Chapter 197: Search The Palace
Deep beneath the Albroles Palace, Prince Alex and Prince Nathan of Chip moved carefully through a dim corridor.
They had reached the deepest level of the dungeons, and soon they would be headed for the emergency exit tunnel that would lead out of the city in case of siege.
It was assumed that the Prince knew of the location and how to access it, but so far, neither mage had found any signs of recent usage, nor any sign of the Prince’s presence in the Palace at all.
It was possible that they were chasing a ghost, and that the duplicate that Viscount Boscom had destroyed was the only version of Prince Kaizon that had ever been in the Albroles Palace.
Which brought up one very serious question: Where was the real Prince Kaizon, and who had created the duplicate of him? Because that was well beyond the magical abilities of the Dagos Royal line.
The pair of Princes searched every corner of the Palace, even going room to room using a finding spell, in case Kaizon was trying to hide from them. But they didn’t find anything except a group of terrified servants and one confused advisor.
He had, understandably, skipped the dinner where his Prince was planning to assassinate everyone who would stand against his bid to become King. But even under intense questioning, he gave no signs that he knew that the Prince Kaizon here was a fake.
In the great hall, everyone was on edge, and they were all waiting for the two Princes to return or send word of their findings.
The level of trust was too low for them to approve sending out any more groups who might alert more traitors or pass messages to forces hiding in the city.
The feast was reluctantly continued once the tables were reset, but more out of the necessity of eating something than any desire to actually continue with the day’s planned schedule.