Plunder City-State, Lower City District's antique shop, Duncan sat behind the counter holding a copy of the City-State Weekly, seemingly reading the newspaper contents without much care.
Suddenly, his eyes blinked twice, the previously scatter-focused gaze sharpening again before he glanced at the newspaper in his hands and nonchalantly turned the newspaper upside down.
The front-page headline of the newspaper detailed a significant event set to occur in the City-State soon - the right honorable Bishop Valentin of the Deep Sea Church would soon preside over a large-scale prayer ritual. At that time, the bells of over ten churches throughout the city would ring and steam whistles blow, invoking the power of the Storm Goddess to bestow blessings upon the city.
As a warm-up to this prayer ritual, Governor Dante Wayne had expressed his congratulations to the church last night and sent a gift...
