Marcus helped Lara out of the carriage as soon as it stopped on the street that led to the port. Surrounded by at least a dozen guards, no one would dare to approach them. The street fell completely silent upon seeing the king. It was as if they were used to this kind of a scenario. As their king walked through the crowd, they all bowed to him and none dared to move.

Lara studied the closely stacked ships, examined every vendor stall and asked him more than a dozen questions. Marcus had gathered that this was her first visit to a port. He glanced at her and found her...