208 Boy Talk

"BROTHER Mikhail, have you heard the rumors going around the Royal Capital before we left?" Flint asked the captain while they were at the back of the carriage that would bring them to the nearest border of the empire. "A woman with the jet-black hair has appeared."

"It's probably Lady Nystrom," Brother Mikhail said with a smile. "She's finally back."

"But why did we leave without leaving a secret message for her?"

"We can't be too careless, Flint," he said while shaking his head. "Lady Nystrom wasn't trying to hide. That means she knows that His Majesty is still keeping an eye on her. But there's a reason why she's doing that."

His brows furrowed in confusion. "What's her other reason then?"

"This is just my hunch but I believe that Lady Nystrom is openly using herself as bait," the captain explained. "She's blinding the enemies with her brightness so that we can safely do our jobs in her shadow."