Starfall Year 837, Moldavia, the Northern Empire.
The bell rang thirteen times in the cold but clear April day. Under its clear sounds, Priest breathed in the cold Northern air that he missed, having returned to the land he left for half a month. Standing before the huge southern dragon-bone city gates of Moldavia, he looked up, dazed as he studied the buildings that were taller than the city walls.
"Is this still Moldavia?" Priest muttered.
After being just half-a-month away, the intern of Victor Academy and provisional member of the Northern Empire's External Exploration Department found Moldavia unfamiliar due to its change in that period. While he did not live longer than half a year in that place, he still saw the North as his second home after those brief few months.
And it was also true that Moldavia had changed significantly.
