Chapter 193
The sight of the guards outside the central gates brought Hadjar out of his stupor. They were Imperial legionnaires dressed in emerald-green armor. Each one of the thousand or so warriors was at the Formation level at least. They gallantly helped the wives of nobles and aristocrats descend from their fancy coaches. Some of them patrolled while others carried the standards of Lidus and Darnassus.
It looked quite civilized and peaceful, but Hadjar felt uncomfortable, as if he were in enemy territory. Even the nobles, upon seeing the green armor, would avert their eyes and try to get back to their own guards as soon as possible. That wasn’t how the rulers of a free country behaved.
After waiting in line for about half an hour, they finally drove up to the main Palace stairs. Ne
