The horses' hooves continued to clack against the road as Miel was stuck to travel with Herriot. However, unlike what Miel expected, the prince was rather quiet. He was only watching the scenery outside as if he had never seen it before. Somehow, Miel figured it should be because Herriot was waiting for something to happen.
...and something did.
A strange wave spread across the archduchy. Herriot felt his demon blood react to the rather oppressive power being summoned and suppressed somewhere. He then frowned and looked in the direction it was coming from. He could see the unobstructed view of the ducal castle from the moving carriage.
"Did something happen, Your Highness?" Miel's instincts were also rather sharp. He also felt the strange aura, but he had no idea why Herriot seemed to react to it violently.
