It was past noon, and the sun was hot on his necks. The heat wasn't just because of the sun.
Two of the remaining vessels, which he'd gotten from that poor family's house, stood amidst a chaotic crowd.
Hadrian, Alia Hadrian, and his other vessels like bearded man and the groper mage, stood at a far distance from the crowd.
Children weaved through legs, there was a loud cacophony of sounds, and the smell of unwashed bodies was heavy.
Feeling rather uncomfortable from the heat and being pressed in with so many other people, Hadrian channeled some elemental essence through the two vessels, reducing the heat discomfort instantly.
He could simply switch to mechanical control, but he wanted to test if this would help with the acclimation period.
The reason this large and loud crowd had gathered here was for the decree reading.
The herald would proclaim official decrees in such central market centres for each district.
