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Castlebourne.
Telmarath.
"King Valeron has arrived!" shouted one of the soldiers, standing on top of the Castlebourne gate and always in charge of announcing the arrival of guests or anything else.
King Edmund, through Duke Howard, already knew about their possible arrival. The arrival of a king from another kingdom was the beginning of a new change. This change also needed to be followed by festivities in the city center.
On that day, King Edmund ordered everyone in Telmarath to put on their best clothes and prepare along the main street to welcome King Valeron. They did well, although there was no denying their clothes felt oversized —The impact of the body taking care of the famine.
They had to do that if they did not want to be labeled as criminals and get tortured by the palace soldiers. Edmund was still in Castlebourne, gazing outside and seeing 300 passenger ships docked at Telmarath's main harbor.
