Hearing her words brought so much satisfaction towards the guardians except for Killian. His expression remained schooled, as if Iris's decision had nothing to do with him. However, as the strongest guardian of the labyrinth, he had no other choice but to follow the queen's demand. It wasn't like he hadn't anticipated something like this to happen.
Lorcan, who was assigned to collect info from Asnar, shared his report with the newly crowned queen. There was no crown on Iris's head yet, but her presence alone gave others no chance to doubt her authority.
For the past two years, many things have transpired and changed during Iris's absence. The darklings had managed to cross the borders now and could enter and leave the human realms. Prince Rupert had ascended to the throne and became the forty-fourth king of Dravial Kingdom. Things hadn't been easy during the start of his reign as more darklings had been invading their land, harming so many people.
