Greg went silent for a while, processing what he'd just heard, before speaking again. 'But then, what would bring them here? We are in a remote town in the mountains, this isn't exactly a major trade hub," He voiced his confusion. "There's no way they've come for you, otherwise I doubt they'd do so in a merchant's ship. The teleportation restriction is smart if you're trying to keep someone from getting away, but making such an ostentatious public arrival gives you far too much advance notice! The chances of you getting away are just too high. But if it's not you they are after, then what could it be?" Greg voiced the thoughts going through his mind. The room went silent as, by the look on her face, his teacher gave serious thought to the question. After all, if they figured out what these guests were after, they could stay one step ahead of them and avoid the healer's existence being discovered and communicated back to her old mage alliance. The silence was broken as his teacher's e

It was a good thing that Greg had asked as this first piece of advice to the three families and the former Town-head turned everything that Greg had been planning on its head. Thus far he'd been thinking of the people on the airship as guests that would have to abide by the town's rules and laws. In reality, the reverse was the case. It felt wrong to Greg. That a stranger you've never met before could just waltz into town and declare themselves in charge, your opinion be damned. But once again, he realized that he was thinking like someone from his previous world. For most in that world, leadership was given by the decision of those being led. Here, however, if you were strong enough, then you could probably declare yourself King and those under you would just have to suck it up and take it. The people on the airship were probably powerful enough that if they wanted, they could wipe out this town. There wasn't even a question about it."My second piece of advice to them was to speak n