After walking and running and spending time together, we started to see parts of the mountain.
“Ooh, so this is where the country of the dwarves is.”
A mountain where dwarves live. There’s supposedly a country at the foothills of it, but…
“Where could it be?”
Looking from afar, it doesn’t seem to be anywhere.
“Let’s just go around the foothill for now.”
I can’t think of anything better to do.
“Also, Ril. When we enter the country, could you turn back into a wolf?”
“Sure, but why?”
“Because you don’t have a card, do you?”
To prove your identity when entering a country, it’s most common to use your card.
In Ril’s case, while she would get stopped at the gate in her human form, she could pass in her wolf form as my familiar.
“And that’s why I want you to be in your wolf form.”
“I’ll lift the shapeshifting then.”
“Yeah, thanks.”
After reversing the technique and turning into the small wolf I first met her as, we were walking to find a hint of civilization, when we saw a line of people.
“Excuse me. Is this the immigration gate?”
I asked the person standing at the end of the line.
“That’s right. Is this perhaps your first time here in Fall Crown?”
“Yes. I was thinking of selling some materials from monsters and to have some clothes made as well.”
“Oh, I see. I think you’ve come to the right place then.”
Like this my discussion went, with a merchant named Mark.
He informed me of a lot of things, saying that he didn’t have anything better to do while waiting in line anyway.
He noted that this country was actually made by expanding the mines that were dug into the mountain.
No wonder I couldn’t see anything from the outside…
By the way, Ril was sleeping in my arms because she kept on complaining that she was bored, so I carried her in my arms to make her mood better.
And like that our turn came in line.
“Well then, let’s meet inside the country again.”
“Yes, see you later.”
We went to our separate booths.
”What will be your business today?”
”I came here to sell materials.”
“Trading of materials, understood. Are you registered to the merchants’ guild?”
“No, I’m not, so I was thinking of selling at the adventurers’ guild.”