A ruse all along

When the dark clothed figures saw me stand up and move towards the fourth prince, they had no choice but to come out as well and follow me.

Though they walked in a calm manner to blend into the chaos, their hands were on their weapons.

They didn't let their guards down for even a single second as they were prepared to fight their way out if things went south. Though it was clear that the first person that they were prepared to kill if things went wrong was me.

We just casually walked forward towards the fourth prince.

It didn't seem like anyone noticed what we were doing as we approached the fourth prince.

The guards around us were all focused on the bear that had appeared out of nowhere.

"Stop it!"

"Protect his highness!"

"Don't let it get close to his highness!"

These were the things that were said by these guards as they were focused on the bear.