Chapter 210
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Apa ordered the caravan to turn and headed towards the inn around noon . According to Apa, the sheriff of the city, Urter, was a very capable man . After the city fell, he hid in the slums with the homeless and the beggars, and thus avoided the Shansa soldiers’ search . After the soldiers left, he came out of hiding to maintain order in the city .
Normally, the city would have been plagued by chaos due to the power vacuum . Urter was the one that stabilized the city and prevented further damage .
Violet City was famous for its beauty, but because of the Shansa occupation, it was nothing close to beautiful . The streets were filled with filth, and the homes that lined the streets were mostly destroyed . There were only a few people on street, and their expressions were apathetic at best . Apa told Anfey that out of the two hundred thousand people that had inhabited the city, around three thousand were killed, and over ten thousand were missing . Most of the missing were women between the ages of fifteen and thirty . Over five thousand women were confirmed captured by the Shansa soldiers . Which meant at least five thousand families had lost their daughters and wives .
Anfey asked Apa whether it was possible to find the missing persons, but Apa simply shrugged and said it was almost impossible . The women would not be treated well . If they were sold into slavery, the slave owners at least would not beat and starve them . If they remained with the Shansa soldiers, their fate would be much worse . The siege of Blackania City had been going on for too long, and the soldiers were frustrated . When the soldiers became agitated, they would take it out on the women they kept as prisoners . Many of the women could be found if someone try to dig through the Shansa campsites .
Five thousand was only the number of the confirmed casualties . Maho Empire lost seventeen cities on the eastern front . What would the combined casualties be? The number would be terrifyingly large .
When a kingdom prospered, its people thrived . If a kingdom suffered, however, the people suffer even more . Maho Empire would ask for a large sum of money for retribution, but it would be used on rebuilding cities and armies . The people would not get any compensation for their losses .
Apa jumped out of the carriage first after they arrived at the inn . He knocked on the roof of the carriage and told Anfey and Suzanna that it was safe for them to get off .
Anfey lifted the curtain of the carriage and pointed at a basket . The unicorn looked at Anfey and saw that he was very serious . It stood up and moved into the basket unhappily . In order to avoid trouble, Anfey trained the unicorn to sit still in the basket . Even though the high tier magic beasts were intelligent, the unicorn was still too young to understand the commands .
Suzanna took the basket and covered it with a piece of black fabric . She wanted to talk to Anfey and release the unicorn, but it was not possible . She knew Anfey too well, and she knew that the unicorn’s gaze could soften her, but not him .
The four of them walked into the inn . The inside of the inn was quiet and empty . It was a large inn, but all the tables were empty . Two maids were napping on the counter . Hearing footsteps, they started awake and turned, visibly relaxing when they realized it wasn’t Shansa soldiers .
The two maids glanced at the three newcomers, and their gazes fell on Suzanna . They were shocked by how beautiful she was, and the fact that she had been spared by the soldiers .
Apa walked over and said something to the maids in a hushed voice . The maids nodded, and one of them turned to lead the three towards the second floor . She stopped in front of a door, and opened it for Suzanna and Anfey . She kept staring at Suzanna, which made her uncomfortable . Suzanna was afraid that the maid would discover what was in the basket .
Black Eleven closed the door behind him, shutting out the prying eyes of the maid . The first thing Suzanna did was take the fabric off of the basket and let the unicorn jump out . Even though it had only been confined to the basket for a short amount of time, it was unbearable for a magic beast who loved freedom .
"Sir, do you need anything?" the maid outside asked timidly .
"Not yet," Black Eleven said . "Apa, where is that sheriff? Shouldn't he be waiting for us?" Black Eleven already knew what was going to happen . Yolanthe had ordered him to help Anfey in his future endeavors, which meant he must look out for him . Anfey was the new lord of this city, and it was very rude to keep him waiting .
"I don’t know," Apa said with a shrug . "He’s busy . Maybe he got held up . "
Black Eleven shook his head disapprovingly and sat down on a nearby chair .
After a few moments, a knock came . Apa walked over and opened the door .
A man in his mid-thirties walked into the room . He smiled at Apa apologetically . "I apologize," he said, "for my lateness . We’ve just discovered some bodies and I was needed at the scene . "
Anfey looked at the man . Judging from his appearance, he was just an ordinary person . No one, however, acted the way the looked . There were many things, such as body language and expressions, that could be used to judge a man’s characters .
After he jumped out of the carriage, Anfey had observed his surrounding . The streets were almost empty, and there were no carriages on the road . Even if the sheriff had arrived as soon as they entered the inn, he would still not knock on the door this fast . He was either already around, or already in the inn .
"I shouldn’t be the one you are apologizing to," Apa said with a smile . He glanced at Anfey and said, "This is Urter, the sheriff of Violet City . "
The unicorn walked over curiously and looked at Urter . Suzanna stood and called, "Come here . "
The unicorn bounced back to Suzanna and rubbed itself on her leg . It knew very well that it should never anger Suzanna . If it angered Anfey, Suzanna would try to protect it . If it angered Suzanna, no one would protect it from Anfey’s anger .
Urter narrowed his eyes . Everything, from the way it walked to its speed, indicated that it was not just a common pet . What kind of men keep unicorns as pets?
"Please wait for a few moments . I have some things I need to take care of," Urter said . He walked over to the door and called down the corridor, "Don’t wait for me . "
"Yes, sir," someone outside replied .
Urter closed the door behind him and glanced at the people in the room . His eyes fell on Anfey . "What did you want to talk about, my lord?"
"Let’s sit and talk," Anfey said .
"No, no . I am quite alright standing, if that does not bother you," Urter said, smiling .
"Just sit down," Suzanna said . She pulled out a chair for Urter and smiled at him . It was strange to go from a mercenary to the lord of a city . Suzanna was still getting used to it .
"Thank you, thank you," Urter said . He glanced at Anfey, then sat down slowly .
"I'm not going to waste anytime," Anfey said . "I’m Anfey, and I need some information, since this will be my home from now on . "
Urter’s eyes widened . "You’re Lord Anfey, then?" Due to political needs, Yolanthe had described Anfey as a hero . He was fearless, and was ready to face challenges such as the Griffins Aerial Squad . Urter now knew what kind of men kept unicorns as pets .
"You know me?" Anfey asked . He wasn’t sure what Yolanthe had done, and was surprised . Even if Urter had found out he was the lord of Violet City, he should not be that shocked .
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