The journey was going well, and there were no signs of an ambush, so the convoy continued to travel without a hitch to their first stop for the night—the city of Dorn.
Dorn was a mid-size city in the western part of Baron Johnathan Dule's Domain, which is called the Eder Hills. The city was a hub for trading with Zellin's Domain. Dule's Territory went a little further north, running along a mountain range that separated the Dwarven Kingdom of Hjorleif and the Fiafyr Kingdom. There were only a couple of ways in and out of the dwarven kingdom. But there was no man's land that divided the two countries. No one has gone in without someone dying during the journey through the valley. Thanks to the ogre tribes that live within the foothills of the mountains.
So, the Kingdom of Fiafyr constructed a giant wall to prevent the ogres from coming south and killing the people of the kingdom.
Dorn City was 200 miles south of the wall and was the third biggest city in the territory but the 50th biggest city in all the kingdom. Dorn had a population of 75,000. The city is a major hub of trade and distributes the purple slag throughout the rest of the kingdom due to all the different roads and rivers that intersect the city. Thanks to the deal with Ironside, the city of Dorn has become a hotspot for business, and it has grown outside its walls after all these centuries.
The city wall was 30 feet tall and 50 feet deep, and there were four massive gates on each wall to get into the city. There were four walls—two outer walls and then an inner wall, and another inner wall. Quinus' convoy made it to the Western gates of Dorn, and the gate guards waved them in when they saw General Douglas.
Douglas' party was escorted to the center of town and into the Noble Quarters of the city. Dorn's noble quarter was a big place and was a maze to anyone who didn't know their way around. This city used to be a frontier city over 500 years ago. So, the buildings were designed to be maze-like as they made them out of stone. This part of the city was lined with houses and stores. Making everything feel claustrophobic.
Douglas' convoy reached the Baron's third estate and entered the grounds, which was one of the few places that had more space than the other parts of the city. The grounds had a giant open space and had many flower gardens, fountains, and a hedge maze. The Baron usually came to Dorn once a month and liked to take the long way through the hedge maze to the entrance of his third home.
"Welcome back, General," One of the guards saluted.
"As you were," Douglas replied.
"The Lord came to greet the prince, Sir," The guard informed.
Douglas' eyebrow raised slightly in surprise, "Really?"
The guard nodded, "Yes, Sir."
Douglas thought Johnathan Dule was staying put in his domain's capital city of Springfield. But he guessed the Baron couldn't help himself from meeting the Crown Prince.
Douglas dismounted off his horse, and his guards followed. The guards took the horses to the stables, and the rest were taken to the carriage house.
They stopped the "Royal" Carriage and opened the door. "Prince Quinus, the Baron, has come to greet you," said one of the knights.
"Really? I thought he needed to check in on the farm yields. He must have made Johan do it in his stead," Quinus said out loud.
Rya was still in the carriage, "I'll stay in here... I don't know how he'll react."
"No, you're not a prisoner, Rya. You're my fiance," Quinus said.
"I know, but..." Rya was about to argue.
Quinus leaned in and kissed her lips, "Now, no more of that. I want the world to see that I love you."
Rya's cheeks blushed red. While Yuliana, Nieren, Dalia, and Percy were just watching.
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