Two days after Marek's meeting with the three Vice Commanders, the City Lord's compound remained quieter than usual.
It occupied a raised section near the heart of Velmora, where the streets widened and ordinary shops gave way to administrative buildings, military residences, and estates belonging to the city's most powerful demons.
A thick wall of polished black stone surrounded the compound. Guard towers rose from its corners, and crimson formation lines ran beneath the walls like veins hidden under skin. Beyond the main gate stood several broad buildings joined by covered walkways, inner courtyards, and narrow gardens filled with dark-leaved plants that brought a sort of dark beauty to the compound using the demon realm's crimson sky.
The royal guest residence was located close to the western side of the City Lord's home.
