The journey from the manor to the castle was a mostly silent one. I say mostly silent due to hearing different whispers of the guards behind me. I tried to ignore them the best I could, focusing on the scenery as we passed by the trees and into the market.

As we went through the market, the crowd cheered and waved at us as we went past. I looked behind me when I heard a familiar whistle and saw Levi waving after me. I didn’t want to risk falling off of Asmodyus’ horse, so I ...