Chapter 25: She Is Missing!
Elrick ran inside the room and checked everywhere. But she was not there. Taking in a deep breath, he took a good look around the room. There seemed to be no signs of struggle. He even checked under the bed but Lady Felixa was not there.
"She must have gone out," he mumbled.
He hoped that was the case and not that some highly trained assassin sneaked inside and took her out. Then it is a sure way for him to part with his head. Even now he is in a pretty precarious position. His head is still not safe and his back is in for a sting.
Forty lashes? Isn’t that the punishment for leaving one’s post?
Elrick decided to not think of his punishment and find the lady first. As he stepped out of the room, he saw his Emperor walking towards the room with Pricilla. Julius was walking to the front and he looked at him suspiciously. Julius then hastened his gait as if he sensed that something is wrong.
Ah, he figured it out!
Julius is the Leader of the Ivory Lion Crew who is the well-trained and disciplined Knights of the Brute Emperor. He is also the right-hand man of the Emperor, and he takes care of everything from diplomacy to the duties of a Chamberlain.
Of course, he’d figure it out! They don’t call him the eyes and ears of the Brute for nothing!
"Julius, the Lady is gone," Elrick informed Julius with bowed head and was about to kneel.
"You-" Julius hissed under his breath. "Get up and try and find Lady Felixa! What’s the use in kneeling?" Julius said gritting his teeth before walking towards the Emperor.
Elrick’s heart was beating in his throat.
Elrick knew he is finished after he acted haughtily with Julius. He took a glance back.