"Your Majesty… I am ready to accept your orders." He half knees facing Aolis.
"Rise! You already heard what I was talking about with the crown prince earlier, right?"
"Yes, your majesty!"
"Now, you can go to Black Mountain. Tell him I need his help. And ask your subordinate to find out who poisoned the Empress!" Aolis rubbed his forehead in annoyance because he felt his wife's security was unbelievably tight. Still, some people manage to poison his wife.
He felt like failing to guard her! All this time, he thought his wife was sick because of nature. Never, not even the slightest, that he suspected that his wife had been poisoned.
For the umpteenth time, Aolis took a deep breath as his eyes saw his trusted guard vanish from his sight. He stood up from his chair and stepped with heavy strides into the backyard. He deliberately didn't want to teleport to the lake, worried his brilliant wife could read how sad his face was right now.
