Since there were still two days left before the temple visit, Cristiano set out for the mission originally assigned to him by the King. Their objective was to track down the fae who were rumoured to be hiding near the borderlands, waiting for the right moment to ambush innocent civilians and patrolling soldiers. Though the royal guards had uncovered a few leads, they had yet to capture any of the culprits.
While on the mission, new information arrived from the palace.
Months ago, the western border had suffered a surprise attack from the Kingdom of Versalies. At that time, Cristiano had been preoccupied with preparations for his wedding to Marilyn—a wedding that never happened. Instead, he had ended up marrying Portia. With Cristiano unavailable, Prince Jackson had taken it upon himself to respond to the attack—and had done so successfully. Since then, peace negotiations had been slow to progress, partly due to the royal wedding.
