Durin brought his sister to the ice cream shop.
The manager greeted Durin warmly, calling him "sir" which made Durin quite curious, "How do you know me?"
Then he pointed to a painting on the wall across the street.
A huge portrait of Durin, a hand pointing out of the frame, and a phrase beneath it.
Citizens, work hard and a better future awaits you!
Well, this was something those guys from Lublin had organized for Durin—since Elder Yishu assumed office, the Duke's title had actually fallen on Durin's shoulders, but there was an unwritten rule in the Elven Territory that heirs without offspring could not inherit the Duke title.
It wasn't really to make things difficult for Durin, because truly, before him no fifteen-year-old kid had ever been able to take on this position.
After buying a large bucket of ice cream for himself and his sister, Durin and Yelena sat down in a corner.
