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  Third Person POVOrario.

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  A avern was crowded in the middle of the try called Beltane, a nation that was ne but had its own monarchy, with its city led within a mountain that encircled it.The try eaceful and simple, while some travelers passed through it to reach the other side without having to go all the way around the mountain.

  In that tavern, in the middle of that city, people were talking to each other about distant news or events happening far away, as the pce gathered many individuals.

  At one of the tables, a couple wearing robes that hid their faces sat in a er, merely listening to the versations, hoping to pick up any tidbits from the travels of others there, or even news from Orario, as it had been over a month siny updates had reached them, given that they were now in the south of the ti.

  "You said Orario fell into a civil war?" one of the men e a table.

  "No! Not necessarily a civil war! But monsters ihe city! It happened over a month and a half ago," the person expio their panion.

  "What, did the dungeon explode?!" the listener asked, clearly armed.

  "No, not from what I heard. But an adventurer and a Familia caused all the chaos. The person who told me said part of the city was destroyed!" the speaker replied, leaving the other visibly shocked.

  "Tell me the Familia was expelled from Orario!" the other demanded.

  "No… they weren't, but the adventurer was. There were eves of more than fods dying at the same time—it was total chaos, so they showed no mer," the speaker eborated.

  "Tsk," Lucius clicked his tongue before taking a swig of his beer, overhearing the exge.

  "News always gets more distorted as it spreads," Riveria remarked from across him, pg her cup of tea oable and sighing as she looked at Lucius.

  "They don't even know about us. I guess that's a good thing." In the end, he simply erying to ighat aspect as he turned his attention back to the others talking, while the pce filled entirely with more people chatting here and there.

  "You didn't see what happened! You have no idea what occurred in the middle of the desert!" someone excimed in the middle of the tavern, drawing everyone's attention.

  The person realized they had garnered more attention than intended, but it didn't disce them as they tinued speaking. "Listen up, everyohey said.

  "That damned dwarf cims the chaos with the monsters in the desert didn't really happen! He's saying it was just some small monster disturbance, but what he didn't see was that there were giant saipedes! You all know what happened in the Shalzard region, don't you?!" the man excimed, while the surrounding urmured in agreement.

  "This dwarf is saying that the attack by the giaipedes wasn't real. Do you believe that?!" the man shouted to the crowd.

  "I'm saying there's no way tipedes could exist in the middle of the desert! What I'm saying is that none of it makes any sense! I don't believe it!" the dwarf retorted angrily, clearly humiliated by the man's remarks about his reasoning.

  "Tell that to all the people who were terrified by the motacks. Vilges and towns could see the enormous creatures in the desert. My retives were terrified! I say those tipedes were dormant, and someone woke them up!" the man tio excim.

  "I still don't believe it!" the dwarf insisted. "And if such monsters do exist? You weren't eveo see them! And where are the reports of destroyed towns? I haven't heard anything about that!" the dwarf grumbled.

  "That's because whoever released those tipedes fought against them in the desert! They couldn't even reay town and were destroyed. But believe me, they existed, and there are thousands of witnesses. Just because you came from the east doesn't mean it's a lie. If you go to the desert, you'll hear about them everywhere. Even the Kali Familia isn't too pleased about this. I've heard they're after the adventurers who caused it, because now all the inhabitants of the Kaios Desert are scared, saying there are dangerous monsters dormant throughout the desert," the man expio everyone while they nodded and firmed his words.

  Lucius and Riveria exged a small gnce, as they were precisely the ones who had awakehose monsters. After iigating what a tavern keeper had said about the legends of his father, they ended up going to the region. After weeks of iigation, they finally discovered the location of a tomb. What they didn't know was that three giant level-6 tipedes were lying dormant there.

  They quickly had to flee as the creatures awakehus, the battle was fought in the middle of the desert, with Lucius and Riveria fighting together, using their magic. These were three level-6 monsters, and normally, two adventurers of their level wouldn't be able to win. But Lucius had an array of spells he could cast tinuously. That eheir victory, even against suidable foes.

  They even pleted their mission, obtaining the three crystals from the beasts. However, Lucius decided not to return to Orario. He wao travel the world, and Riveria didn't oppose the idea. While headi, they stopped in this city because there were matters Lucius wao address.

  "The Kali Familia is hunting us? That sounds iing," Lucius ented with a smile, while Riveria made no remark about it.

  The men tinued arguing about the situation until the voices finally settled down. Lucius, however, aying attention to another versation nearby.

  "Hey, have you heard the rumors from the east? They say the nds of the Abandoned World are more dangerous than ever. Any explorer who goes there isn't ing back!" one man ented with .

  "Just rumors," the other replied.

  "Are you still thinking to veo that pce?" he asked the other.

  "Of course! Why not? That pce, fotten by the Gods, is full of lost relics. Why do you think I'd waste my time staying here instead of going there?" the other retorted.

  "You're crazy! I'm not getting involved in that. My life is worth more than any ptinum I'd earn there!" he muttered, referring to the ti's most valuable currency. Typically, other items were traded for it.

  "Fine, but the relics are mihe man mocked, eager to go alone for what he sidered easy money.

  Meanwhile, Lucius pulled a tattered map from his iory and pced it oable. Using a magi spell, he started marking areas and jotting notes. He highlighted the nds known as the "Abandoned World," leaving some annotations beside them, pnning to explore the area iure.

  "I don't think we'll go there directly, will we, Lucius?" Riveria murmured from across him.

  Lucius nodded in agreement. "No, I still want to visit the Yenite Forest."

  "You know you won't be weled there, don't you?" Riveria murmured, as the forest was elveory.

  "Yes, but that won't stop me from visiting the library in the Sacred Tree," Lucius said, while Riveria sighed.

  "Well, I guess we should leave, shouldn't we?" she said in the end, as both fiheir meal and drinks.

  Lucius agreed. "Yes, it's already midday. Let's talk to the royal family and the goddess residing in this city."

  He spoke as he stood up, followed by Riveria. After paying for their meal and drinks, they left the establishment together.

  The city, as expected, was fairly ordinary, except for the rge castle located he mountain's rocky edge. The two walked toward the castle until one of the gate guards spotted them and blocked their way, suspicious of the two hooded figures hiding their faces.

  "Who are you, and what is your business here?" he asked.

  "We've e to speak with the Bheara Familia. We would like an audieh the princess and her goddess," Lucius replied, but the guard frow him.

  "And who are you to demand such a thing? You don't seem to have the right to make this request," the guard ented, eyeing Lucius with suspi but still giving him the be of the doubt.

  The oo respond, however, was not Lucius but Riveria. She pulled back her hood and decred, revealing herself to be a high elf. "I am Riveria Ljos Alf, princess of the high elves. Inform your prihat I seek an audience."

  The guards' eyes widened quickly in surprise. They exged gnces, and one of them nodded before hurrying off toward the castle.

  Lucius looked at his panion, raising an eyebrow. "That's really ve. Maybe one day I'll be as famous as you," he joked.

  Riveria gave a small, subtle smile, amused by the situation. They stood there in silence, waiting for the response from the Bheara Familia.

  The guard returned shortly, approag the gate. "Please, Lady Princess Riveria, Prialvi is in the audience chamber to receive you. Follow me," he said to the two of them.

  The pair passed through the gate, following the guard toward the castle doors.

  "Hey, I've heard that this pce has a special spring that cure any illness," Lucius remarked, knowing some details about Beltahough Riveria knew far more, Lucius wao see if he could learn more about it.

  "That is true, stranger. However, it is forbidden for ao approach it without the approval of Bheara-sama. Only with her blessing you ehe area," the guard said in a warning tone.

  Lucius pohis, curious about the magical properties of the spring. Riveria g him, already guessing his thoughts.

  They tihrough the castle corridors, passing by servants and guards until they finally reached the audience chamber, where the doors were opened for them.

  The guard stepped aside, allowing them to enter a spacious room. Iood a woman with bck hair, sp two sets of horns oher side of her head and eyes of two different colors. This rialvi, who gazed at them with a curious expression. Beside her was a woman with blue hair, exuding a divine aura—this was her than the goddess Bheara herself. She wore a robe adorned with flowers on her head and had a warm, friendly face.

  There were three royal guards standing behind them—one an elf and two humans. They were the princess's protectors, and Lucius could tell they were at least level 4, an impressive feat for a family from this region. All eyes were on the visitors, their expressions cautious.

  Lucius and Riveria stopped a respectful distance away, Lucius now without his hood, his eyes carefully analyzing everyone present. The silence was broken shortly afterward.

  "Wele, visitors. This is ued—Princess of the High Elves, here with a panion. To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?" the goddess Bheara asked in a friendly tone.

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