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Lin Ke and Lia walked up to the front of the main palace where quite a few guards stood, their weapons pointed up and their faces facing forward stoically. When Lin Ke and Lia got close enough, the guards put their hands on the hilt of their blades, ready to draw it at the first opportunity.

One of the guards in the front asks. "State your name and your business here."

"Lin Ke, this is Lia. We're here because-"

All the guards immediately dropped the hand that was resting on the hilt of their blades. They all bowed. "Welcome Young Master Lin Ke. We've been expecting you. King Titalos told us that once you came, we were to bring you to him."