Chapter 577

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Adelaide cleared her throat and said, “Let’s coordinate our efforts. I need to know which tasks require the Capital Guard’s cooperation so I can assign personnel accordingly.”

“Alright, Dennis, you could discuss the specifics with Ellen,” Lance said. “I’ll brief Gamma Adelaide on the case progress.”

“Got it,” Dennis responded.

After Dennis and Ellen left, Lance had everyone else excuse themselves, leaving the couple alone.

Lance pulled Adelaide in front of him, gently massaging her bruised eye socket, and asked with concern, “Does it hurt?”

“A little,” Adelaide said, pulling his hand away and glancing toward the door, wary of eavesdroppers.

“Don’t worry, no one will interrupt us. How did this happen?” Lance pressed, his face etched with concern.

Adelaide finally relaxed, sitting down and rubbing her eye socket herself.

It had indeed swollen more than this morning.

“It’s all Avery’s fault! He barged in while Paisley and I were sparring, and both of us got caught in the crossfire,” she complained.


“I’ll dock his pay,” Lance said, his voice tinged with both concern and amusement.

and Adelaide, his old

his pay would be worse than a punishment. Money’s trivial, but if Georgina finds out and informs his mentor, leading to additional penalties, he’ll be in real

threaten him. No real docking,” Lance said, aware

friendship, forged in youth,

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there’s something important,” Adelaide said, her

me to recommend Ulrik as the captain of the Lycan

perfect opportunity. Besides, the Lycan King’s personal guard, though technically under the Ironthorn Army, is


become an independent entity,” Adelaide

Lycan Erasmus’s decision to separate it is clearly to cultivate a core of loyalists. Ulrik’s

face darkened with indignation. “Some people are so odd–blame

what do you think people mean when

will spread and sound unsavory. If you hear gossip,

don’t care, neither do I,” Adelaide said, closing her injured eye as Lance continued

resist leaning

startationally jumped back.

will,” Lance said, amused by her stern, official

Did Lycan

to his seat as Adelaide

said that the families of officials closely linked to Madison’s manor must be probed and interrogated.

many. Brace yourself–most interrogations will likely


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