Nightmare Mountains

Lex continued to eat as Lila told him all the news from the empire and surrounding kingdoms. Rumors said the dwarves were using new steam tanks to fight back from their underground kingdoms.

She informed him that the Elvern Sylvancrest Kingdom had created new weapons to fight back and destroy the swarms of Hivefiends. At the same time, the Ironhammer Kingdom in the south built machines that flew just above the ground, allowing them to bomb the monsters.

He tucked into a plate stacked with meat as Tila started speaking, ''The wolf kingdom up north has managed to take back a few cities with the help of my Gear Knights. They are helping clear the northern part of the empire after signing a peace treaty.''

After that, they continued to eat until they were full. Lila and Mary took the plates to wash them while Lex relaxed. The large group sat around the dinner hall, and a warm atmosphere surrounded them.