Chapter 27: A barn to build.
The following day, Erica was confronted by the king after Alfred took it upon himself to explain the situation.
As punishment, Erica was grounded, ordered not to leave her room until further notice.
How did she go ahead with her plan? Apparently, she had used her ability to make the two soldiers fall in love with her and then asked them to dispose of Zani.
Mischievous, especially for a child her age.
According to what Sylus heard, she didn't really fight against it at first.
All she asked was that she stay in Sylus's room rather than hers.
Martin refused, and this led to Erica crying her eyes out as she was escorted to her room.
One less problem for Sylus to worry about.
The only reason he wasn't also punished for leaving the castle was that Alfred covered for him.
Besides, he couldn't afford to get grounded.
It was only a few days before the week ran out, and Sylus was nowhere near ready to start building the car.