After passing through the Neuden North Gate of Breisburg and heading north, we finally reached Eisten. The estate manager I'd seen at Eisten last time had been replaced after the embezzlement scandal, and a new face greeted us.
We were really just passing through, not stopping, but when armed soldiers moved past a village, exchanging greetings like this was a way to ease tensions on both sides.
While the villagers who recognized Viktor and me whispered among themselves, we set off north again. With a critical mission to deliver the letter and bring something back, we couldn't afford to dawdle.
Thud thud thud thud!
The distance to Offenburg was similar to the distance to Feuzen. The marquis was called a northern prince, but as a neighbor of Breisburg, he was actually pretty close by. Past Eisten and three more villages, we'd be there.
The group heading home would have left by now.
