They had been playing the world's longest game of cat and mouse, and honestly, at this point, the mouse was getting tired. Nina Zacharia had done her part, convinced she was the only one stabbing Remus in the back.
But in reality, every bit of progress she made became a stepping stone for Kaan to push things even further.
Back then, Kaan wasn't emperor yet, which meant that despite technically having an entire imperial army at his disposal, he couldn't just throw them at Remus like some overpowered warlord.
His father would notice, ask a few annoying questions, and—boom—game over. The entire operation would be shut down in an instant.
So instead, Kaan got creative. He combined Thessara's top-tier manipulation skills with his own military genius and managed to send just a small squad of elite knights after Remus. You know, casually.
