While Raon was busy eradicating all evidence of his work to be safe from Lia's perceptive side, the others had already finished their scouting and were back to report to Lia at their predetermined place.
Well, the four guards didn't see Raon but didn't question it, as even Lia had just arrived after them, so they thought they would have to wait for him, feeling slightly irked.
"What did you all find?" Lia inquired, as they felt a slight surprise at her not waiting for Raon, but they happily obliged.
"Three major factions are vying for the city lord position, and all are backed up by the three neighboring cities we visited."
"Things start to get interesting here; there was another man named Maxwell Ririos, who was well-liked by the city's populace and was the son of the city lord before the Tesra clan."