After spending a little more time in Maruun's shop, using the opportunity to deepen the ties between the Velari and Aqualeth races, Adyr eventually left and began to wander through the marketplace.
Of various races, practitioners of all kinds filled the area. Most weren't as powerful as the Umbraens, but a few hailed from kingdoms that could rival them.
Among them, he unexpectedly encountered someone familiar—Thalira Luna of the Lunari Kingdom.
With the signature silver hair and eyes of her race, she moved through the crowd with a dominant presence, openly evaluating everyone with a cold, threatening gaze. Her guards followed silently a few steps behind, their disciplined posture and alert eyes reinforcing the aura of authority around her. It felt like she ruled this section of the market.
From Adyr's observations, this woman—a practitioner on the Ignis Path—seemed stronger than Kharom. More importantly, she appeared far better equipped.
