Poison Lingers in the Eastern Sea – Part 01

Pond’s guildmaster, Unken of the Man Gnomes, had been summoned by Queen Kujastria, but once that was over, he was free.

He had spent half a day traveling to the capital, G. Ponsonia, stayed one night, attended a one-hour audience, and was told to head back immediately. It seemed extremely inefficient, but when viewed through the lens of travel logistics and the schedules of royalty and nobles, it was perfectly normal in this world.

“Now, then. Since I’ve come all the way to the capital, I should at least buy some souvenirs or Gloria will give me an earful.”

The receptionist Gloria was full of ambition and would marry into wealth even if it meant skirting the edge of the law. Still, she was competent at her job, so Unken tolerated her. Freya was the youngest and a bit unreliable, and Aurora had a spacey air about her that made it hard