Ivanov was a huge middle-class city within the Grand Alvaria Dynasty. It was a marvelous metropolis that spanned an unknown distance, capable of housing more than two hundred thousand families with ease. Its high walls were made from Blue Iron Stone, giving it a bright blue sheen that shone brightly due to the variety of unusual light coming from lamps embedded on its surface.
Like many other middle-class towns, Ivanov was a city with its specialties, famed for its variety of unique products, ranging from weaponry, engineering, and other local produce from specially bred mystical beasts.
For this reason, Ivanov has primarily selected a central hub for business between all middle-class towns within the Highland Prefecture of the entire dynasty. Many famous merchant families and other parties were nested beyond its all-embracing walls, making it both a place of wonder and obscure currents hidden beneath its outer facade.
Nevertheless, these issues were of no concern to the current party entering its domain, neither the Wilborn's who are of middle-class merchant family background nor the Edgewicks, who are merely outsiders experiencing this brand-new world.
While Jae pointed outside of the window excitedly, chatting away in hopes of drawing his father's attention, Marius, Ria, and Grevlin stared out the window on the other side of the carriage as they sized up the scene before them.
After passing through the towering gates with a few guards on watch, they moved along with a series of carriages through a crowded street paved with ancient stones. Most of them had moss growing from through their cracks, as others had aged color carrying a hint of the town's history.
Looking around, one would see a variety of buildings lined at the corners of the streetways, paving a path towards the distant center where a large building stood, overlooking all others.
People moved about chatting in idle, be it couples or wandering warriors, each dressed strangely from the typical sight on Earth, many of them garbed in armor with weapons at strapped at their waists as these people lived a more harsh lifestyle.
Some of the carriages that passed by had Centuarians pulling them towards the front before halting at a large building in the distance with a sign titled, Centuarian Coach Firm with its famous symbol hung high above its walls.
Jae's eyes lit up as he spoke, "Yes, we're finally here. I can't wait to take a bath and change these dirty wears. Father look, Uncle Brav is standing nearby."
When Vawn heard those words, he narrowed his eyes as he looked ahead at the building, seeing a slender looking man with the spectacle on one of his eyes, along with a pointed mustache. His body well decked out in a high-class noble suit as he stared in their direction, or rather, onto Grevlin's Darkness Soldier with a strange look in his eyes.
'Tsk, if it wouldn't be that bastard, it looks like I'll have to find separate chances to get closer to that miss; I'll first need to handle these affairs.'
Vawn thought as he currently pushed aside his thoughts on Ria, focusing on the present issues.
Marius and his family felt at ease at this time, they had finally found civilization, and while the sights were a bit strange for Marius and Grevlin, they quickly adjusted as if it was nothing too alarming.
"Let's get going; we can't overdo on our 'host's' kindness," Marius said as he looked at Ria and Grevlin before hinting towards Vawn with his eyes.
"As you wish, dear."
"Okay, father."
Ria and Grevlin replied without any hesitation; it seemed that they were a bit disturbed by the Wilborn's. Following those words, Marius and his family glowed in a strange light before vanishing from their positions. Vawn stared at them with an in-depth look on his face, his current thoughts unknown to the world.
By this time, the carriage had already arrived at the Centuarian Coach Firm. When this happened, the Darkness Soldier that carried a listless look vanished into the shadows that faded into nothingness. In this instance, the obnoxious voice from the person identified as Uncle Brav had sounded from the outside.
"Vaaawwwwn! You're quite late on this recent travel of yours; I've heard that you were coming days ago and was expected to arrive this evening, but who would have thought that you'd be held up. What kept you? Surely it couldn't have been that sudden outburst of rain; such a little storm is truly nothing."
When Vawn heard this, he gritted his teeth while thinking to himself.
'Che! Bastard, I bet that this shit face was one of those who commissioned that Denver, humph! I'll have my way with him soon...'
While Vawn pondered dark thoughts, Jae hurried out of the carriage towards the man on the outside as he spoke in a cheerful voice, "Uncle Brav! Uncle Brav! It's me, Jae. I'm happy to see you!"
Uncle Brav's eyes narrowed when he saw Jae appeared but that soon changed as he patted his head while speaking with a gentle look on his face.
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