Ivita, the Hearthstone Witch, and others crossed the land border again and entered the Lombardy Duchy. However, due to the chaos in the Lombardy Duchy, even the soldiers who should have been stationed at the border were no more.
Therefore, they were free to enter and leave the country.
Not long after they entered the Lombardy Duchy, Ivita and her companions somehow ended up in a desert, which was very odd considering that Lombardy is primarily a mountainous country.
And yet, they found themselves in a massive desert region.
The Hearthstone Witch sensed a strange surge of magical power flowing through the arid air. "There's potent magic in the air in this desert."
"Even the regular areas in the Magic Black Forest pale in comparison..."
Ivita asked, "Is this due to an inherent quality of the Lombardy Duchy, or has something caused this transformation?"
