Border Protocols ( 360 )

Inside the Armand Estate.

A messenger bowed deeply before Garius, holding a sealed report.

"My lord?"

"Hmm?" Garius barely looked up from his desk, still focused on a different set of documents.

"A message from the Gaze City main base. An Amazarak woman is requesting passage through the border."

Garius raised an eyebrow but continued reading. "For what purpose?"

"The report says she claims to be Princess Zania's maid. She wishes to see her one last time before… well, before her execution."

Garius paused, drumming his fingers against the desk.

"Execution?" he repeated, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

Then, realization hit him.

"Oho~" He smirked. "So Javier left the gallows standing in Gaze City?"

The messenger hesitated. "It seems so, my lord."

"And everyone thinks this girl will be executed today?"

"Yes, my lord."

Garius leaned back in his chair, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.