Chapter 171

Tents of all colors crowded the streets, and the stream was lined with hundreds of horses ravenously siphoning water.

Maxi made her way across the chaotic square to the building where a throng of soldiers were waiting to receive their rations. A line of hundreds snaked from the large stone structure, likely used as a meeting place for merchants. Some extended courteous greetings when they recognized her.

Maxi responded with a smile and glanced about in search of her husband. Though she spotted a couple of young men dressed in Remdragon Knight uniforms, the order's senior knights were nowhere to be seen. It was possible that they were still fighting the last of the monsters.

Deciding to get a better grasp of the situation, Maxi headed to the outskirts of the city. Leaving the clusters of tents, she approached the rampart and saw sentries standing guard on the battlement. It was clear from their surcoats that they were Dristanian soldiers.