When Roland was about to retire to his bedroom and take a nap after having lunch with the witches, Carter darted into the castle hall.
"Your Highness, the refugees from the Eastern Region have just arrived at the dock!"
"That fast?" Roland was surprised but at the same time also pleased at the result. It appeared as one of the former members of the patrol team, who had connections with both government officials and their illegal counterparts, Theo was quite efficient. However, Roland instantly noticed something had gone wrong at the sight of the chief knight. The latter was moist with perspiration, brows furrowed.
"What's wrong?"
"The crews have caught a weird disease." Carter briefly described the symptoms. "There were only a few people who got infected at first. Now the disease has spread to all the passengers on the several boats we have, including the soldiers from the First Army!"
