The day had darkened, and the croaking of frogs could be heard loudly from the pond surrounding the court hall. Xi Feng walked past the court hall, her leg taking her to the other side of the palace she had on her dark cloak and a dark veil covering half of her face.
Climbing the fence, she placed her foot on the step and jumped down, she hid behind a tree and looked straight ahead at the king's chamber, which had palace guards patrolling about. It wouldn't be easy to get past them.
She needed to enter the king's chamber, and in just a few days, she found out something that brought her already shaken world crumbling. Roger had informed her of something she didn't expect had a link to each other.
"You really should consider attending that celebration," Roger urged as he dropped the letter of invitation onto the wooden table in front of them.
"And what benefit would that bring us?" she replied. She folded her arms, staring at Roger.
