We departed from Lotten, boarded the train in Barreheim, and transferred three times. After all that, we were able to arrive at Asterium, the center of the Asteria Dukedom, at around 5 p.m. Our total travel time included six hours by carriage and eighteen hours by train. We couldn't even take a day off and had to rush all the way.

Asterium was a large city not far from Warrant, and it was known as the Last City. If Warrant was the region’s shield, Asterium was the heart of its supply chain.

As soon as we disembarked at Asterium Station, Fiona and Demuir welcomed us, each armed with a rapier and a pistol.

"Over here!”

"We heard about Lotten's ruins. Thank you for your hard work.”

At Fiona's encouragement, Dano sighed with a tired expression. "I know. All the work we did was for nothing." He spoke to Fiona using honorifics. Although it was natural because Fiona was Dano’s senior both in rank and age, I wasn’t used to Dano speaking formally for some reason.

"The adventurers must have thrown a riot, huh?” Demuir asked in a playful tone.

Flam nodded, also visibly exhausted. "It was no joke. It was...