Not a single person invited to attend the founding ceremony exhibited any particular concerns.
No matter whether they developed an attachment to Davute or not, none of the individuals who would soon be taking their seats in the VIP seating blocks had any reason to suspect foul play.
Not even the bodyguards who were mostly instructed to stay at the edges of the venues exhibited any greater vigilance.
They all assumed a posture of routine alertness as if they expected a long day ahead of them where they would do nothing but stand and look menacing.
His own guards were different. The minds of Nitaa and his honor guard were exceptionally alert. They did not hesitate to activate a few more integrated sensor systems than usual in order to detect threats and inconsistencies as early as possible.
