Nerio couldn't believe that he entered the Kingdom of Garduff so easily. Did the guard not recognize the stamp on the gold coins? Or even if he did, he was too greedy to let them go. Either way, Nerio was happy. One hurdle down. Now all he had to do was go to the royal family and meet their main courtier who handled the trade. In fact, he needn't even go to the royal family.
Nerio tied his seahorse to the place where other seahorses were tied. While most other were a fiery orange, his ride was a dull green and gray. Better. It looked insignificant. The seahorse looked at his owner and then turned its attention to the moss and weeds that were in the shallow coral trough in front of him. His master had bought a lot for him.
Nerio swam to the market where he inquired about the trader. He sat in a local inn that served shrimps and local ale where he got the information of the whereabouts of the field where the herb was harvested.
