Duke Fabino had run into trouble.

The bandits in the Lonely Forest were growing more and more confident. They were basically attacking every day now, ambushing the various merchants that passed by.

But this was not the most troublesome aspect.

The most troublesome aspect was the Moon Goddess Church.

The group of warriors sent from Plum Blossom territory hadn’t arrived even after all this time. Now, he was beginning to wonder if they had been crushed in the Lonely Forest as well.

The Plum Territory had already sent over people to determine exactly what had happened, and to determine how restitutions would be made over the loss of life they had suffered.

But they were members of a church located in Plum Territory, so why were they coming to Fabino to seek restitutions?

Fabino felt incredibly wronged. He had no intention of paying for this. After all, the cost of making up the losses suffered by a Church was not a small sum, as their appetites had always been great. Furthermore, they had failed in their mission, and the bandits were still hale and hearty. Why did he need to pay for a botched job?

The Moon Goddess Church, however, viewed the situation differently....