A Fortunate Encounter

One hour earlier.

Hasdrubal Tistra, the Black Beast of the Eclipse Empire, the freshly appointed General of the newly rebuilt northern armies and trusted member of the Bloody Emperor's inner circle, was currently wearing a loose fitting white linen shirt that beautifully contradicted with both his raven black hair, as well as his black leather pants and boots, giving him a fatally suave look to all the young maidens who saw him. Especially when it was paired with his handsome face and charming smile, as he blissfully walked from one stall to the other in the crowded market, tasting different foods that intrigued him and handing money to struggling merchants without taking anything in return, all the while giving playful winks to all the beautiful ladies that glanced at him flirtatiously, enjoying their swooning expressions afterward.