Sylvan felt distressed.
He received a letter from Nightingale about three days ago while he was in Fairy Castle; a flying-elemental magical beast delivered it. The letter stated that Watson had taken the astrologers to explore the Misty Forest and had uncovered many ruins. Blackmoon Town was also recruiting refugees; they had more than 100,000 people under their protection.
That amounted to around one-tenth of the total number of refugees at the border. Many people who knew about it appreciated Blackmoon Castle's good deeds, and some people in Fairy Castle even praised them.
The following were the maids' conversations that Sylvan overheard on the way to the toilet.
One maid said, "I heard that a new power, Blackmoon Castle, has appeared on the border and is recruiting refugees. If they joined them, they'd be safe from the magical beasts, and they can eat and drink for free too. I heard that the food there is better than the food in Fairy Castle."
