Chapter 29: Ulterior Motives

The city was immense. Its walls towered high, imposing and severe, carrying a grandeur that pressed down on the eye. This was Northern Commandery. Compared to Pelton, Northern Commandery felt like an ancient beast sprawled across the earth, its presence crushing everything before it. Daxton Mabbett entered the commandery city. Inside, the streets teemed with people and branched in every direction. Shops and stalls packed the avenues, their wares dazzling and far from ordinary. "First, a ship...