Chapter 105: Growing Up!
The guards were quick to stop them as soon as they reached the entrance. Kenric decided to handle the situation as he stepped forward and stared at the guards with an intense gaze. "We are here to meet the City Governor."
The guards didn’t even pretend to be scared of him as they directly refused to let them in. "It’s already evening and time for sunset. Our Governor doesn’t meet anyone from the outside after working hours. You can visit him tomorrow morning at the bureau."
Kenric was ready to speak, or more like to protest, when Annalise decided to take over. She patted lightly on Kenric’s arm to get his attention and when the man turned to look at her, she signaled him to step back. He didn’t ask anything or hesitate even for a second and immediately stepped aside, allowing her to face the guards.
She could feel her heart beating at a very fast pace as she prepared herself to put on the biggest show of her life so far. She thought about her mother and tried to imagine how she would have handled the situation if she was the one facing it.
Taking a small but deep breath, Annalise stretched out her right hand towards the guards with the jade pendant dangling from her fingers. "We are from the Capital City. Go and inform your Governor to come out and meet us immediately."
She had no idea how she succeeded in keeping such a calm and serious expression on her face while she was literally shivering from the inside in anxiety. Besides, her voice was also full of confidence that definitely didn’t seem to belong to her.
The guards quickly shared looks among them as they wondered what to do. It seemed like they quickly came to a decision as one of the guards immediately ran inside to inform the Governor.
"What? Are we supposed to wait here outside the house?" Kenric questions the other guard who finally seemed intimidated by the third dark lord’s persona.
"Of course, not. Let’s go inside." Annalise spoke as she walked past the shocked guard and entered the manor, her husbands following right behind her.