After the survey was done, the royal messenger made it back to his Duchess.
Meanwhile, Rashin and Neuk remained at the mining site.
Everyone else had returned to their homes, well, except for the two leaders of their barony.
One stared at the cave with happiness and a bit of pride, the other stared with regret and anger, laced with bitter poison.
Trying to get the Montclair mining ground for himself for almost a year, Neuk knew not how to act as he stood in front of what he had lost.
How was he supposed to face his people? The people he had promised victory over the Montclair.
He underestimated his opponent too much and was now paying the price.
"How...?"
Those words slipped from his mouth as he clenched his fist tighter.
Noticing that Neuk said something, Rashin immediately looked to the side, still having the same sympathetic look on.
