Old Life, New Problems (Part 2)

To the bored nobles, Phloria's death was the proper ending for a tragic hero turned traitor. They didn't care about the truth, preferring to believe the rumors that made the story of her life more scandalous and exciting.

After a few days of that, Solus was sick of the Kingdom, and the group left for the Gorgon Empire. The Verhens had received the Empress' invitation and it was Nyka's adoptive motherland so the customs weren't a problem.

Away from the borders of the Empire, the War of the Griffons was a story no one cared about. The only things that had reverberated past the borders were Lith becoming the Supreme Magus and the opportunity that the war had created for an invasion.

"Don't you think that the Empress is making a mistake not attacking now that the Kingdom's strength is at its lowest?" People would often debate even in the middle of the street.