The undercover knights and mercenaries split from one another with no issue.
The mercenaries' parting words were warnings about the center of the continent. All Henry could do was thank them for their worries and continue on the path he was going to go on anyway.
He and the commander traveled two more days with no issue and, based on the commander's words, they would make it to the base of the mountain in the center of Polona in a day. It would be the hardest part of the journey if not for having to climb an unstable mountain alone, but that was also where the dragon descendants would be. The salamanders the mercenaries had mentioned would certainly be there as well.
The center of the monster country was hot. At a certain point, Henry opted to remove his tunic and tie it around his forehead rather than spend another second with material other than his pack touching his skin.
