"Summoned, huh?" Ashton got off the bed, "And you are the escorts I suppose?"
None of the men answered. On top of that, since their faces were covered, Ashton couldn't read their expressions nor could he use [Perception] to know whether these people were friendlies or not.
But he did have [Heatbeat Sense]. As long as they had a heart, he could know whether the fools were lying or not. That's why he asked whether the men were escorts of this so-called monarch or not.
"Who we are is none of your concern." One of the men replied, "What matter is that the monarch wants to see you. If you don't follow through with the request, we'll be forced to execute our orders by force."
[Looks like your guess was correct. It doesn't seem that bastard from earlier learned his lesson.]
