Food merchants and the owners of grocery stores welcomed this change, as the surge in business transactions made them consider hiring more hands and getting new carriages to restock more quickly from Bruce. Almost everyone viewed these changes with welcoming eyes, seemingly forgetting the shadow cast by Demonsky Castle in the eastern suburbs. Each time a new lord arrived, endless disasters and troubles followed, and it seems the tenure never lasted beyond three months. Would the arrival of this new lord change their fate?
At this moment, Komer had no energy to ponder the rumored curse of the demons. The pressing matter was how to lead these hundred thousand people safely to Caucasus and then ensure they earnestly survive this winter until the summer harvest season next year. That was the biggest concern on his mind.
