Leon condensed two hours of research into five minutes of crucial information—the Union's power structure, the racial dynamics, the guild systems, which cities to avoid, and which roads merchants preferred.
"The Dominion Union controls everything that matters," he explained as they walked. "Kingdoms exist at their pleasure. The guilds operate under their license. Even wars need their tacit approval, or they send interventions..."
"We know enough to navigate now," he concluded, turning down a street that would lead them toward the commercial district. "First stop is the Adventure Guild. We need identities as adventurers. It'll make traveling easier and less suspicious. Most places won't question adventurers passing through."
They walked through streets that felt different now that Leon understood them.
At the border, he hadn't seen any mixed demi-human, but as he dived deeper, closer to the Adventure Guild, he discovered a few.
