The king led the way while the rest of the group followed behind. After a couple of minutes, they arrived at the front door.
The king knocked on the door thrice. After a few moments, the door opened.
"My King!"
Evander recognized the voice that greeted him immediately. He smiled slightly as he turned to the owner of the voice.
“Aldrin! What are you doing here? You shouldn't be here. Everyone else is in the palace right now.”
“I just got back from the market and wanted to check on the progress.”
“Why? What happened? Did you lose something?”
“No. Actually, everything went great. The townspeople welcomed me warmly. Apparently, they haven't seen anyone from the village in ages. They told me that everything was running smoothly there. I was afraid that they wouldn't accept me after the
