Karman had come to realize, plainly, this year, that there were things even a king's own efforts couldn't fix.
Karman looked down over the palace garden. The moment the mana stones lighting the garden all went dark at once, darkness swept in.
The palace at night was dark, quiet, and desolate because of it.
"Hah."
A sigh escaped him without his meaning to.
"What are you doing?"
Someone appeared without a knock. Even so, Karman stayed composed. He turned toward the inside of the balcony, and the sound of a fluttering robe followed. Gadrian came into view.
"Thinking."
"Why bother thinking, when it never leads anywhere good for you anyway."
Gadrian's level of criticism was sharper than usual. Karman's brow tightened.
"Still nothing from the Magic Tower?"
When the plague had first broken out, Karman had asked the Magic Tower to uncover its cause and find a cure.
The Magic…
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