"...Do you mean that the internal division of the kingdom is what caused Thistlefort to end up like this?"
In a simple inn, Leisk whispered after listening to Chaoyang's narrative.
"It's hard to say. However, I did search through the dreams of a dozing guard, and I can confirm that these people didn't start out by setting up checkpoints and inspections at the entrance to the Inner City District." Chaoyang continued, "For instance, this soldier was transferred to Thistlefort only after the City of Defense was engulfed in fog, with a very specific task: to purge the area of members of the Heretical Cult, to prevent more kingdom territories from being destroyed by the fog."
