The intruder (9)

"... and I naturally stayed around mothers because Indulf is supposed to always be with me."

She had a perfect plan to overcome the crisis. Yet, the smallest mistake escalated.

Demien always worked closely with Indulf. As the right hand of the crown prince and the heir of the dukedom, he needed to stay closer to the head of the military which accidentally happened to be his dearest brother.

Indulf was a bit obsessed with protecting their mothers. He would go over the normal scale in order to guard their mothers. That includes training a group of assassins to protect them. But due to his absence, some of the powerful assassins have been brought together with him to fulfill the call of his sister.

"Where are the remaining assassins?" Callisto seemed to remember their role.

"Mostly injured," Indulf said gloomily.

They groaned. The assassins under Indulf were the most savage and untamed with high skill.