Outside the castle, in the city of Mordem, lives were bustling cheerily. Kids played around in the streets, and adults browsed through the stalls and stands stationed all around. There were plentiful of people, lively and rowdy, but not in a bad way. If anything, for the capital of Death Realm, this seemed like the exact opposite — filled with life.
Of course, Axilia had to wear a mask and change into some more commoner-like clothes, as she stood out a lot as a princess. Nothing in her wardrobe fit that criteria though, so I had to just compromise and give her my cloak to wrap around her body with. Naturally, Axilia was beyond happy at this, while Ling Xin pouted teasingly from jealousy.
"So, Ling Xin… are you not going to visit your family?" I asked as we walked through the busy streets. "Axilia too."
"Don't worry, I already did," Ling Xin replied. "Before coming here, I asked them where I could find Axilia — and that led me to you, of course."
