Late at night, the sound of horse hooves gradually sounded from the road in the distance, and the guards on the city wall immediately became alert.
“Stop!”
Seeing several carriages approaching the city, the guards on the city wall looked down and shouted at the same time.
Livia pulled the reins to stop Carrot and looked up at the city wall.
The caravan behind them had already slowed down and stopped quickly when the guards on the city wall shouted.
"Has Nurti always been under martial law?"
Looking at the closed city gate in front of them and the dozens of guards on the city wall looking at them vigilantly with crossbows in hand, Livia spoke expressionlessly to Killian who had just walked out of the carriage.
"Well……
No, I think something has happened, or it has something to do with Ravi Kaman."
Killian looked at the wall in front of him and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
He also discovered that the town in front of him seemed to be under full martial law, but as he was born in the small town of Nurti, he naturally knew that it had never been like this in the past. After thinking about it, he came up with a guess.
Livia nodded and said nothing more.
Killian turned around and gave a few instructions to Allison who was walking behind him, then walked forward.
After walking out of the caravan and standing under the city wall where he could be seen by the guards on the wall, Killian cleared his throat and shouted loudly upwards: "I am Killian from the Black Marigold Caravan, what happened to Nurti tonight?
Can I still go in?"
When the guard on the city wall heard his words, he obviously looked at him for a while, but did not answer and instead retracted his head.
Killian knew this was a normal situation and waited patiently.
Later, Livia and Allison started chatting.
“Are you also from Nurti?”
Livia withdrew her gaze from the city wall and asked Allison beside her casually.
Although the guards on the city wall were on guard against them with crossbows, he did not sense any obvious hostility or murderous intent. He thought it was just normal martial law, so he could just leave it to Killian, a local, to negotiate.
"Well, no, but I have been staying in Nuerti with Killian and the caravan for many years, and I know this town as well as the locals."
Hearing his question, Allison was stunned for a moment, then answered with a smile.
"Oh, then can you tell me about Nurti's general situation?"
Livia looked at him with interest. After all, it was a bit boring to stay here, so she might as well get to know the town better.
“Hmm…
What do you want to know?
Allison frowned and asked in confusion.
"Just tell me anything, like the lords and nobles of Nurti, their customs and habits, and so on."
"Mr. Livia...
This…” Allison frowned and swallowed nervously.
He showed an embarrassment.
He naturally understood the meaning of Livia's almost explicit words, but he didn't understand why Livia wanted to know the rulers of a small town like Nurti.
Could it be that...
At this moment, he suddenly thought a lot, and his expression became more and more surprised and weird.
Looking at Allison's expression, Livia knew that he was thinking nonsense.
"Huh..." Livia let out a helpless breath and explained, "Looking at the current situation in Nurti, there should be some extraordinary people there, and they have also felt the abnormal fluctuations from Ravikaman. So those of us coming from Ravikaman will definitely be questioned and investigated later, so I want to get to know the lords and nobles of Nurti in advance."
Allison's expression was obviously embarrassed when his imagination was interrupted. Even though he was an ordinary person, he naturally understood something after hearing Livia's easy-to-understand explanation, so he was embarrassed. After all, his thoughts were wandering to other crazy things.
"Let's talk briefly while we have time. The guards on the city wall should be going to notify them."
Livia glanced at the still wall and handed a ladder to Allison.
"Uh, okay, the Lord of Nurti is a Viscount, and his family used to be a Earl family, but they were demoted in the previous generations."
Allison organized his words and spoke at a faster pace.
"Oh, can the hereditary title be lowered?"
Hearing this, Livia interrupted him with interest.
"Well……
I don’t know about that either.”
Livia nodded, motioning for him to continue.
"Well, the current Lord is Kurti Manners. He celebrated his 40th birthday two years ago. Killian was also invited to the banquet at that time, but he was just an outsider. It is said that he is upright and incorruptible. You should ask Killian about this. He met Lord Kurti because of Lisa's illness."
Hearing this, Livia glanced at Allison. It seemed that Killian had already told him that he wanted to treat his daughter.
But he did not interrupt Allison, but let him continue.
"In addition to Viscount Kurti who is the lord, Nurti also has a baron, but he is not hereditary. I heard that he came from the capital more than ten years ago. I have never seen him, and I have never even heard of his name. This baron seems to be very low-key and has never been out. The others are some knights appointed by the lord."
Allison thought for a moment and then added.
"The lady of the lord is a married woman from outside the family. She seems to have the title of Viscount."
Seeing that Allison had no intention of continuing, Livia nodded.
He had a rough understanding of Nurti's ruling class, which was basically the situation of a small territory, with a main ruler being a lord, but he was somewhat concerned about the very low-key baron mentioned by Allison.
Is the king coming?
It's a bit mysterious, even the name hasn't been leaked.
If you have time later, ask Killian. He should know more.
Livia touched her chin and thought, then suddenly raised her head and looked up at the city wall.
He sensed a supernatural aura.
A very majestic face appeared on the city wall. From the dim light of the torches, it could be judged that the face was a middle-aged man around forty or fifty years old.
"Killian of the Black Marigold?"
A powerful voice came out of his mouth.
Killian's face changed at first, then he quickly went through the etiquette of meeting a noble.
"It's me, Lord Kurti."
“Well, you are from Ravi Kaman?”
The middle-aged man on the city wall nodded and asked with a slightly questioning tone while frowning.
"Well……
Yes, my lord."
Killian hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully. After all, the road under their feet led to Ravikaman. Anyone who said they were not from Ravikaman was simply a fool. The lord on the city wall was just asking casually.