It was just past noon.

When Ronald and the other two descended from the sky, the city of Bolton was still as usual.

In merely half a day, news of Lin Yin City's attack on Hamono had not yet reached Bolton. After all, even the fastest local Casters paled in comparison to Ronald and his companions' flight speed.

At this time, most of Bolton's residents were busy.

Autumn had just arrived, but the touch of winter's white was not far off.

Considering their livelihood, the diligent people had already begun preparing for winter supplies, so the busy scenes were what greeted the eye.

"..."

"Gentlemen, may I ask what brings you here?"

Soon, a Caster from the city approached Ronald and the others.

Faced with these three Casters who descended from the sky in broad daylight, Bolton's officials naturally had to probe a bit.

The person who approached had a composed attitude. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

However, upon closer observation, one would notice that his gaze was more focused on Hadar.

After all, when Ronald and Catherine took Hadar from the city, he left in a hurry and had not changed out of his military uniform.

Thus, the person only needed one glance to recognize his identity.

Faced with the inquiry from Bolton's official, Ronald and Catherine did not speak up first.

Instead, it was Harak who knew what needed to be done and stepped forward at this moment.

The soldier controlled his voice with effort, trying to make his words sound steady:

"Sir, we have come from Hamono with something very important to discuss with the Queen Pigeon."

"Wearing this outfit—claiming not to be from Hamono, no one would believe it." The person who approached nodded slightly, quite satisfied with Hadar's response, but did not immediately agree to the request, "But Queen Pigeon is our queen of Bolton! It's not very appropriate for you to just come and say you want to meet her without any clear reason."

Hadar immediately unbuttoned his jacket, took out a piece of Parchment bearing a steel seal, and handed it over:

"I'm carrying an order from Counselor Dalman to seek help in Bolton, please take a careful look!"

The inquirer took the Parchment and looked thoughtfully at Hadar.

He could see the tension and urgency in this soldier from Hamono's expression, which was quite rare for people from Hamono.

The inquirer read the information on the Parchment.

As a professional staff member, he quickly confirmed the authenticity of it.

"Since you are an envoy of Dalman, please follow me."

The friendly relations between the two city-states caused the inquirer not to hesitate too much, and he immediately led the trio into the city.

Compared to the solid hierarchy of the feudal era.

Though rulers of the city-states were high in status, they frequently interacted with citizens in daily life, and the visit of foreign envoys was not something that required overly troublesome formalities.

In less than half an hour.

Ronald and his companions were taken to the front of the palace of this city-state.

The palace, made mainly of marble and granite, didn't have too many intricately crafted sculptures, but its overall structure and the spacious view still gave a grand impression.

"Please wait here, I will notify the queen."

"The Queen doesn't have any urgent matters to deal with today, so you should be able to see her soon."

After finishing his words, the guide hurriedly walked into the palace.

Just as he said.

After only a quarter of an hour, he returned to the palace entrance and led Ronald and his companions past the guards into the depths of the palace.

They passed through the main gates, the square, and a medium-sized hall.

In a spacious hall at the back of the palace, a woman Caster in thick fur sat in the central main seat.

This was the owner of the castle—the Queen Pigeon.

As she watched the group brought to her presence, the Queen waved her hand, and the guide stepped aside for the palace owner to speak:

"Are you the envoys from Hamono?"

Hadar immediately stepped forward, half-kneeled, and presented the Parchment again:

"Your Majesty, this is the proof of my role as an envoy from Hamono."

The Queen stepped forward, but instead of taking the Parchment from Hadar, she helped him up first.

"My subordinates have already informed me of the verification result."

"And guests from Hamono are naturally trustworthy friends."

"Looking at your expression—it seems today you came for something urgent, so please quickly explain what it's about?"

The Queen's attitude touched Hadar deeply.

Were it not for the significant mission on his shoulders, he might have already expressed his respect and admiration to the lady before him.

However, the shadow of war weighed on this soldier's shoulders.

Causing him only to look up and quickly describe the situation Hamono faced:

"Your Majesty, I am here representing Hamono to seek your assistance!"

"This morning before the sun rose, Lin Yin City sent an army in the thousands to attack Hamono, and we are currently fighting desperately against this group of villains."

"The situation is critical, and Hamono needs the support of friends."

"Lin Yichen's army!" The Queen's expression changed instantly, her demeanor no longer as calm as before. As one of the rulers on this continent, she naturally understood the strength of Lin Yin City, one of the most powerful city-states, "They actually chose to launch an attack on Hamono at the onset of autumn. These greedy people truly never want to stop waging wars initiated by them!"

Verbal curses were directed toward Lin Yin City's actions.

While quickly adjusting her own demeanor, the Queen's eyes fixated on Hadar as if probing for something.

Ronald and Catherine, standing behind, understood well.

The Queen was currently emanating a subtle Magic Fluctuation.

No doubt, this was her way of confirming whether the envoy in front of her was deceitful.

——Naturally, there was no issue.

Understanding the principle that the lips perish, and the teeth grow cold, the Queen promptly spoke again and made a direct promise to Hadar:

"Do not worry, how could I possibly stand idly by while an allied nation is in distress?"

"Before night falls tonight, my army will depart from the southern city gate to aid Hamono!"

Hadar immediately knelt to express his gratitude to the Queen.

After reassuring the soldier, the ruler of the city-state then turned her gaze to Ronald and Catherine standing behind him.

"By the way."

"I wonder who these two are…?"