't something uncommon for generals to do; while most of the citizens celebrated the queen's presence, the last units of the legion continued to pour from the city's gates.

One company after another was setting off on a short journey to the south, aiming to converge at the trade city of Mengia. With the considerable amount of carriages packed between every unit, anyone could guess that they were leaving for a long time, despite the short distance required to travel.

That was one of the quirks about the eastern plain of northern Retesia, or as it was called by anyone other than its former Patriarch, Burn lands. While Mengia was set at the major crossroads of the two most important trading routes in the lands of Venna's household, it was Aldo where the greatest concentration of wealth occurred.