Upon arriving at the villa, the first thing Raven did was to deploy troops to guard the premises.

The soldiers took turns in groups of two in securing the main gate while the others rested, and griffons watched over the entire beach, including the villa. It didn’t demand much energy from the griffons, as all they had to do was get up high in the air and observe the beach while leisurely flying around.

No intruder could escape the griffons’ watch because they had vision equal to that of eagles.

Karuta and the other orc warriors also took the opportunity to rest as they had traveled the entire distance on foot. However, the orc warriors had excellent stamina and they soon started wandering around the area out of curiosity. None of them had ever left the Pendragon territory before.

In particular, Karuta and the orc warriors saw the sea for the first time in their lives and they became stunned at the sight of endless water.

Raven felt rue for the orcs. In many cases, orcs traveled far and wide from place to place.

Their race itself was specialized for combat, so many preferred to move around to search for other orcs to fight rather than to settle in one place. However, since they still...