The safety I wanted from the Nocthra Empire could most likely be provided by beast kins and Pazuzu.
Alphas were at the captain equivalent of the church, so there surely should be higher figures as strong as Alyndra or stronger.
Temporarily, what I need is the Veil of Awakening, which awakens one's Arcana core, the vampire version. I need to train and learn to use all my skills properly, with probably mastering a weapon.
I learned a lot from experiencing so much combat back at the Mari Swan already, but it's nothing compared to even someone like Kobi.
With that in mind, the best choice here was to follow them and at least learn the basics of the world before going rogue and tracking former Holy Pillar, Luci.
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"This is our home, Sheperdia. The only Empire in the massive continent of Shepherity."
Louise spoke without apparent emotion, pointing at the far end of the beautiful grassy plains we had been traversing for the last forty minutes at a leisure pace.
