Reidar shifted his weight as the crow banked beneath him, the sudden motion pressing him into the creature's coarse feathers. He looked down at Creamont sprawling below, his stomach tightening at the sight; it was nothing but a chaotic patchwork of defended districts barely holding back the tide of monster-infested ruins.
As the guards lining the rooftop recognized him, they lowered their weapons. Once the crow landed, Reidar dismounted and dismissed the creature with a thought, watching as it dissolved into mist. A guard stepped forward, wearing armor of better quality than what most Spriggans wore, while the level indicator above his head read level 69.
—[Mark Fencer—Level 69]—
