When the new issue of the Gray Swamp Weekly was released, it sold out almost instantly.
The three large words "White Tower Count" were printed in the most conspicuous spot on the front page, in bold font. Beside them was a woodcut portrait of Velin Klein. In the portrait, the young man held a scepter, with the majestic city of Minas Tirith as the backdrop.
Other villages and towns far from Mi Port learned of this exciting good news through the weekly gazette, even before merchants could spread the word.
There were no mandatory celebrations, no required monetary gifts. But as night fell, every settlement in the entire domain spontaneously erupted into a celebration more fervent than any festival.
「Newly Town.」
Inside the "Brother, Boar, and Beer" tavern, the place was abuzz with voices. Dozens of new-style glass storm lanterns illuminated the tavern as brightly as day. The glass was clean, the light was steady, and there was almost no annoying smell of lamp-oil smoke.
