At the Luna's command, everyone snapped out of the trance they were in, with most wondering what they were doing at the palace ground when they had no business with the Luna or the alpha. The young ones who had made it to the palace were wondering the same thing.
It took a few minutes for everyone to comprehend what had just happened. The Luna was in heat and while they were not to blame for that, they knew this was the time the kingdom was vulnerable the most.
Everyone knew they needed to be more vigilant and their enemies knew this was the time they could attack and get away with it. But it seemed they were forgetting one crucial part of the whole equation. Darius, Carl, and Mikhail could run the kingdom just fine without any qualms.
They knew all that was happening in the kingdom and knew how to take care of everything.