Two days later, Zedd was patrolling the castle. He was walking through the ramparts with Tristan at his side. Every now and then, they'd cross a guard clad in iron armor. They held spears on one hand and a buckler on the other. Zedd had taken every measure to secure his base. His previous adventure in Ulmir's Domain had made him instantly infamous.
They were expecting a ship to dock by evening fall. Audrey, Zedd's intelligence officer, was bringing Cane from the Western Continent. Zedd seemed restless, as though he didn't expect the ship to reach the southern continent.
"King Utu will be meeting with the Emperor in six months," Tristan said.
Zedd's lips pursed into a sly smirk," as expected," he said. "Why the delay though?"
"The events in Ulmir's Domain led to riots," Tristan said. "People weren't happy that the Church was meddling with their own religion. King Utu agreed to meet the Emperor in secret."
