The "Guide's" finger slowly traced the map and finally pointed to the symbol representing the Royal City.
"Carlo, your concerns are very practical. But freedom is not begged for on bended knees, nor is it achieved by picking low-hanging fruit."
His voice was calm yet powerful.
"The capital of the Keter Kingdom is precisely the 'crucible' on the Anwein Continent where the old noble rule seems most solid, but is actually the weakest and most sharply contradictory!"
He surveyed the crowd, dissecting the matter:
"First, the symbolic significance here is unparalleled.
"This place is the symbol of all royal power and noble glory in the Human Kingdom."
This has historical reasons.
Keter, is the surname of the sword-wielders.
And here used to be the location of the Elf's overseas governor.
The ancestors of humans followed Keter here, biding their time, gathering power, and freeing humans from the oppression of the Elves.
