Beside the townsgate, there were two fresh bodies hanging on a beam, like Chinese sausages.
Kieran did notice the bodies before he arrived.
He originally thought it was just to scare off robbers and bandits from this old, broken town, but after the leader rider's words, it made him understand he was not the only one who received the help request from Swusters Castle's owner.
Other than that, not only had Swusters Castle's enemies left behind troops to block reinforcements, but they were a step ahead of Kieran. It was not a good news to Kieran.
Although the main mission was "Locate the missing imperial envoy in 7 days", but the owner of Swusters Castle was closely related to the missing incident. Without the owner, Kieran might not even know whether the envoy was a man or a woman, let alone finding him in 7 days.
"I need to make haste to Swusters Castle!" Kieran told himself, but he didn't leave recklessly.