CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FOURTEENLucian remained in his position as he watched the Councilman who angrily walked toward the exit of the King’s room, a few steps ahead of the guards who struggled to catch up with him. He grunted while he moved to an increasing speed, and just when he was about to walk past Lucian, he felt that sudden sensation that made him stop instantly while he looked at Lucian, whom he was unable to see.At that moment, the soldiers walking behind him were able to catch up with him after taking a few steps, and they stopped to catch their breath.“Is everything okay, Lord Ivan?” Asked one of the soldiers who trailed in the direction of his eyes, wondering what he was looking at, but the councilman ignored him and continued staring as though his life depended on it.Unable to get rid of the strange feeling that engulfed him instantly, he took three steps closer to Lucian and stood a few inches away from him, looking at his invisible face while Lucian struggled not

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND SIXTEENLord Ivan sniggered with a vile expression on his face, nodding in confidence while the other man stared at him with curiosity, wondering what he was up to.“What do you plan on doing?” The Healer asked, seeming a bit wary of how dangerous the councilman was, but all he got was a continuous snigger, making him more nervous even though the intended actions were not meant for him.“I need you to do what I have asked you to do, Elder Enzo. We have a meeting tonight, and we shall discuss the rest of the details of our mission at the venue. Inform the others that no one should be late, and we should all endeavor to remain unsuspicious until all of this is over. We shall surely have victory.” Lord Ivan nodded in confidence while Elder Enzo bowed down slightly toward him.Even though Lucian stood close to them silently, listening to everything they said, he was very restless and had several thoughts running through his mind.“Someone is coming! Quickly! Hide!”

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENGeneral Hector grunted angrily while he glared at his eyes as though Lord Ivan was standing in front of him. Slowly, he returned his sword to his sheath and sighed heavily to get rid of some of the anger boiling inside him.“Go to a safe place, General. Somewhere we can talk without being heard or even seen. I will be right behind you.” Lucian urged the general, who looked around for a while before he began to swiftly walk toward the weaponry by the other end of the palace. The distance from where he began his movement to the weaponry was about two hundred steps apart, but he was certain that it was the only safe place.Lucian was patiently walking behind him until he stopped in front of the door, and looked to his right, and then to his left. He pulled out a huge key hanging around his neck and quickly unlocked the door before pushing it open with both hands.He walked in almost immediately and gave way for Lucian to walk in, even though he wasn’t able

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND TWENTYGeneral Hector remained silent for a while, still giving the words he heard from Lucian so much thought. There were so many ideas going on in his mind, but he was unable to make up his mind on which of them he was going to think of particularly.Realizing that his mind was restless and he had some other thing that troubled him, he sighed heavily and decided to move his entire focus to the thought that seemed to be more pressing than the others, which he felt were secondary even though they were still relevant.“We have to get Elder Enzo, Lucian. You have to help me get him at once. He is going to be the key to exposing the plans of Lord Ivan and whoever he has been plotting this evil with.” General Hector paused for a few seconds, waiting to hear from Lucian, who saw the desperation on his face and couldn't bring himself to say no to him, especially after witnessing some of the terrible things that occurred to him.“Please, Lucian. Don’t say no, I beg you

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWOLucian stood still for a while, looking around while he waited eagerly for the General, who was nowhere to be found. His ears were met with the sound of water cascading at a distance not too far away from him, and he could also hear the sound of rustling leaves from the umbrella trees that were planted behind the palace, very close to the gardens that had beautiful flowers that caught his attention.He had never been to the palace before, and he couldn’t stop himself from admiring the beautiful rose flowers that were planted in the garden, alongside the lovely hibiscus that were few, yet enough to startle a bright reaction on the face of anyone who truly loved nature.“Where is the General?” Lucian whispered after a while, looking around while he searched for the General who still refused to show up, giving him another reason to doubt the little trust he had for him.At that point, Lucian became a bit restless. He knew that he had spent so much time