“Damn it, where’d she go? How’s it looking over there?”

“No good. Can’t find her anywhere.”

“We should ask the others to help search.”

The city guards of Kama were desperately searching for Merit, the dragon-woman who had casually passed through the west gate without permission.

Earlier, they had been so overwhelmed by her presence that they allowed her to enter unchallenged. But now, their pride as guards had been wounded—they couldn’t let the incident slide.

“Hey, you lot!”

Through the crowd, a fellow guard called out to them.

“Perfect timing,” one of the guards said. “Mind lending us a …