At the same time, Zion and Lia were on a journey toward the capital city, and it had been only an hour since they left the previous village. Their hands were tied and mouths blocked with a cloth as they passed through the market area of a town. It almost seemed like the elves were trying to choke them using the cloth at hand. Still, the two of them acted so obediently that the onlookers, who were watching the procession of the soldiers and glancing at Lia and Zion sitting inside the carriage, showed a trace of sympathy in their eyes.
"How unfortunate!" One of the white-haired men selling vegetables on the street side market said, "I think these people are innocent. Just look at the dhampir girl. She looks like she's about to cry. Even at this distance, I can see her eyes red."
