Chapter 210

Cain and I set off for the imperial palace right then.

Using the warp gate, the trip from the north to the capital took no time at all.

I traveled to the palace pretending to be calm, but it was hard to shake off the tension.

Because I knew all too well exactly what had the capital so stirred up lately.

Keep my wits about me. There's no telling when or where I might run into Shurin.

I'd considered bringing along a large escort, but it seemed like that would only draw more attention.

So in the end, Cain and I moved, quietly, just the two of us.

We'd also had to leave the knights behind with the children, in case, by some chance, an intruder showed up at the Asheln residence.

And so we arrived at the imperial palace.

Unlike the capital, drunk on madness and in an uproar,…