"I have already verified it, Lord Edwell, the secret passage is still passable," the aged Suzz excitedly spoke out.
"Once the capital is taken, I will report your merit to His Holiness the Pope," Edwell nodded, then began explaining to the bewildered bishops.
Few knew that Prince Harold, to avoid a fatal defeat in the struggle for the throne, had specifically constructed a hidden passage beneath the capital.
The entrance was within a deep well in the slums of the capital, while the exit lay in the dense woods near the west gate.
Only the Prince and a few trusted aides were privy to this information.
Unfortunately, when the Evil God believers launched their surprise assault on the capital, the Prince was ambushed on his way to the secret passage by two squads of gunmen from both front and rear, and along with his trusted aides, he died in the hail of bullets.
Only Suzz, who had been ordered to guard the exit, had escaped doom.