Capital City of Humanity

Rickert, Erica, and their fellow refugees pass into the immense, fully occupied city of Falconia and marvel at its paved avenues, towering buildings, and crowded markets, a place far larger than the Wyndham Rickert remembers. The newcomers are startled when Kushan riders approach Laban, reporting that they ride to shield another incoming group from a troll raid that Sonia has foreseen.

At a refugee station, Laban pulls Rickert aside before registration to hand him a letter recommending him to local guilds, earned by his smithing skill and Falcon history, along with a writ, and tells him to call on Griffith the next day, noticing the young man's reluctance. Rickert rejoins the others, and they take rooms at an inn kept by Luca and her three helpers. In the stable, a hooded, dark-skinned old man named Daiba calms the horses with a wave of his hand, and Pepe explains he can speak to beasts. A sudden roar from an adjacent stall turns out to be a monster Luca keeps, which the old man tends on her word.

That evening Luca takes Erica and the others to a bathhouse, where Erica recounts leaving the mountains for the safer city as trolls multiplied. She confirms she has had the prophetic vision of the Falcon of Light, and Luca reveals that she and all three assistants have dreamed it too. Later, Rickert draws a blanket over the sleeping Erica and turns his eyes toward the citadel at the city's heart, where Griffith resides.

Rickert and Erica arrive in the thriving city of Falconia. Kushan riders leave to stop a troll attack foreseen by Sonia. Laban gives Rickert guild recommendations and orders him to meet Griffith. The group lodges at Luca's inn, where Daiba tames animals and a hidden monster is kept. Erica learns that Luca's household has all shared the Falcon of Light dream.

Titled "Capital City of Humanity," this twenty-two-page Fantasia Arc chapter appeared in Young Animal issue eight on 11 April 2014. It offers the first extensive look at daily life inside Falconia.