An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Hm?”

Even Warrick frowned at the news.

The royal enforcement team was rarely mobilized. When they did, it was always for something monumental. The question was, did a minor figure like Jovian Ballard really warrant such attention from Austin?

“Mr. Thatcher, are you sure the royal enforcement team has been mobilized? And it’s because of Jovian?” Warrick asked skeptically.

“Of course I’m sure,” Huxley replied with a grave expression. “I’ve just received orders from above. The enforcement team captain will be taking over my duties temporarily. From now on, they’ll have full control over the city’s defense and investigative operations.”

“That’s strange. Why would Lord Austin go to such lengths for someone so insignificant?” Warrick was confused, his brow furrowing.

According to his intel, this was the first time Jovian and Austin had even met. Even if they had crossed paths before, it shouldn’t have been enough to justify deploying the enforcement team.

It seemed Warrick had underestimated Jovian’s importance to Austin.

“It looks like Lord Austin is serious this time. Do you have a plan?” Huxley probed cautiously.

With all his authority handed over, he couldn’t mobilize any soldiers for the time being. That left him feeling uneasy.

“There’s no need for a plan,” Warrick replied coolly. “Just act like this never happened because we wiped out all traces. Even the enforcement team won’t find anything linking us to this.”

sent nameless assassins without identification

meticulously scrubbed away, leaving no loose ends. Jovian’s body had been incinerated and burned to nothing-no corpse, no proof, nothing left

enforcement team started an investigation, they couldn’t

moment before he regained his

known for their methods. If they uncover even the smallest clue, it could spell trouble for us,” Huxley said with

you’ve slipped up, there’s no way they’ll find

a sideways. glance. “Let me ask again-can

thin with me. I trust they won’t leak a thing. What I’m worried about are the assassins you sent.

out of West Lucozia last night. Even if the enforcement team had supernatural abilities, they still wouldn’t be able to track them beyond our borders,”

out a sigh of relief. “Still, just to be safe, we should coordinate our stories. If

being overly cautious. We’ve covered our tracks perfectly. Their investigation will hit a dead end.

rather be paranoid than careless,” Huxley

His anxiety only grew when they temporarily took over the city’s defense operations. That was why he had

he finally

room inside the West Lucozian castle with a dark

Crux, captain

people after leaving the castle. I suspect his disappearance is connected to

icy. By now, he was