"Where do you think we found the original keys to the gates?" Vyaghra said with a faint smile before exiting the tunnel.
Beyond the tunnel, in the village of the Grade 3 mines, thousands of people were gathered, and before them, where Roland the watchman used to give us tasks, Jambavan and Ume stood on a raised platform.
"Greetings, Sir Morning Star," Jambavan announced the moment I emerged from the tunnel.
A formal greeting from Jambavan, the most unruly among us, was the last thing I expected when I stepped out of the cave.
"Hey, what's wrong with him?" I whispered to Vyaghra.
"When you fell unconscious, Jambavan and Her Majesty took care of the mortals here. They made sure that people wouldn't grow unstable, rebellious, or disorderly in the absence of the leader. Some of the people already assumed that Jambavan and Her Majesty are the real leaders of Forlorn City, so Jambavan is clarifying the hierarchy by formally greeting you."
