With the entire kingdom enveloped with unease and confusion, the council made a choice to focus on keeping the peace and order of their respective territories and clans while assigning the Deputy Commander of Warriors, White Tiger Logan, to investigate what happened in the palace while the residents of Agartha were in the Netherfields.
Late in the same afternoon, Clio and Reya fortunately regained consciousness together with the young beastmen who were appointed to stay for the security of the palace. Each of them explained their experiences to Logan, and the warrior repeatedly verified the details about what exactly happened based on the various personal statements of those in the palace.
"Commander—" one of his subordinates began to speak.
"It's Deputy Commander," Logan corrected in a low voice, causing the warrior to grow pale.
