The changing seasons in the Black Forest are intense, yet in the Lengshan Barony, the harsh winter of the Sword Year has only just passed, and there are no signs of warming. There were two heavy snowfalls around the month of the Sleeping Moon, but they seemed to faintly herald the first harvest of this domain. The streets were still swept by a bitter cold wind, and there were few pedestrians; however, the sole tavern inside the city presented a different scene, with the fire casting a warm glow over the hall. Since the end of summer, adventurers who roamed near the Lengshan Domain had gathered here, waiting for the ice and snow in the forest to melt.
