Future Empress

Clarity

A day before the royal wedding

Kingdom of Alora

The King's Chamber

"Honey...Did you see the matter at hand?", Masaru asked as he approached his wife who had been quiet the whole morning.

"Ever since that urgent dispatch came from Galilee, you have given the stones here a tough competition. Would you budge?", Masaru asked, trying to get through Mitsuki.

"I do not understand Masaru...How could we have been so dumb? Izumi is getting married to Kosuke tomorrow. Just now we received the news of it to be something more mischievous...How can this happen so quickly? I do not understand how blind-sighted Inko could be! Is she that desperate to become stable? She will sacrifice her own daughter!", Mitsuki finally explained her turmoil.

Masaru understood most of it and tried explaining Inko's perspective. "Maybe...as you said she is desperate for stability, she might have ignored a few errors and let things proceed as is...We all know she is not the best when it comes to expressing herself. Maybe that's what also distanced the mother-daughter duo", Masaru sighed.

"I thought she was better than this...", Mitsuki murmured under her breath. Masaru nodded and stood by her offering some comfort.

"Well we can waste our time figuring out what went wrong or we could act on what we know now! I will authorize a troop of 5000 men for now to reach Galilee to escort our daughter and another troop of 4000 heading for Lockwood to announce lockdown", Masaru explained his plan.

"I will then reach out to Inko...whose in the Capital and then provide this letter as evidence and request further help from The Sovereign Emperor Toshinori Yagi", Mitsuki explained her part.

They both agreed to each other's plan and left to have their task completed.

2 Days Ago

The Capital

The 8th Sovereign's Estate

Main Courtyard

"Queen Inko..do you understand the meaning of this?", Toshinori Yagi said as he held a piece of satin in his hand. 

Queen Inko bowed down, unable to discern if she had committed a crime or helped solve one from the tone of the Sovereign.

Toshinori gently placed his free hand on Inko's shoulder in a gesture of asking her to stand straight. 

"These documents will help us for once and for all get rid of All For One! That sick immortal fiend will perish! After taking countless innocent lives, his thirst hasn't been quenched...this cannot be ignored. He is finally in my grasp!" The 8th exclaimed.

"But, Your Highness, what is all this material? and who is this fiend you speak of? Please forgive me for my ignorance on the subject", Inko bowed slightly and looked up.