As the Royal Gala ended, the Emperor and his family departed the hall, prompting the guests to leave one by one.
Royal maids guided all the contestants back to their quarters for a mandatory overnight quarantine, set before they could freely wander the castle the next day.
At first, as the contestants moved together through the ornate hallways, Leo purposefully trailed Lin Mu from a few meters away, as he observed her body language and demeanor.
Her gait was unusually sluggish, her feet scraping against the marble floor in sharp contrast to her typically silent and graceful walk.
She was an Assassin, one that was trained since childhood to walk without making a sound, and hence when she walked while dragging her feet, Leo knew that something was seriously messed up.
As Leo observed her more carefully, he noticed that her hands were tightly balled into fists with her long, sharp nails painfully pressing into her skin.
