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.

where Jovian was staying. The staff said he checked out last night,” the aide

night?” Austin raised an eyebrow. “Did he already leave

booked a flight, but he never boarded. It

booked a flight but didn’t board it?” Austin muttered, his

have happened

someone Dustin had specifically told Austin to treat with the utmost respect.

there anything else?”

I went to Boston’s residence, but like

“Find them! Search every inch of Celestria if

aide saluted and left in a

escalated into a full-scale city-wide operation. The West Lucozian monarchy had its own dedicated enforcement team, which

and cooperate fully. More importantly,

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

who, relying on his achievements, had flouted the law and allowed his family to commit atrocities. When the enforcement team arrived to make arrests, he

all his direct family members, including the official himself, were executed. An entire family of over 300 people was

whenever the team was mobilized, the entire capital city of Celestria

Warrick was engaged in live combat training with his guards on the

on full display, he wielded the long spear with expert precision. Even against ten guards, he maintained the

were all elite, handpicked from the best of the best, they were forced to retreat under Warrick’s relentless assault. Within minutes, over ten men lay

spear into the ground, then pointed it at one of the guards’

slack off. Now, you’re a bunch of weaklings. You couldn’t even block

all of West Lucozia

miserable, his flattery