At exactly four o'clock, one of the side doors of the Imperial Palace indeed opened, and five garbage trucks slowly drove out.
Adrian Desmond spoke into his earpiece, "Get ready!"
"Yes!"
A deliberately muted, synchronized voice came through the earpiece; everyone was poised and waiting for Adrian's final command. They were about to take action.
In fact, they could have entered without using the main entrance; however, with the presence of His Majesty the Sultan for this mission, it would be more justified to storm in. Sneaking over the wall seemed inappropriate.
"Feels like I haven't been back for a long time..." Kiya reflected as he looked at the Imperial Palace where he'd spent half his life.
Thinking of coming here alone this time while his wife and children were still in Sileria City, he felt quite regretful.
No matter how difficult the process, one day he would bring his queen back to share in the wealth and splendor with him.
