"C'mon, you've dealt with worse situations," the Seer steeled himself, his resolve strong as he walked past the moonlit halls toward the conveniently unguarded palace gardens. If a foreign intruder decided to break in at that moment, they could easily succeed.
The Seer prayed for such an intrusion to solve his problem, preventing him from confronting Ling Yue, who he last saw drunk. But deep down, the Seer knew that wasn't going to happen. Despite the glaring security gap and the large army of chosen ones the various systems had summoned, he was almost certain none would attack, even though it made all the sense in the world to do so right now—just because that's how unlucky he was.
The Seer tiptoed his way to the gardens, moving from cover to cover, be it trees or statues, attempting to survey his surroundings.
