We set sail and left the bustling city. After another half-day on the water, the ship docked, and we had to continue by land. Kenki was quite eloquent and had many friends in the military. This meant that even though we traveled a long way and passed numerous checkpoints, we never faced any trouble.
Traveling with the caravan helped us avoid many problems, but it also had drawbacks. Many of the lizardmen workers in the caravan disliked me because they generally despised "apemen." They noticed that I, an apeman they detested, was receiving better treatment than them, with superior food and accommodation, which understandably made them resentful.
Many talked behind my back, but I knew that wherever there were people, there were conflicts. The nature of lizardmen was no different from human
