At the entrance to the village, two carriages stopped. The horses were ordinary, and even the driver was ordinary, but the people who got out of them were anything but ordinary.
Elder Owen, followed by 12 people in distinctive Armed Forces uniforms, were the ones who got out of those two carriages.
The drivers swallowed hard and didn't dare move.
Four generals with suns on their uniforms and eight high-ranking!
All following an elder from the Academy!
The oppression was palpable; their hearts felt like they were about to burst. So the drivers simply remained silent and frozen in place.
Elder Owen looked at one of the generals. "Find Young Edward Lux, the one who entered the Cursed Land, and take me there," he said.
The general nodded. "Yes, my lord," he replied, before disappearing. He would be back shortly.
Then Elder Owen looked at the eight who were standing further back.
