Chapter 387: Prelude to Annihilation (3)
“So this is the place...” Karyl muttered softly as he glanced around, a trace of nostalgia in his voice. Last time, he had fled the capital as a fugitive alongside Randol; now, he stood here as a figure of authority, fully in command.
“Who would’ve thought there’s such a place in the capital?”
“It’s fascinating.”
“Hmph...”
Everyone had their own reactions.
“Has anyone ever entered here? Even if it’s abandoned, if it used to be a relic vault of the empire, it should have a caretaker at least.”
“He’s dead.”
The cold reply matched the eerie atmosphere.
Karyl turned to Kadin Luer, who had accompanied them. He seemed quite weary—he was the only one who had tended to Olivurn after the empire’s defeat, and the only duke to join Karyl’s administration.
Among Olivurn’s supporters, Kuwell MacGovern had returned to his territory after withdrawing from Tatur. As for Belin Vallention, the head of the Seven Knight Orders, who had been neutral before aligning with Olivurn, was now calmly reorganizing his knights.
Chancellor Bryn Ennik had abdicated his position after the empire’s defeat, likely overwhelmed by the consecutive deaths of the people he had served—Titan Shutean, Luon, and lastly Olivurn. He had relinquished most of his estates and retreated to a small fief in the south.