Nathalie cupped her cheek as she propped on the slab, closing her eyes of what she had to think for a long time.
The story, right off the bat, deviated so badly. Not that she likely believed after she read the passage of the chapters several times, but then it came without giving her much time to prepare.
From what she knew, the Western Region should've been safe and out of the radar from the fierce enemies lurking from several foreign countries.
Most especially Ustreador— a country adjacent to the Western Territory of the Dysnomia Empire— also resided near the outermost boundary of the Drytop Hinterlands.
Out of all the four major territories, the West had the least amount of protection and needed great support and necessities needed to survive.
