Seven weeks later...
After traveling peacefully through the Kingdom of the Waves, Minos' group finally arrived in the vicinity of Athela, where local forces were already waiting for them.
No one knew when Minos had left Dry City. Yet, with the many vassals and subordinates of House Walker, that organization had found out about his group's passage through various cities in this state. Because of this, all preparations were already in place to welcome him.
"It seems this state has improved a lot since the last time I was here..." Gloria commented in surprise as she sensed more than 400 auras of Spiritual Kings in this capital city.
It was customary in capital cities to have more experts since not only was the royal family located in such places, but the services were also better, which attracted people from other families.