"He is still the mayor there in good standing, and those of the town still think he was in the right to force her into living only the life he wanted, but thankfully, the daughter has at least escaped. Still, this sort of problem seems likely to occur again so long as he is still in a position of power there...it was supposed to be a Festival of Halina, but it was truly a den of evil. Only one man there had any vhal, and he was considered Alant and despised by his own family..."
"Truly some places in these Western lands are backwards. Did you know that this Covington place allowed these 'slaves' and their masters from a place called Rheim? That is where I first learned the word..."