Thanks for the chapter! It's interesting to see how Duke is catching on that something is "off" about all the adulation Liz is getting. I hear this trope is done a lot in these types of stories, but I don't read many of them, so this is all new to me! I'm enjoying it all so far and I'm looking...
That's not Chubar. Farms and post houses back then had horses you could essentially hire to pull your carriage or ride, so that's probably what they did for Talas. Chubar looks pretty different, as you observed!
I'm glad the author included Takezou's thoughts/reactions to Hiro here! I love how even when he is internally dying at how adorable Hiro is (which she is) he still seems calm on the outside. He's so funny sometimes!
I think Tokise will get second place but even though there will be tears and upset about it the overall lesson/message will be "We came here, together, and overcame so much/have so many people on our side now/can walk forward with heads held high" that them not getting first place won't be the...