When morning came, Rain returned to the throne room using his tunnel. He had to wait for a couple of hours before things began to move around there.
Rain didn't know if he should be relieved or not, but the king was still alive, and after he sat down on the throne, the advisors arrived alongside the royal guard and after an annoying time where they followed some customs, they began to talk, but Rain couldn't see Joanis anywhere.
"Where is that son of a bitch?" Rain wondered.
Rain strained his ears to catch any useful information from their conversation. Despite his hopes, the discussion showed no valuable information. Not a word about Branden or their future plans. Frustration grew within him, and he briefly considered the idea of capturing one of them for interrogation.
