After leaving the medicine seller, Arya Dipa returned to his troops with his mind constantly working.
"So, Xiao Ah is now a palace healer? Queen Talapa's confidant?" muttered Arya Dipa in disbelief.
As far as he knew, the Talapa kingdom was very isolated and did not like to establish relations with the surrounding kingdoms. This had been the case ever since the late king passed away.
The current Queen of Talapa took the throne after her husband King Talapa died. Their son was still very young and could not yet be appointed king. The policies of the Talapa palace have all changed since she took over.
The Talapa kingdom bordered the Lokapala kingdom to the south. The kingdom had a long coastline to the north. This allowed visitors from other islands to come by boat.
