“Your Majesty, the Andras delegation has crossed the threshold of the palace!” A royal knight reported.

Royal knights always reported a delegation’s arrival at three points: the gate, the threshold of the palace and when they entered the hall. The royal family would have ample warning of their entrance. This was only the second report, so there was still some time before the Andras delegation would arrive.

Kurt III nodded from where he sat on his throne. As soon as the royal knight stepped back, the atmosphere in the room became heated.

“The barbarians from Andras are finally here!”

“I’m curious about what they are going to say.”

“Sending two sword masters, did they not have the guts to come alone?”

There was a sense of solidarity in the hall, especially since this was an enemy they had spent centuries fighting. The one hundred and thirty-two Superior magicians were dressed in full court regalia, resplendent in hues of red, blue, yellow, and white as they represented their...