After a few minutes of walking, they reached the entrance of the empire, where the knights stopped them for inspection. Once Nolan and the others showed their adventurer plates and confirmed they were participants in the tournament, the knights let them pass.
Outside the walls, they moved far enough from the gate so no one would notice Nolan summoning a wyvern. He didn't want people to know he had tamed one, let alone see him riding it. Even if someone spotted a wyvern in the sky, they wouldn't suspect it belonged to him.
Stretching his hand forward, Nolan summoned four wyverns. Among them, the largest, a king wyvern, lowered itself with a heavy thud. Nolan climbed onto its back, and Celia, Linda, and Lyra followed quickly after.
"Back to Sindra," Nolan commanded.
The wyverns spread their wings and rose into the air. As they soared higher, Celia, Linda, and Nolan gazed out at the vast horizon, quietly admiring the breathtaking scene spread beneath them.
