The next day
As agreed, Emperor Vanish sent a few men to wait at the palace gate to receive king Sebastian.
Emperor Vanish was surprised that Sebastian had agreed to meet him in the Palace. After all, King Sebastian could only step into the Palace with a few men, and his safety could not be certain; the Palace could decide to hold him hostage or kill him. So it was safer for Sebastian to meet Emperor Vanish anywhere else in the kingdom.
King Sebastian arrived with only five men; when the guards at the Palace tried to collect their weapons, they refused.
"Tell your Emperor, there are just five men with me, but we would not be given up on our weapons. After all, stepping into the Palace is like stepping into a trap," the person who spoke was Jeffery, while king Sebastian just looked at them.
