Upon arriving at the mountain estate, Leon did not rush to the Royal City. Although it was not yet time for Oran City to close its gates, it was already dark. Their group was invited to a banquet by Princess Ines, so they decided to enter the city the next day to join the Avalon team that had already arrived.
The griffins were housed in pre-prepared enclosures by the princess's servants.
After a brief rest and freshening up, Leon attended the banquet with Olivia and Kovis.
There weren't many people at the banquet, only a few close aides around the princess, like Agatha, whom Ines introduced one by one.
When she mentioned the man in his thirties at one side of the long table—the mysterious high merchant, Mr. Rody—Leon felt the name sounded somewhat familiar.
