Eloise executed a graceful bow and turned to depart when a sudden upheaval disrupted the calm.

A resounding crash echoed through the hall as the ceiling gave way, and a shadowy figure dressed in black descended dramatically. The assassin was wielding a sharp sword.

“Your Highness, look out!” Quick on her feet, she immediately raised her voice to warn Rufus of the imminent danger.

“Rufus! Your time has come! Die!” The assassin’s cry reverberated as he thrust the sword.

of light. As the radiance faded, the assassin’s sword had

that had impaled him, seemingly unable to grasp the reality

in disbelief, questioning how an assassin had

meticulously timed, occurring during Albert and Jaxon’s absence, as if the assassin had orchestrated

is the consequence of

causing blood to spurt from Rufus’s chest wound. Rufus staggered backward, eventually collapsing to the ground, his

converged from all directions, but the assassin

from the castle

Your Highness!” Eloise rushed to Rufus, who was coughing up blood. Each cough

Your Highness! You’ll be

urgently toward the door,

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