"This event isn't anything too serious, just a welcome for the New Blood. To be honest, this ceremony should have been held a few weeks ago, but some people were tied up."
Edwin explained as they walked.
Colin and Kase followed close behind him.
The trio exited one courtyard, crossed into another, then entered a long corridor and passed through a garden.
Only then did Colin realize that Horn Castle was much larger than he had imagined.
And perhaps because it was rarely under threat of attack, the interior of Horn Castle was filled with decorative structures. He could even see things like fountains and flowerbeds.
The soldiers patrolling here were mostly burly men clad in full Plate Armor.
Just looking at their equipment, engraved with all sorts of Magic Runes, was enough to dazzle Colin's eyes.
It went without saying that the price for such gear was leagues beyond the second-hand Plate Armor Chest Guards found in the slums.
