A few days passed before the group was able to arrive at the Merkruz Principality's capital. They were attacked by only a few monsters but they were easily dispatched by the Silvaria soldiers.
The city was boisterous despite the nation having lost a major war just recently. Everyone was still going about their everyday lives and no one was the wiser about the fact that a foreign power had just infiltrated into their city.
The credentials that Cecil and Fatima had shown to the city guards were ones that they had taken from the city lord's mansion so it was authentic. Also, with their disguises, it was easy for them to enter the city.
Cecil, Fatima, and a few others were escorted to the lord's royal compounds and were given a place to rest while the soldiers 'accompanying' them were direc
