Chapter 680: A Lord Collects His Due
Leon sent the report that morning and set the communication plaque beside his tea.
Fourteen dead. The recorded cleanup. The Qiao courier seal. White Reed Crossing, six days away, with four days of travel needed to reach it.
He had included a copy of the surviving projection and a request for permission to follow the delivery. Now Ji had everything he could give her, which left him with the unpleasant task of waiting.
Their room occupied the upper floor of a respectable Moonfall inn. Seraphine had checked its wards before adding three layers of privacy protection. The sealed evidence cases lay beneath the bed, close enough for Leon to feel their contents without looking.
Everyone else had found something useful to do. Vyra was buying supplies with Ira. Seraphine was inspecting the neighboring rooflines, and Qingyue had gone to check the customs post at White Reed Crossing.
