142 – Their Tears

Velvet and her troops rode the horses, cutting through the snow on the streets, and following the two messengers.

"I still feel like this is a trap, Vel," Candice whispered to her best friend.

The prophet checked at her troops, who still looked sleepy. "We have no choice. We should still listen to reports from those who saw demons."

However, Velvet also could not deny it. They were now passing through a street with houses showing no light.

Or have they been exterminated by demons? However, she didn't see any traces of blood or anything like that. It's like this place has been abandoned on purpose.

Suddenly the messenger stopped his horse, causing the others to stop as well.

"Perhaps you are wondering. Why is this place empty?" One of the messengers hissed, then turned his head to the prophet. "That's because a noble in this city claims our land and wants to make it into a huge garden. He could have used other land but selfishly insisted on building it here."