Seeing the four of them agree to his terms so readily, Mark felt a weight lift from his chest. Regardless of what they might do later, at least for this moment, he found a shred of solace.
"Excellent. You four must be exhausted from your long journey. Would you care to accompany me so I can arrange your quarters?"
Luchen saw how warmly the other man was behaving and felt it would be rude to refuse. However, it didn't much matter to the four of them where they stayed; the majority of the Shun Dynasty soldiers who had accompanied them were still encamped covertly outside the city, and at the very least, they couldn't leave them out in the open to brave the wind and sleep on the dew.
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