The city was impressive, for the region; larger than Brindol, and befitting the capital of this small empire. At first glance, everything seems rather peaceful, though Draiss quickly notices a fairly large guard presence, throughout the city. If he inquires, officially, it's due to a small riot that was suppressed before anyone was hurt. Unofficially, it's to prevent anyone from the small army, camped a few days away, from sneaking in and causing too much damage, before the actual battle.<br/><br/>The lord himself sits high in his rather old castle, surrounded by guards and mages, clearly paranoid, but, at the same time, not showing it. Publicly, at least. Privately, his security is much, much higher than usual, on top of the extra guard presence in the city, and it's quickly draining his reserves, which means taxes for the next season will be higher than they are now, which is decently high, but still fair.