[Author's Note: From now on again, the user perspective will be 3rd Person.
The previous first-person chapters were there to at least give those characters a moment to display their monologue that I cannot properly execute in 3rd person.
Thank you for understanding and have fun reading!]
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With the cheers and jeers of the residents at nightfall, the noise around the sudden silence between Franklin and Maximilian ensued.
Franklin kept his ground at the deck of the house, properly straightening his back at the sight of the lord.
Franklin: [I see the Lord of Hellsburg had come to visit us.]
From the house, Reina slowly walked out as well, standing by Franklin who spoke out first and broke the silence between them.
The tension between them was apparent, and the caretaker who noticed this quickly had the children come inside the house, except for Kawari.
Maximilian: [What brings you to the homes, Franklin? Don't tell me you fancy... children?]