Silhouette

Chapter 10: Sunset

The group who were tasked to attack and distract Viola in the palace had already withdrew. No casualties were reported as they were careful on traps set by the Tanbrea.

The plan had been laid and was going fine. Gwyn's instructions were faithfully followed. The soldiers retreated to Belasa tower after a week.

Everybody was waiting at the conference room for news of the team who made quest at the dungeon.

It was the same time that Amanda and Threse arrived. They never mention about their failure to protect Gwyn instead they relay the information they have gathered during their quest.

The entrance they've searched happened to housed the training ground for the Tanbrea's hidden army. It was little bit far from the palace but if they wanted to corner the Lumnoux royal it would be the perfect place to start.

It was horrible as Amanda had described, human cages were lined having at least dozens or more crumpled inside.

"At first we didn't suspect that it was their training ground" Amanda started to tell them, while Threse had requested for a pen and a paper for her to draw a simple map she had scouted.

"We thought they were just ordinary prisoners but we stayed long enough to see what that was all about. There was a limited supply of floating white fires which lit the prisoners' dark body.

They were greatly muscled, but not all of them, there are some weak ones laid on the floor being kicked and thrown. Their faces were fierce and eyes were hideous along with their deafening blood-thirsty cries.

It was terrifyingly more of a torture chamber than training ground. There was somewhat like arena in their center with thicker surrounding steel bars.

The arena was there to test their strength with their one-on-one combat. We haven't reached the end of the cages but we suspect that it stretched to the palace. Their defenses are weak but seeing them trained without even transforming to their Lyze means that they were far better than us.

I guess we would be needing the other kingdom's help if we needed to succeed." She ended her statement with her suggestion. The nobles wanted to inquire more about Gwyn but both of them managed to divert the discussion to their findings.

A moment later they were distracted by the news that the others had arrived and one of them was wounded. Machi opened the door, Ethan and Sacho was on Kevin's side providing him assistance.

Their situation didn't matter, the nobles rushed to check where the young Queen was but they didn't see even her shadow.

Ethan had explained what really happened, that his chain of dome was mysteriously broken while they were underground which resulted to his failure to protect Gwyn. As the team leader, he ordered his colleagues to split and continue their mission but only led to additional disaster.

While he and Sacho was waiting for Gwyn to find her way out, Machi from a nearby entrance rushed and asked for their help as they were both attacked by Tanbrea. Ethan and Sacho assisted them and managed to escape from the Tanbrea.

They decide to go back to Belasa to ask for reinforcement. Although they failed in their mission, he gave assurance that Gwyn is still alive. Everybody from the conference room were furious and started to feel the anxiety as the royals were in peril from the Tanbrea's territory. Gwyn was indeed too young to handle the situation and to rule.

War has never been considered for generations. The best from the royal army was gathered but they can't deny the fact that their preparations would not be enough to win against the Tanbrea.