92: The cold Republic - part 1

White dominated the landscape of the Northern Republic. The snow-covered slopes welcomed the incoming train from the central continent.

The information preserved in the archives made it possible to tell that the Northern Republic was established on top of ruined Russia. But all the traces of the former nation had been eroded by time.

The only thing the once large nation remained was its snowy white peaks.

"Here we are. I would like to apologize again for our misunderstanding. Kindly keep our encounter to yourself."

The guard that led Aurora and company out of the train had a sheepish smile on his face.

But Aurora was not fooled by the soft surface emotions she saw in that man's eyes. There was something shrewd beneath that easy-going exterior.

It was that guard's aura that screamed that his words were spoken in jest.

"We understand."

Thankfully, Alexander caught up on the real meaning of the guard's words and stopped Rita before she could open her mouth and disagree.