After walking for sometime Edward came to the audience hall and was finally able the hear someone talking, and when went there check out who were they and heard them saying.
Maid 1: [ It looks like the situation outside is very serious, the king and previous king both went to join the war and the queens and princesses went to support them from the barracks. ]
Maid 2: [ Yes the situation outside is very serious. I heard someone talk that invasion army is from Crow-wood Kingdom and the leader of the army is from Ruth family, There are about 150,000 soldiers outside the city walls and our numbers are about 10,000, so they say that kingdom will be conquered soon and the enemy commander is asking the king to surrender and give up on the throne. Due to this huge pressure more that 20,000 people have left the kingdom and surrendered to the enemy soldiers and they were given pass to leave the kingdom and to go to other kingdoms but they will able be either sold as slaves or sent to other kingdoms as refugees. ]
Maid 3: [ And the remaining people are standing near the walls to defend the invasion and to support the two Kings. Even with all this situation is very grave, as the enemy commanders are threatening our king to surrender or they will start massacre once they breached the wall of the kingdom and will leave no one alive. So the negotiation is going on there on the walls. ]
As the Three maids were talking to themselves Edward came behind them. after listening them speak about the situation outside He was shocked and became angry because of the betrayal of 20,000 people and shamelessness and ruthlessness of the enemy army. Immediately after listening to them Edward to a run towards the wall, towards the kings where the talk was going on.
As Edward started running a gust of wind was left behind, as the three maids were talking they felt the gust if wind and turned around to see what it was and all they saw a shadow running away from them towards the gate of the palace.
Maid 1: { Did you see who was that running towards the gate? doesn't he knows that running is forbidden in the palace. ] She asked.
Maid 2: [ I don't know who was that but the shadow felt very familiar to me.] She said in doubtful manner.
Maid 3: [ I think that was the Prince Edward, as i have been tacking care for him for past few months his back became familiar to me. so i definitely think its Prince Edward. But how can he run like that wasn't the prince bedridden for past few days. ] After thinking and feeling the back of the shadow familiar she said in happy and doubtful manner.
Maid 2: [ Now that you have said that i too think its Prince Edward, its quite shocking that he was able to wake that so didn't the imperial doctor said that the Prince won't wake up till few weeks as his health is deteriorating. Now seeing him Run that fast its looks like what the doctor said was false. ] After realizing who it was, she started having doubts regarding doctor's report.
Maid 1: [ I think the Prince had heard what we were talking and went nervous so he started running towards the wall to see the situation ans the kings. ] She said in shocked and hurried manner.
Maid 3: [ Yeah i too think so. I wish the invasion army gets defeated and our king gets back and as seeing the health condition of the Prince is still good it would be God's blessing to the kingdom. ] She started praying the God
Maid 2: [ Yes i too wish for our army and the kings to win. Our king has never ever used his power to do corrupt things in the kingdom all the people living here have been happy and there have been no complaints about anything. It would get ugly if Ruth family became the royals as they have been doing more dirty works in the kingdom. And i hate those all the who have betrayed the king at this time and in this situation. ] She too started wishing for victory of the army, then she started cursing at the invasion army.