The riders were finally able to shake off the burdens involved with crossing enemy lines once they traversed the Noctein and Griffindor Kingdoms.

The subsequent journey proved much easier. The central kingdoms had no axes to grind with the Adenburg Kingdom, and they viewed the Adenburg royal family in a positive light for deciding to actively send troops to alleviate the current crisis.

For these kingdoms, these few riders were a symbol of friendship.

Perhaps because of this, they actively supported the party.

They willingly dispatched their own cavalry to track down the drake, allowing Clark and the riders to rest and recover from the fatigue of chasing the monster. They even offered to guide the riders to their objective once they finished recovering.

Offering replacement horses for their exhausted mounts was just the cherry on top.

After a month of hard riding, Goldrake and the riders, led by Clark, finally reached the Holy Kingdom of Astoria.

It was around this time that Goldrake finally took a break after continuing to run nonstop.

Snore.

Clark and the riders dismounted and flopped down when they...