Lorna looked quizzically at the room key in Isaac's hand, still not understanding why simply checking in would make their hidden observers retreat.
Seeing the confused Lorna, Isaac smiled faintly and explained, "Only people from the Terra Empire can stay at the Terra Cottage. The people watching us from the shadows probably didn't have any ill intentions; it was just routine surveillance. This is a country at war, after all."
"Oh... so the Terra Empire isn't their enemy. As long as we could check in normally, it proves we aren't allied with the Rebel Army, at least." Realization dawned on Lorna. No wonder. She had just been wondering why a country at war would let them into the city so easily.
Although Isaac had shown his noble crest and Magic Book, few people could recognize them. This was especially true for the crest. As a newly-appointed noble—and one subordinate to the Border Nobility at that—not even many nobles within the Empire would know it, let alone anyone outside.
