Chapter 61: Urgent Report

Last night, a noble—one of the more arrogant ones—returned from the auction only to find all his guards slaughtered and his prized slave missing. The gruesome sight shook the city's elite, and now, accusations fly like arrows in a battlefield.

Inside a grand estate, several nobles gather in a dimly lit chamber. The atmosphere is thick with anger and suspicion.

"This is an insult!" one noble growls, slamming his fist onto the table. His face is red with fury. "To think that someone would dare attack a noble's entourage."

An older noble leans back in his chair, his expression unreadable. "It's not just an attack. It was a message. Someone is telling us that our power means nothing," he says, voice calm but cold.

A third noble, younger and more impulsive, sneers. "Who else but the royal family would dare challenge us so openly? The guards were slaughtered without resistance! No common criminal could pull this off!"