Royal Palace, Noble District.
At the same time the madness is happening, the nobles looked at the rising smoke from distances with restless expressions plastered on their face. They're waiting for the so-called counterattack that has yet to happen.
With each passing second, the enemy has gotten closer. The Royal Guards had a lot to do in terms of battle preparation. Although their highest leader in command, Philip, is nowhere to be seen, he leaves them with a defensive measure and strategy to be used. Royal Guards still has a decent line of leadership to take over Philip's position.
Obviously, Philip doesn't tell his subordinates that he is fleeing away. Instead, he convinces them that he is on the mission of securing the safety of the new king. He promised them that he would return as soon as possible which was not considered a lie since the context of the promise does not specify a limit for 'quickly'.
