Breaking out

Though Duke Yuletide said he understood, the things that he did showed that he was thinking the opposite.

After meeting us at the gate, we were led to his manor where he would be hosting us.

Along the way, we didn't meet a single person.

It was as if in this large Vayne City, everyone had disappeared.

There wasn't a single person who was walking in the streets, it even seemed like the streets had been completely cleaned up of any traces of people with how barren it was.

The fourth prince knitted his brows before asking Duke Yuletide, "What is the meaning of this?"

Duke Yuletide just calmly said, "The people have better things to attend to, so they aren't here."

The way that he said this made it sound natural, but it was clear that he had a hand in this. It was clear that he had made sure that not a single person would be here as I was transported through the city.