The Royal Guards kept moving forward without stopping. They passed through countless streets, went through Twilight District and Morning Star Region, and went to the center of Eternal Star City.
Thales felt downcast, and he was like a zombie being pushed to move forward following the others' steps.
Even though there were only about twenty of them rushing ahead, without them realizing, at some unknown point of time, the police officers and public security team that passed by them gradually increased in number. It might seem like a coincidence, but they kept appearing nonstop. They also chased away and blocked off the obstacles and crowd on the road without Thales' knowledge so that they could move through smoothly.
But Thales could not muster the interest to investigate them.
"Did you know that over the past few months, Mister Hicks has written me a few letters?"
Gilbert finally said something in the unbearable silent moment.
