An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

The next morning, after breakfast at the West Lucozian castle, Austin tried calling. Jovian. However, his calls went unanswered. After several attempts, he still couldn’t get through.

“Huh?” Austin was puzzled.

They had made plans the previous day to head to Oakvale that day. Why was Jovian suddenly unreachable? Had he stood Austin up?

After thinking it over, he found that unlikely. He and Jovian had gotten along well and even called each other brothers. On top of that, they had promised to travel together and watch out for one another.

If Jovian had an urgent matter that required him to leave West Lucozia, he would have at least given Austin a heads-up. Jovian wouldn’t just disappear without a word.

“Could something have happened to him?”

Austin’s unease grew.

He quickly summoned his trusted aide. “Go find out where Jovian is. Report back to me as soon as you have any information.”

“Yes, Your Highness,” the aide replied before hurrying off.

Austin poured himself a cup of tea and waited in silence.

About an hour later, the aide returned.

“Well? Any news?” Austin stood up immediately, his voice urgent.

While waiting, he had tried calling Jovian multiple times, but there was still no response.

Jovian was staying. The staff

an eyebrow. “Did he

departure records. Jovian booked a flight, but he never

didn’t board it?” Austin

something have

a distinguished guest, someone Dustin had specifically told Austin to treat with the utmost respect. If something

there anything else?”

with Boston last night. I went to Boston’s residence, but like Jovian, he’s also

sharpened. “Find them! Search every inch of Celestria if you have

saluted and left in

now escalated into a full-scale city-wide operation.

to drop everything and cooperate fully. More importantly, the

be executed on the spot. Resistance was met with severe punishment-beheading at best,

case years ago involving a high-ranking official who, relying on his achievements, had flouted the law and allowed his

himself, were executed. An

Lucozia’s officials. So, whenever the team was mobilized, the entire capital city of Celestria was thrown into a

was engaged in live combat training with his guards on the

impressive physique on full display, he wielded the long spear with expert precision. Even against

handpicked from the best of the best, they were forced to retreat under Warrick’s relentless assault.

the ground, then pointed

“I told you to train more and improve your skills, but you all had to slack off. Now, you’re a bunch of weaklings. You couldn’t even block three

aren’t many in all of West Lucozia who can last three moves against you,” the guard captain said,

his