To reach Illvaris City, they had to pass through the imperial officials who guarded the main regions of the empire, and also go through the checkpoints to enter the Kingdom of Azmeria.
Salem had told her that entering Azmeria wouldn't be difficult, but the imperial officers were unbearably arrogant and openly prejudiced against beasts.
Edmund had already informed the Emperor about their visit to the Vellmoria Empire, so they should have been allowed to pass without any trouble. Yet somehow, the officials still had the nerve to question the King of Beasts himself.
"Can we see the invitation from the King of Azmeria?" one of the civil officers asked the soldier outside the carriage. "Don't take this the wrong way, but we've dealt with a few lycans who tried to impersonate the King of Noctvaris and sneak into the empire before."
