Chapter 116: New recruit
The road to the Order was surprisingly empty - Calen had a feeling that the growing death zone around the temple might have scared off most of the corrupted beasts in the area.
It didn’t take long before they saw the Order’s headquarters on the horizon - and Calen thought one thing when he saw it:
’That’s a huge ass castle...’
Even from a distance it was clear the fortress was clearly bigger than you would expect from its population of around two thousand. It was so large that Calen was convinced it must have been built before the invasion - unfortunately he didn’t know what the castle was called, but he was sure Cassian would.
When they got closer he could truly appreciate the scale - the area surrounded by walls was as big as Greenheart, if not bigger.
The gates opened by themselves when they approached them - it seemed like every city they found has a way of detecting invisible travelers. It made sense of course, after all few people travelled without any protection now.
Once they were inside the heavy portcullis closed behind them, trapping them - for better or worse.
They were greeted by two men clad in plate armour - one was quite old, with bald head and greying beard, but still impressive build, which was only accentuated by his masterfully crafted armour.
The other was a teenager, with bright blonde hair and a comically serious expression - he was most likely a squire as his equipment was nowhere near as good.
"Welcome to the Order travelers." The older man greeted them. "I’m commander Harold, and this is my squire Ben. I assume you’re the group Sylara told us about?"
"That’s correct sir." Calen nodded. "We’re grateful for your hospitality."
"The pleasure is all ours, it’s not often that we get to host such important people as Flamebearer." Harold smiled. "Speaking of your group, I thought there were only four of you?"