After the court session, the King returned to his chambers. While writing, a eunuch went in and bowed, "Your Highness."
"Has the sword of death assassin guild accepted my request?"
"No, your Highness," the eunuch lowered his head to avoid seeing the king's angry countenance.
"What is their reason this time?"
"My king, like always, they didn't say anything," the eunuch explained.
The king stared furiously at the stroke he made on the paper before he crumbled it into a ball and shifted it out of his way before the eunuch spread another sheet for him.
"What about the head guard who escaped that day, have you caught him yet?"
"No, my king. However, I believe they will all be caught this time. The Little Prince would surely come for his parents' ritual unless he's no longer living. As for the guard, I have the intuition that he'll also come," the eunuch said.
The king stayed silent for a while before he asked again, "my sister, has the Emperor not visited her yet?"
