Sigrid had removed herself from the living room, giving Mauve and her mother room to discuss Mauve's plan to lead the mage battalion in the war against Nemoris.
The conversation lasted three hours, by the time Lady Silver left, her eyes were red and swollen. Mauve's were red but not swollen.
Mauve met Sigrid in the carriage and they set off for a part of the city that was less crowded, a town called Duskridge. It was named so because it was perched on a ridge and the middle ground between the cities of Doria and Cove city.
Duskridge was known for its unique landscape, offering the best views of sunsets, the hoard of whispering trees on its edges and a little tavern named Burning Embers where a merry band of dwarves played the most preposterous songs. They basically took the rumors on the lives of the nobles and turned them into silly songs.
It had been chosen as the trial place for the cement roads because it was less crowded than the rest of the city.
