Chapter 228: Scared So Bad He Peed

The next day. Morning. Outside the main gates of the palace in Fioren. Rows of palace guards stood tall and broad-shouldered, their formation neat and imposing. The Foreign Minister, the Minister of Military Affairs, and other high-ranking officials waited at the entrance. On rooftops and upper floors across the street, informants from every faction craned their necks, watching. As the sun climbed higher, impatience spread through the crowd like heat. Someone suddenly stared toward the far...