Chapter 885

For a moment, no one spoke.

Though it had been anticipated that the new king of Westhaven would inevitably investigate the Fawnrun City incident upon his ascension, no one had expected Edmund to act so quickly. He had barely settled into the throne, which was still warm from his predecessor, yet had already begun the investigation, going so far as to imprison Liam immediately.

Liam had only just survived an assassination attempt, and his body had not fully healed. Now, with him thrown into the dungeon, no one knew if he could endure the harsh conditions.

Rafael finally broke the long silence, saying. "The second thing he will do as king is likely to directly confront Starhaven and hold us accountable for what happened in Fawnrun City."

'That's without a doubt," Jacob responded.

Carissa turned to Rafael, concern in her eyes. "Have Scott and Wilfred managed to infiltrate Westhaven yet?"

Those two members of the Septimus Tetra reconnaissance team were from Stonebrook District and had planned to return to their hometown after receiving their rewards. However, they had chosen to continue serving the court. After visiting their families, they immediately headed to Westhaven.

settled into the capital,

others with

people in as well. Altogether,

only had Wyatt, who was his third son who had lost an arm, as well as a nephew, Shane,

Greenvale City. He had been in office for ten years and had never returned to the capital. His entire family

aside from the Sinclair family and Heather, there were no other relatives of the

managing this situation. If His Majesty truly summons your grandfather back to the

unease still lingered. She knew that panicking would not help the situation. She needed to

was likely he would form an elite personal guard, which meant that this case might not be handled by the Supreme Court or the Ministry of Justice. It

could never fully trust. To him, they were outsiders and hard to control. He needed to tighten

now. Who knows

possibility, one

Rafael said, pausing as his mind raced. "This is likely just to appease Westhaven. After all, hasn't the king still kept Aurora alive? King Edmund seems focused on her too, since he captured

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