784 So Many Incidents

And that was aside from the incident with the Themiscan diplomat's execution.

Things had been going as planned until a group of exfiltrators invaded the palace on the morning of his execution, trying to get him out.

They had teleported almost directly inside the cell block and surprised the few guards around it. The cell was open in a matter of seconds, and they were working on freeing the man.

But before they could finish their job and get out of dodge, a thick blue barrier enveloped the palace, and they couldn't teleport out anymore. The origin of the barrier was still unknown to most, and they assumed it was a palace defence measure.

But Phoenix knew who had put this in place. Only one person in the palace was powerful enough to drop a barrier of this magnitude instantly.

She had tried coming in contact with him, to ask him why and thank him, but Aravelle was nowhere to be found.