We entered the palace through the front gate—which was massive, by the way. The place was impeccably clean and spacious, and despite the many people working within, it still felt strangely empty.
This only emphasized the sheer scale of the place. I noticed guards everywhere, and they all seemed quite powerful. It was impossible to discern their exact levels, but I could sense their auras, and they were formidable.
We walked to the main part of the palace, and there I had the chance to meet a person of great importance.
It wasn't the king or a member of the royal family, as I had expected, but a high-ranking officer in the army. This was the person responsible for commanding the entire kingdom's forces.
Even though he wasn't part of the royal family, he was a man of enormous influence.
He stood beside a table, studying a large map of the entire kingdom and its surrounding realms. He was a tall, imposing man with a sword strapped to his waist.
