Kai laughed, a rough sound that bordered on hyperventilating.
He couldn't tell if this unexpected turn of events was terrible,
very, very funny.
"The palace security has been compromised?
What exactly does that mean?"
"The royal guard hasn't had time to document an official
report, Your Majesty," said Torin, "but we do know that all
security cameras and scanners, including weapon scanners,
have malfunctioned.
Or at least that your guards are unable to access their feeds
at this time."
"How long have they been down?"
"Almost eleven minutes."
Kai paced to the window.
He caught sight of a groom in his reflection—a white silk
shirt split by a red sash that hung from his shoulder.
It made him think of blood every time he saw it.
He'd spent the past hour pacing around his private
chambers and avoiding his reflection as much as possible.
"Do you think Levana has anything to do with it?"
"It seems out of character for her to do anything that could
upset today's ceremony."
Kai strung his fingers through his hair.
Priya would have a fit when she saw him, after those
specialty stylists had spent forty minutes adjusting every last
hair on his head.
"Your Majesty, I might ask that you move away from the window."
He turned around, surprised at the concern in Torin's voice.
"Why?"
"We have to assume that this break constitutes a threat to your
safety, but we can't guess where that threat might come from.
"You think someone's going to try and assassinate me through
a window?
On the fourteenth floor?"
"We don't know what to think, but I don't want to take
unnecessary risks until we have more information.
The captain of guard should be here shortly.
I'm sure he has a plan in place for such circumstances.
We maybe forced to evacuate, or go into lockdown mode."
Kai drew away from the window.
Lockdown mode?
He hadn't known such a thing existed.
"Are we canceling the ceremony?"
he asked, hardly daring to hope.
Torin sighed. "Not officially. Not yet.
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