Chapter 476 - Chapter 473 – Mušmaḫḫū and the Emergency Mission

After leaving the crowded restaurant, Sylvia walked slowly along the Main Street of the Helios Empire's capital, which was beginning to quiet down as evening approached. The late afternoon sunlight bathed the magnificent stone buildings in a soft, warm golden glow, casting long shadows across the smooth stone sidewalks. The sky in the western horizon was turning a reddish-orange, signaling that day would soon give way to night. The aroma of street food still lingered strongly in the air, a mix of leftover savory pizza, faint grilled skewer spices, and the sweet scent of fruit juice blended with road dust and the sweat of workers heading home after a long day.