Back at the Manor, Dominic found that General Alator had joined them for dinner.
The Royal Guard were asking him questions about the plans for the town guard force, and when they should be trained well enough to start doing patrols in the wilderness around the village.
The Royal Guard were primarily concerned that there might be monsters sneaking up on them, and that would be a threat to farmers and livestock.
Keeping up patrols was an essential function of the guard, and as remote as they were, there wasn't anyone else to call on if the guard couldn't handle it. So, they needed all the training and equipment that they could get.
"Is all well with the witches? You took a while getting back." Alexis asked.
"All good. They're working on a stockpile before they start making anything to sell. They're uneasy about not having their full suite of remedies available in a new location. But they're not getting a hard time from anyone that I can tell.
