Chapter 346
“Okay, okay. Get out.”
Alec nodded and turned to Marx.
“I’ll take my leave then.”
Marx turned on his heel at Alec’s words and walked out of the room, thinking of Ming Hu as he walked to his quarters.
“I didn’t think she was one of them.
I wasn’t sure, but I didn’t think it was a trap like Alec said. It just felt like it.
“We’ll see.
It wasn’t something to be taken lightly and handled on a whim. Alec was right, time would tell. Marx dismissed the thought. But as he walked back to his quarters, he didn’t get far before he was forced to stop.
“Hmm?
Someone was walking toward you from the other side. The distance was great and the robe obscured the face, so I couldn’t tell who it was.
“Huh?
But within moments of that, too, the distance closed and Marx, recognizing the face within the robes, could not help but be surprised. At first, he didn’t recognize it, but not now.
Walking in the other direction was someone Marx recognized. A knight of the Knights of the Shield, the guardians of the royal palace, to be exact.
“Your Majesty!
That someone was Raen Elpanus, King of the Kingdom of Elpanus, the primary object of the Shield Knights’ protection.
“Me, Your Majesty.”
Marx quickly bent down on one knee in acknowledgment, and Raen, who was pacing in his robes, looked around in great surprise, then quickly opened his mouth and exclaimed, “I’m sorry.
“Hey, wake up! Come on!”
