"We received your signal.. where are the traitors?" a beam shot out from within the city, appearing at the entrance city gates in the blink of an eye.


    This beam was actually an object... A silver colored sword and standing on its flat surface was a Kingsguard, with his hands behind his waist.


    If he didn''t have a bulky build and a large tail swinging behind him, he would''ve passed off as a dignified scholar.


    "Lord Commander?" the Kingsguard whose name was Syrus appeared stunned when he saw the other party.


    "When I sent out the signal, I never expected the Commander of the Kingsguard would personally make an appearance " Syrus probed.


    "The whole castle is in a mess.. apparently the human woman we captured managed to flee from her chambers. The Kingsguard over there are doing their best to capture her before she escapes the castle completely. In his infinite wisdom, the Crown Prince instructed that I personally deal with this problems myself. So where is the traitor Eragon and his goons?" the Commanding Kingsguard gave a brief recount.


    "Over there " Syrus pointed towards Aiden and the others who were shackled up together. Seeing Prince Eragon in chains caused a satisfied grin to grace the lips of the Commanding Kingsguard.


    "My Prince" he gave a mocking bow towards him.


    "Tch. Keep on acting smug.. I wonder if you would still be able to do so after I reclaim my lost throne and have your traitorous head on a spike!" Prince Eragon spat icily.


    "Heh. You still haven''t given up haven''t you? so what if you managed to become a low class Silver General? it means nothing in the vast host that are at the beck and call of the great General Jazz" the commanding Kingsguard sneered.


    "What do you think you were going to do huh? sneak into that city and murder the General in his sleep? supposedly you managed to succeed? what next? you unify the Hidden Realm? let me tell you the bitter truth.. you are still a far way from leadership if you think that pipe dream of yours is happening "


    "Why did you think many people.. many soldiers such as myself flocked over to General Jazz when he raised the banner?" the Commanding Kingsguard clicked his tongue while shaking his head.


    "Sure the previous king was a virtuous man.. he was a scholar who wanted peace. But at the end of the day, he was something that we Winged Panda Men were not.. a weakling.."


    "Our race were one of the vassals of the great Ogres.. we were their blades and their shields.. in our glorious days going into battle.. spilling blood.. that was a duty.. an honor. But your father? he saw that as something to avoid.. he would rather we rot in this damnable place than take matters into our own hands.. that went against our principles and we could no longer take it "


    The Commanding Kingsguard dropped from the sky as his flying blade sheathed itself into the scabbard strapped over his back.


    "So even if this stupid rebellion of yours ends up succeeding.. you would never be king.. somebody would inherit the fire of General Jazz.. because war.. to conquer.. that is in our blood.. that is what makes us the Winged Panda Men"This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    Prince Eragon fell silent as his head slumped down. It was like the other party''s words had completely sapped off all the conviction brewed within him. Seeing this reaction, the Commanding Kingsguard chuckled gleefully.


    "It''s useless telling you all this since you are going to be a dead man pretty soon. Those years the General had no reason to put you down for good. But thanks to your foolishness, you just made things convenient for him "


    The City gates parts open as about a dozen of Silver Rangers marched towards where Aiden and the others were shackled up.


    "Take them to the dungeons "


    "At once.. Ser Lord Commander "


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    "You have no means of escaping human lady. Obediently follow us to the Prince''s chambers and you won''t have to get hurt " a Kingsguard said to the female figure before him with a grim expression.


    "That isn''t happened" Marie''s lips curled into a half assed smile as her eyes scanned the eleven Kingsguards surrounding her. She was utterly trampled whether it came to numbers or manpower.


    "Don''t think of this as weakness. The Crown Prince said to bring you to him in one piece. However if you continue proving stubborn then I am afraid we would have to use a show of force" another Kingsguard said.


    He happened to be the one whose arms had gotten ripped off by Marie. Although he tried to hide it, how could a seasoned Vampire like Marie not notice the hate hidden within his gaze..


    She chuckled inwardly as a crafty scheme popped up in her mind.


    "You want to kill me?" she peered deeply at that particular Kingsguard.


    "What do you mean?" the Kingsguard snorted.


    "I mean.. I ripped out your arm. Isn''t it obvious that you would like to have your revenge?" Marie smirked as an Hex pattern slowly took shape at the back of her palm.


    "The hell are you talking about?" the face of the Kingsguard went frosty.


    "Don''t bother denying it. I overheard how you wanted your revenge. Quoting you for your words, didn''t you say.. Have the whole castle be placed in tight lockdown, I am not going to let that darn human woman escape after what she did to me!.. oh and after one of your colleagues tried talking you out of it you replied with..Just say she killed herself because she refused to be the Prince''s bride. I heard the human race like doing that a lot.."


    Although Marie''s feet had been busy while fleeing, her sharp Vampiric ears were not fooling around either. Although she had been far away, she managed to pick up the last conversation they held before they gave her chase.


    Who would have thought eavesdropping was going to play out useful one day?


    "You schemed to kill the Crown Prince new bride?" one of the Kingsguard who had been absent earlier at Marie''s temporary chambers focused his attention on the guilty Kingsguard who was missing an arm.


    "She took my arm! it was only natural that I take hers " the one armed Kingsguard retorted sharply.


    "That''s treason! we members of the Royal Kingsguard swore an oath to protect the members of the Royal Family.. not bring harm to them in any way!" another Kingsguard sharply chipped in.


    "But they are not yet officially married according to our traditional customs. She is not yet a member of the Royal household!" one of the one armed Kingsguard''s supporter spoke up.


    "Didn''t the Crown Prince made it clear when the human lady was captured? he claimed her as his lady! are you trying to rebel?!'' the first accusing Kingsguard whipped out a long sharp spear.


    The one armed Kingsguard made to reply when a certain someone beat him to the punch.


    "Lest I add, he also claimed the Crown Prince is a disgrace who loves whoring around and increasing his harem. He said the Crown Prince isn''t fit to be a member of the Royal Household and is instead tarnishing the Royal family''s name " Marie smirked evily.


    Along the way she had ran into several chambers whose occupants were females from different races. Putting one and two together, she figured this mysterious Crown Prince was a womanizer.


    Although the one armed Kingsguard never bad-mouthed the crown prince, Marie felt it wouldn''t hurt to turn up the heat by a notch.


    She still needed some time for the Hex pattern she was sneakily constructing to take shape. Her escape depended wholly on its success and completion.