It was only about an hour before dusk that they finished their trip and went to the palace.
"HALT!" the guards, a third of whom were half-orcs, stopped them from entering the gates. Althea then brought out the invite sent over via the Post Office, complete with signatures and seals and only then were they allowed inside.
If they tried to push entering, the rules of the territory would activate. After all, each building within a territory had its own protections outside of war, preventing people from trespassing.
For Castles, palaces, and top-level residencies, there were even more advanced arrays available. Later, she'd find out that Warrior City's Palace, one of the peak-level castles, even had a minor attacking array.
If one insisted on entering deep into the castle without the invitation, then it would activate.
