Karl changed to his Royal Rank suit as he waited for the chaos in the city to calm, and then turned to Thor.
"Well buddy, I think you've enjoyed enough massage and scale polish for a moment. Why don't we get the little ones set up with someone who can take care of them and get them home?" He informed the Cerro.
The guards chuckled and helped the little ones down from Thor's back, as he had already put his harness in storage in his space so they could reach the scales underneath.
The Elves gathered around the city guard while Thor prepared to follow Hawk's directions to the Darklight Host Guild Hall. It was a large building in the middle of the city, on the edge of the commercial district, and set up much like a hotel, from outside appearances.
It was a slow walk, as the little ones insisted on walking themselves and not being carried by guards. But the procession brought a smile to the face of everyone who passed by, as the Elves' eagerness to actually see civilization again after months of captivity had the guards explaining everything that they saw.
"And here we are at the Darklight Host Guild Hall. This is your destination, and with some luck, you will find someone inside who can help you get reunited with your family." The Guard Captain informed them.
That seemed unlikely to Karl, unless they had family at their destination. Because the ones they were travelling with had already been sold off in what sounded like another country.
Karl led the group into the grounds, and the Guards returned to their duties, while a young girl in a maid outfit greeted him at the door.
"Hello, sir. How can I help you today? Most of our officers are not in today, but we can arrange rooms for Alliance members." She informed them.
"I have a group of rescued refugees with me, and they need to be sent to the village of Glatt, but I don't have the time to take them myself." Karl replied.
"Oh, transport arrangements. Alright, I will see if anyone is in. Maybe they will come back after the war declaration is over?" Karl chuckled. "The war is over. It was solved with a duel. Do you have a portal mage stationed here?" The maid nodded happily. "As long as they weren't injured in the fighting, we do have a portal mage on our payroll. It might be costly, as the Elven village of Glatt is in a Second Advancement region, and very remote, but it is in our available destinations."
The maid led them to a sitting room with a number of couches, where the children sprawled out to rest somewhere soft.
They didn't have to wait long before a number of people came storming into the house, looking for answers.
"Beth, have you seen a visiting Guild Member?" One of the new arrivals demanded.
"No, sir. But there is a visitor. He came with a group of Elven children, and they are waiting in the sitting room for Nathan to come back. The children are on their way to the village of Glatt." She replied.
That sounded like what they had heard from the guards, so the group rushed over to where Karl was waiting, and then stopped in confusion as they saw that his Status Screen information was all messed up.
"You're not a Guild member? The Guard seemed to think that you were an official War Champion." The leader of the group insisted.
Karl shrugged. "It's a bit of a long story. I arrived here through an anomaly, and I honestly have no idea where here is. I was hoping that you had a proper map, but I ran into some bandits, and they had these children captive. The bandits had intended to sell them as slaves, so I took them, and I would like to arrange to have them sent to their original destination of Glatt."
"Wait, back up. Did you say that you're not from here? As in, not from this continent?" The man asked.
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