When the time was up, being as punctual as ever, Karim Magnusson crossed the main gates of the city and headed inside the kingdom amidst the cheers of excited citizens who were waiting for him upon his arrival, applauding him and all the exterminators of his caravan, who were entering the city with the general of the king's forces with their heads held high.
Karim was a highly respected man in the city not only because he was the strongest exterminator and the younger brother of the former king, but also because he was extremely persistent with all his opinions, and was considered the wisest and strongest man who ever lived; some even considered him stronger than the king himself. For in his youth, Karim had never been beaten in battle by any other man, not even his older brother who was
