Chapter 710

The assassins had already led Michael and Max Lewis into another dungeon.

Inside, they discovered Daniel and his family huddled together–along with seven or eight women, some mad and others weak from illness.

As soon as Michael laid eyes on Daniel and his family, his expression darkened.

“Get them out of here immediately,” he ordered. “Escort them with the ladies. There are capital guards and Harmony Palace household soldiers stationed outside. They’ll be safe there.”

Women were also imprisoned in the adjoining cells, but they were all severely disabled. Some had lost arms or legs, others had disfigurements, and some had even been mutilated beyond recognition. Their wounds had been treated carelessly, leaving many infected. One woman’s severed leg had already begun

to rot.

When the capital guards entered and witnessed this scene, they could hardly believe this was a grand princess‘ residence.

It was more fitting to call it hell!

Pinching their nose against the terrible stench that wafted from the prisoners, the capital guards forced themselves to take each prisoner out.

In the main courtyard, Zane continued his prayers alongside several high priests. As the numbers of capital guards and garrison unit soldiers swelled, whispers spread among the nobles that perhaps the number of assassins was increasing too

Several ladies, led by Molly, wanted to flee.

said, “You can’t leave now that you’re here. You must see this through. Return to

like this before. Conflicted between the desire to escape and being ordered to stay, she began

assassins on the loose? Sacrificing our lives for the dead is utter foolishness! Why would compassion demand

you afraid of? Just look at Lady Fiona. She’s

truth, Fiona was anything but calm.

for many years, she was fully aware of all his plans and knew what lay in Eleanor’s dungeon. If those items were discovered, the grand

wouldn’t be able to escape punishment. What’s

smile. “If the noble elderly and young ladies are unafraid, why should

continue our prayers while they catch the assassins Harmony Palace

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wails of restless souls, like the world outside.

her cushion and murmured a prayer, asking the gods to grant everyone peace. and safety. Just as she steadied herself among the noble ladies, a man rushed in. He was cradling a child of

were escorting them, leading

the Sinclair family and her two children?

her

still swollen from crying. As soon as she entered the room, her legs

to her knees.

support her, “Quick,

Thank

Thalia said, her

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