Chapter 1: The Four Kingdoms
We disembarked from the Herald in a harbour town between three nations but seen as an independent city state as small as it was. What meet us was not a single group of guard but a mix of four very separate and distinct guards wearing what I had to presume was royal livery. This was the first warning to me and my team that this diplomatic trade dealing was more complex than we had been told. “ Am I wrong in seeing four different guard types waiting for us?” Sert muttered to me in Atlantian. “ I am counting the same amounts.” Meli commented calmly. She was smiling while Sert held more a cold scowl on his face. This was in part my idea after our first outage in the world. The safe and approachable woman with a passing understanding, the stern faced guard that seem to understand nothing being said, and their wise leader. I had once again made it impossible for Cole to accompany us on this second trip away from Atlantis. Unfortunately, Annianka had put her foot down and gave me the fla...