Bab 236: Royal Academies 

Alpine Woodpecker Forest was very close to Ironcrest. Since it was only a little farther away from it than The Rocky Gorge was from Millfall, a group traveling by carriage could get from the town to the mountainous area, or vice versa, in just over a day's journey.

That's exactly how long Vice and his men had to take the longest but least dangerous route to reach the vicinity of this important provincial seaside city.

Arriving near Ironcrest late that afternoon, Vicente and his men looked down from the mountain and saw the beautiful view of the province's second-largest city.

On one side was the vast, clear green sea, with dozens of miles of beachfront stretching as far as the eye could see from where he stood.

On the other side were the mountains of this area, which were part of the Alpine Woodpecker Forest and could be seen from the city.