The next morning, Yuan and his wives got ready to leave the city and the empire. Their destination lay far from the Lionheart Empire—at the distant edge of the Holy Light Empire, where the Blank Clan resided.
The Blank Clan was a powerful and ancient clan with more than ten thousand members. Every one of them was an extremely powerful mage, and some were formidable magic warriors. They held significant influence within the Holy Light Empire, operating from the shadows, and maintained close yet careful ties with the Holy Church. Given the Church's immense power and its influence across and beyond the empire, the Blank Clan chose to remain neutral—preferring peace and seclusion atop their mountain, where neither the Holy Church nor the Holy Light Empire dared interfere.
Once everyone was ready and had filled their bellies, they made their way toward the city's main gate—a journey that would take almost half an hour.
