Chapter 102: Shellshocking town

The boar-like creature, once afraid of the gate guard, now snorted confidently as it pulled the carriage carrying Lady Elara and Varyn towards the big gates of Toraz.

The deal had been struck, and the gate guard's eyes gleamed with satisfaction as he fingered the thirty neutral crystals Varyn had given him.

He was eager to guide them through the town, his grin wide and welcoming.

Varyn, seated beside Lady Elara, couldn't hide his excitement. His sinister smile sent a shiver down Elara's spine as he watched her closely.

With the confirmation of Lucas Toraz's death and the mysterious Baron Wallace now in control, Varyn felt a surge of triumph.

Lucas had been the only obstacle between him and Elara, and now, it seemed, nothing stood in his way.

Yet, a shadow of doubt crept into Varyn's mind. If Lucas, Elara's fiancé, was truly dead, did that mean the old Baron had met the same fate?