Royal Bastard's Bloodstained Regression - Chapter 51: The Perfect City’s Ugly Corner

... gold over glass. Daemon moved slowly through the city, his cloak drawn tight, concealing the sword at his side.

It wasn't fear that made him hide it — it was strategy. The sword's shape was too distinct, too dangerous-looking for a place like this, where everyone walked with rehearsed smiles and stiff backs like they'd been trained from birth to play roles in someone else's fairytale.

The deeper Daemon wandered, the more unnatural it felt.

Market stalls were perfectly ar ...