C196 An oath cannot be broken

When the torches lit up again and the order was restored, everyone quieted down. The two people in the encirclement had long disappeared.

"Huh?"

"Where is he? Why is he gone? "

"Did he take advantage of the chaos to escape?"

The city gates that were opened behind him were like the gaping maw of a ferocious beast, as though it was mocking the people within the Royal Palace