"No, Your Majesty, you cannot take him away!"
Once he lost his composure, Ian took a step forward. He even forgot how horrifying Chapman Lampard was and was completely unaware that the man in front of him was the highest ruler in the kingdom.
"You cannot take Prince Thales away!"
Count Nazaire furrowed his eyebrows slightly and said softly to Lisban, who was beside him, "How strange."
"Yes." Amid the solemn atmosphere, Regent Lisban also revealed a puzzled expression. "Once the hostage prince falls into the king's hands, the tables would turn. But…
"What makes the sagacious and shrewd Lampard think that we, Dragon Clouds City, would submissively hand over the hostage?"
"Unless..." Count Nazaire narrowed his eyes. "He has something on us that would force us to give in to him."
No one noticed that Lisban held his breath for a moment.
