Chapter 120.1
Conspiracy of the Noble Faction (6)
“Na, what the hell is this?”
The attackers, suddenly consumed by flames that turn their comrades to charcoal, let out a voice of dismay.
Men in leather armor surround the wagon as flames spread into the forest, dyeing the area an azure color. They were members of the Southern Frontier Branch of the Assassins’ Guild, whose mission was to abduct the Crown Prince’s fiancée who was passing this way.
As long as she was alive, even if she was not physically fit, she could be used as a bargaining chip against her father, Count Lester, the Court Magician, the leading figure among the royalist faction who was neutral. However, it was not a priority, and in the worst-case scenario, she could be killed.
The abduction of Princess Elena and the Assassination plot of Crown Prince Ervan, plotted by the nobles of the noble faction and a part of the Second Order.
Originally, it was the Assassins of the Central Branch who would receive requests related to the aristocrats of the capital.
However, the Central West Branch, known for its belligerence, had lost a number of skilled Assassins over the past few years and could not take on a large-scale job. The Central East Regional Branch, the largest of the Assassin guilds and with its own information network, turned down the request, considering the possibility of “a certain person” being involved in the request.
It was extremely rare for the “Assassins’ Guild” or “Thieves’ Guild”, both of which are deeply involved in politics, to turn down a job from a nobleman, so there must have been an excellent reason.
Hearing such a story, the guild master of the Assassins’ Guild Southern Frontier Branch snickered at the people of other branches who had become weak-kneed and came forward to say that they would accept work involving the royal family.