Chapter 512: Commotion in the palace
Deep in the night, just a few hours before Michael finally opened his soda business now called ’Rebirth Dew’, something was stirring inside the Duchess’ castle.
The usually calm night of Metropolis was now replaced by frantic running and shouting from the guards. Even when it was time for the horses to go to sleep, there were still carriages coming in and out of the castle plateau as if something big was occurring in the palace.
The Duchess’ Secret Service tried their hardest to keep the noise to a minimum. They deployed all sorts of illusions within the castle walls, intending to obscure anyone from peering through. Meanwhile, the innocent civilians who were awoken from the sounds of soldiers marching in the night were given the excuse that it was simply a military exercise.
But of course, some of the eagle-eyed members of Metropolis were able to see from far away that something big was happening inside the royal walls.
Alaric looked out of his window towards the castle in the distance. His eyes were piercing yet gentle, confused yet discerning.
"What do you think it means?" Perseus asked from the corner of the room. As expected of Alaric’s right-hand-man, he was immediately alerted of what was happening. "The soldiers are deployed. Do you think the Duchess was attacked or something?"
Alaric shook his head. "No. If the Duchess’ life was in danger, bells would be ringing and the royal family would ask for help from the other Major Factions.
This...this is different. It looks like they’re caught off-guard and are trying to catch up. They’re in a hurry. As for what, I don’t know."
Perseus nodded. "I’ll have our informants try to find out as much as we can."
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