The Faraway Paladin

Two years had passed since Will left the City of the Dead, and by his count, he was now seventeen. As a lord, he built up Torch Port, a riverside town full of light, and slowly, life and joy returned to Beast Woods. But then, flowers began blooming out of season, and something strange stirred in the forest. Will and his companions ventured deep into the woods to uncover the cause, only to hear a grim warning from the forest's king: "In the Iron Rust Mountains, the 'Fire of Black Calamity' will rise. It will either spread unchecked or consume everything in this land." What disaster lies waiting in the ruined dwarven city of Tetsusabi Sanmyaku...?