Aldric and Marthis, who weren't even supposed to be here, as the king hadn't allowed them to come here.
Of course, they knew that someone would be keeping an eye on them, so they had even prepared people to fill in their places.
They had left two people, who had a similar body structure to theirs, to pretend to be them.
However, they knew that those guys would be discovered soon, so they needed to hurry.
And so, instead of teleporting somewhere far from Vaelen to observe the situation first—as they had planned—they had gone straight to him.
The situation, however, was far from what they had expected.
Now, they stood surrounded by demihumans, and those who seemed like guards didn't lower their weapons, no matter how harmless they tried to appear.
If anything, their grips tightened.
"Do not move!" one of them barked, spear leveled straight at Aldric's chest. "Both of you—on your knees. Now."
