livefree
Instead of telling us what happened, could you describe it. Also, you should have added some dialogue between the caravan and Layton. It would've given you alot of chances to world build. On that note, maybe you could've told us more about his backstory. We don't even know who was taking care of him after his parents death. You said he is a noble but didn't even tell us who the (lord?) of the family is. Also, I don't think his backstory as an orphan should mean he has no one close to him. It might make it convenient for the plot if the MC has no one but at the same time it makes it harder for us to relate to this character.