To his surprise, the one standing at the door wasn't a monster, but a dwarf.
"Huh?" he muttered, momentarily thrown off by the sight. He tried to make sense of the situation, but before he could think further, the dwarf at the gate addressed him.
"Hurry up, human. We don't have all day," the dwarf grumbled, mistaking Renan for a human due to his current form.
Renan gave a small nod and stepped forward. The dwarf glanced at him and then down at a piece of paper. "Name?" he asked.
"Renan," he replied.
"One silver coin," the dwarf demanded.
Reaching inside his clothes, Renan discreetly used his ring to retrieve a silver coin—one of the many Belinda had given him before his journey. Handing it over, he watched as the dwarf retrieved a stamp with a beard emblem on it. The dwarf then pressed the stamp against the back of Renan's hand.
"You can go in now," the dwarf said gruffly.
As soon as Renan stepped through the gates, he was left completely speechless by what he saw.
