"I, Cathal Bringe, the messenger of peace from Volar, with the power bestowed upon me by the kingdom of Volar and Lord Eldrick, declare that the kingdom of Volar is at war with the kingdom of Hollis." Cathal declared and held his sword in front of him ready to fight anybody who wished to attack him.Following his words, the four knights behind him too held their swords, their eyes sharp and on high alert. They gazed around the hall, counting the number of people who seemed to be ready to attack them.Unlike Cathal who was not well versed in the tactics of war and attack, the four knights who had accompanied him knew the stratagem and schemes of battle. They had already sensed that the number of knights they could see was not the correct count. There were many more who were hiding in the dark and the four knights had estimated their count and positions.Seeing the five people ready to battle it out in the courtroom, the knights of Hollis too steeled themselves, p

The entire arena was plunged into silence. Dimitri stood in front of all the knights in his army, with his hands behind his back. Although the knights could not detect his state of mind, they were sure that he was anything but normal and fine at that moment. His calm expression gave nothing away. But it could not be said the same about his eyes, which looked sinister and vexed even from afar.The Knights held their spears waiting for the man to speak. They had already got the news of what had happened in the courtroom and rumors had spread across the kingdom about the possible war between Volar and Hollis. They wondered if this was what their Lord would address seeing how annoyed and provoked he looked.Dimitri stopped walking on the podium and stood before his army, cunningness oozing in his expression. "I am annoyed." He started and darted his keen eyes across the arena, taking in the curious expressions on their faces. "And, all of you here must be knowing the reaso

Eldrick and Talay had spent the entire night coming up with plans to help Zaina escape from Hollis. They had to make sure that nobody got caught, while also keeping themselves safe. Talay had already studied the layout of the kingdom as well as the guards' location in the entire kingdom during his stay at Hollis. He devised a plan keeping all his findings in mind.While Eldrick was in charge of Zaina, it was he who was supposed to help her brother, Alden escape from Dimitri's clutches. Since Laurier was busy dealing with the spies, they had kept him out of the plan, deciding to intimate him later when he joined him.The plan was devised to perfection and it was be executed two days later. Other than the three men who were involved in the plan and Raelynn, nobody knew what they were up to, not even Eldrick's trusted advisor, Minister Oakley. Eldrick had made sure to keep their actions a secret lest he should raise suspicions among the people on the kingdom.

"Call the helpers who were in the record section. I would like to interrogate them." Eldrick ordered Leander. Leander was just about to leave to follow his orders when the Lord stopped him. "Also, I want your workroom to be cleared out of all men. I want to speak to the assistants privately.Eldrick's orders stunned Leander, and he stood frozen in his place for a few moments. He had no idea what the Lord was thinking and why he wanted to interrogate them privately. Being wise he was, he had a hunch that it had to do with the three assistants and one among them knew crucial information that Eldick could use to find the murderer.Seeing Leander not moving from his place, Eldrick raised his eyebrows. "Is there a problem?"His sudden question brought the man out of his stupor and he shook his head immediately in fear. "No, no, Milord. I will leave right away." Leander scurried away like a scared rat, leaving Eldrick with Kolan and Oakley. They were at the main secti

After Curtis left the room, Eldrick had taken his eat on the chair, while he waited for the next man to enter. The dagger, he had removed earlier, lay on the table. Eldrick had not taken the effort to put it back to its original place. As soon as the man entered the room, his eyes fell on the Lord's face before they settled on the dagger that greeted him wholeheartedly. His eyes widened in disbelief and apprehension, and he could move his gaze away. Eldrick was amused to see his reaction. While Curtis had been scared to even lift his head and meet him in the eye, the second man was completely opposite to him.He had not only stared at him without showing him any respect, but he was also gaping at the dagger. Eldrick cleared his throat to gain the man's attention. He was younger than Curtis and from what he remembered, Eldrick was certain that he was the youngest among the three assistants."Are you done staring?" Eldrick chided him and the man blinked in c