A Deeper Conspiracy (3)

In the other room, the atmosphere was tense. Azrael was seated on a chair and kneeling in front of him were Astra and Rune, who each had their own matters to report.

''Your Highness, there is a royal carriage lurking in the area nearby. I am afraid it is somebody sent by the main palace,'' Rune reported.

The two people got up to their feet when Azrael motioned them with his finger.

''My Lord, the forests nearby seem strange,'' Astra's words got the attention of both the men in the room.

She had gone to the forest to complete her punishment mission and had killed a lot of feral demonic beasts but she had felt like something was very bizarre there.

''There is a surge of beasts,'' Usually, it would have taken her a few days to slay so many beasts but in a matter of a few hours, she managed to encounter demonic beasts at every step, ''They seem to be never ending. The deeper you go into the forest, the more ferocious they become. It Is almost like…''