CH518 Ungentlemanly Operation III; CIN Breakdown
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Elsewhere, closer to the heart of the Virellian Empire and only a few dozen kilometres from the Imperial Capital, a carriage escorted by a small platoon of mounted soldiers rode swiftly away from the seat of the Imperial Sun.
Up ahead, they encountered a merchant caravan stalled on the road. One of the wagons appeared to have broken down, blocking the path and forcing two other carriages ahead of it to stop as well.
As a precaution, the captain of the guard ordered his liege's carriage to halt at a safe distance in case this was a staged ambush. He then sent two men ahead to assess the situation.
The people from the halted carriages, initially nervous upon seeing an armed noble escort arrive behind them, quickly relaxed when they realised help had come.
"Oh, it's a Springfield Mountain caravan," one of them exclaimed upon recognising the crest.
