"Did I just hear Chancellor Rheinlander announce that a suspect has been apprehended?"
Bastion was visibly sweating as he asked this question.
Before he had seemed devastated by Jasmine's "death", but now that he was remined that his own a*s was on the line, it was obvious what he was thinking about.
"Yes. I'm told that the head of the kitchen staff disappeared right as the food was coming out. Regina found this to be suspicious when she heard about it and had her guards search for him. Apparently, he was attempting to leave the premises when he was apprehended. If it really is him. I'll use every connection I have to make sure that he never sees the light of day again." Avery said, feigning extreme fury as he spat out the last words.
At this Bastion gulped as Avery was exerting quite a bit of pressure only someone that had experienced deadly combat could.
