"All matters concerning the Royal Capital shall be entrusted to you."
Leo Ray nodded to Ariel Watson, Asher Porter, and the others who had come to see him off, then turned to Jasper Richardson and said, "Let's set off. Our destination is the Grim West Coastline, before heading to the Ironhand Archipelago from there."
"As you command, My Lord."
Jasper Richardson bowed with a hand to his chest and promptly chanted a spell. A pale grey formation rose from the ground and enveloped Leo Ray and the six others within it.
In the blink of an eye, and as the grey light screen dissipated, Leo Ray and his group had vanished from the resplendent King's Hall.
When Leo Ray opened his eyes again, bright sunshine shone overhead, and a rich, salty scent immediately assailed his nostrils.
Before Leo Ray and his companions lay the boundless expanse of the azure blue ocean.
