The shadow guard did not expect that the queen would have her own guard as well, didn't everyone say that the queen was not favoured? That the Emperor would not care about her so why was a shadow guard protecting the queen?
Though the man felt it was a bit confusing he still pursed his lips and took a look around the surroundings carefully, he was here because he needed to carry out an order which was given to him by his master who cared about this shadow guard who was trying to stop him. His eyes flickered slightly after he was done calculating the distance between him and the Queen before he took a sachet out of his pockets and then sneered before speaking coldly, " Who wants to take a step forward?"