Prince Auten was overwhelmed with emotion. Then, he waved his hands. "At ease, all of you."
He stared at Master Magaera gratefully. "I'm appointing Master Magaera as Lord General starting from today onward. He'll be in charge of the entire army."
Despite being hot-headed and brash, he knew well enough that without Master Magaera, he would have never been able to become the emperor.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Master Magaera fell to his knees in appreciation.
Master Magaera was not overwhelmed with emotion. Status and power did not matter to him. He was only thinking about Empress Heidi.
"Everyone!"
Just then, a soldier ran in fearfully. He bowed to Prince Auten. "Your Highness, Darryl Darby… Darryl Darby has escaped the Sky Prison!"
When the soldier sent Lunaris General to the Sky Prison, he had taken a look at Darryl's cell. However, it was empty, and Darryl was nowhere to be found.
What?
Everyone's expressions shifted instantly.
Master Magaera looked especially frantic.
When Empress Heidi intended to sentence Darryl to death, Master Magaera had no choice but to go along with it despite feeling that it was very appropriate. The consequences might be unbearable if Darryl escaped.
After all, Darryl was powerful. He was also Prince Aurin's master—what would he do if he found out that Prince Auten had been made emperor?
"That b*stard!"
Prince Auten sensed the direness of the situation as he roared at the soldier. "What were you doing? The Sky Prison is supposed to be incredibly well-guarded. How could you let him escape?"
"Your Highness!" The soldier trembled as he fell to his knees to reply fearfully, "I was patrolling outside the Sky Prison the whole time, and there was nothing off. I guessed that someone snuck him out. Someone that knows the Sky Prison well."
Prince Auten's expression darkened as he fell into thought.
It did make sense that Darryl had been snuck out of prison.
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