There had been a marked increase in the number of guards in New Rome recently. On the main streets of the city, teams of soldiers could always be seen hurrying past. The atmosphere was tense, and the curfew a few days ago had brought it to a climax. No matter how slow one felt, they could smell something different in this atmosphere.

That is, the head of the Paladin Order, the true master of the New Roman City was in a very bad mood right now.

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