Caspian and Sera bid farewell. Their concerns and wishes had been conveyed to Quentin. It was only a matter of time before they were officially allowed to join the Helferich Alliance.
Quentin watched as Caspian and Sera left the city with the purple-robed soldiers' entourage. Quentin stood by the castle window, watching Lorelei's party leave.
"What is their purpose? Are we going back to war?" asked James, stepping closer to Quentin.
"No, they're not. They didn't come to fight," Quentin replied.
"Then?" asked James.
Quentin smiled as he looked at James, "You'll find out later."
Quentin walked back to his study with James. Austen had not yet arrived in Duskshire, so Quentin would manage the city during the leadership vacuum before Austen arrived.
"What about the queue of people?" Quentin asked.
"It looks like quite a few houses have been destroyed. I see that the queue seems to be unending."
