Time is ticking in Castlebourne. The palace's ministers and servants are ready for Prince Edmund's coronation to become the next King of Athalaris, the 19th King to succeed his late father, King Otto Reingard.
Since the terror, Edmund did not want to take any serious risks. He ordered soldiers to conduct an extra tight three-layer guard on the city's main street. This was to ensure his safety and the safety of the courtiers participating in the coronation procession of the New King Athalaris.
Not only did Edmund raise his guard, but Duke Howard did, too. He ordered the Phantom Council to be on standby in a place that was hard to reach by the palace soldiers, optimizing the security of this procession.
That caused Duke Howard's attention to be directed less to the front and more to the right and left of the road, looking warily at the city folk. Howard was sure among the thousands of people there, a few of them must have joined The Sun's group.
