King Edric was in his working chamber and unlike other days, Nicklaus Elan was there to help him with the work. Though the Commander refused to participate in any administrative activities, he can't defy when the King told him to help him with his work.
"I thought that His Highness will be back by the end of the week, Your Majesty. A new week already starts," the Commander pointed out to the King. "Is there something going on?"
"Do you feel like you're stuck here because Karium is not here to help me?" King Edric asked him back with an amusing smile on his face.
"That's not what I mean, Your Majesty," Nicklaus Elan promptly clarified.
Edric Maselli sighed when he recalled the news he received from his brother. "Karium ran into something and he might not return soon," he told the Commander. "He sent a guard to inform me and I sent the guard back with a few more guards. They might almost reach the Farcis Province by now."
