Count Laval was walking briskly through the white courtyard of the Istania people, watching the bare-armed gardeners diligently work among the pink dwarf rose bushes, feeling a bit dismissive in his heart.
As for the Kashan Palace, hailed as the Crown of the Desert and the beloved of Androma, he was truly in no mood for appreciation at the moment. Moreover, the courtyard that the Istania people took pride in was insignificant compared to the magnificence of the Golande Palace.
In the recent war, the Colin People had gained the friendship of this ancient kingdom by dispatching troops at a critical moment to defeat the Sand Thieves, leading every member of the envoy group to receive a hero's welcome in Quistack.
But this brought trouble for him—
Because someone died in that combat.
