The wind from the east

Back to Abel...

It was no secret to a few individuals what this hunting competition would turn out like. Joaquin would finally use the seal. Just like what Aries expected, a rumor in the streets had been circulating.

This rumor wasn't the sort that would usually talk about by everyone.  It was a rumor that was mostly discussed in the narrow streets, passing the message discreetly.

It said; the guerillas would strike soon. It didn't matter if there was some truth in this rumor or where it came from. What mattered was that the idea was there.

An incident as big as an attack on the crown prince or the nobles would only prove the freedom fighters were nothing but a group of barbarians attacking the royalties unprovoked. With a piece of evidence... such as the official seal, it was easy to pin everything to that notorious group who had resisted the royal family's ruling for years.