Andrew believed that things would be better once Reginald and he returned. He was also sure that certain people back in Holtrien, such as Guillermo, surely thought the same.

That was why Guillermo absolutely wanted Andrew dead in the Outlands.

Andrew absolutely intended to return home and ask Guillermo in person whether his head was really made of iron and impossible to cut off.

…

Far more than a hundred miles away, a small town welcomed another stranger.

It was the travel-worn Marshall!

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