"Stop! This is the Imperial Embassy, no unauthorized persons allowed."
The guard at the door, clad in black armor, halted the trio's steps with a haughty expression, speaking in not-so-fluent Urian language.
Accompanying his companions towards the gates of the Athias Empire's embassy, Leon was finally able to take a good look at these foreign soldiers he glimpsed in haste yesterday.
They wore cone-shaped helmets, distinctly different from those of the Western Continent, with face guards that did not cover the face but the neck guard was raised high, covering up to below the nose.
Around the forehead of each helmet, color-interlaced ribbons were wrapped, and the two leading soldiers, who appeared to be officers, had symmetrical feather decorations extending from both sides of their helmets.
