In the council hall of Hell Monarch Estate, Jacobid out the profiles of the three female officials: Penny Durham, Yuna Rutherford, and Yasmine Stein.


    "These three are Grand Princess Lisandra''s close confidants. In Westhaven, women rarely hold important government positions. However, Ms. Durham was the first female official to rise to a fifth-rank position.


    "Grand Princess Lisandra highly favors her. Next is Ms. Stein, the legitimate daughter of the head of Westhaven''s Stein family. Marshal Liam''s wife is her aunt. Finally, there''s Ms. Rutherford. Shees from amoner background and earned her ce by topping the women''s imperial exams. She''s been working alongside Grand Princess Lisandra on state affairs. All three have been with the grand princess since theirte king''s time, and our investigation shows they are all highly loyal to her."


    Rafael picked up the documents, carefully scanning the details-names, ages, personalities, backgrounds, family information, when they started their careers, and what they had done. After reading through them, he turned his attention to Penny''s profile. "She''s been with Grand Princess Lisandra the longest and has always been loyal, so it''s unlikely to be her," Jacob pointed out.


    "She served as a female official by thete crown prince''s side for two years?" Rafael asked, looking up.


    Jacob nodded. "Yes. She was selected by Grand Princess Lisandra, and was sent to thete crown prince''s side. Much like us in Starhaven, a crown prince has his own smaller court to handle administrative affairs, which helps him with the transition... oh!" His eyes widened in realization.


    "She served by Prince Arthur''s side for two years and was loyal to him. That means she''s likely to support King Edmund and Mr. Stellwyn! She''s in the pro-war faction."


    "Where''s Travis?" Rafael said immediately. "Have him drop by Concord Lodge and inform Carissa and Violet about this. Tell them to keep a close watch on Penny. Also, they should monitor Grand Princess Lisandra''s condition closely."


    He couldn''t go himself. As the lead negotiator, the Westhaven envoys would be wary if he appeared at Concord Lodge in person.


    Travis was stationed by the door of the council hall. Everett said he should be on stand-by there when he had no pressing matters to attend to.


    Upon hearing Rafael''s instructions, Travis immediately said, "I''ll go right away."Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org


    With that, he dashed off like the wind, disappearing in an instant.


    Winona sighed. "The unfortunate part is that we can''t send anyone to secretly monitor Concord Lodge."


    "That wouldn''t be a good idea," Everett said. "If you send someone to spy and eavesdrop during the negotiations and they find out, they''ll think we''re trying to pry into their private discussions. That won''t help the peace talks." "Yes, sir," Winona replied.


    Afterward, she excused herself to use the restroom and left.


    Meanwhile, Travis had already saddled up and was galloping toward Concord Lodge.


    At Concord Lodge, Carissa didn''t take immediate action after she finished talking with Aria. Instead, she made sure to find out who was opposed and who supported Lisandra''s ns. Once she had the information, she told Aria that if they needed to summon Sebastian once the discussion was over, they could send for him at once.


    After returning to their quarters, Carissa and Violet immediately discussed the matter. Violet''s expression darkened as she listened. "What should we do? Could this be a trap?"


    Carissa shared her concerns. Right now, the Westhaven envoys were divided-some supported Lisandra, and others opposed her. Without being sure whether Lisandra was in danger, they couldn''t just force a physician inside. If there was any conflict and Lisandra emerged unharmed, it would blow up into a huge issue.


    Even if Lisandra was truly unconscious, it might still be a scheme. Someone could have poisoned her to make her appear i waiting for the right moment to force out the opposition. Once they had the physician in ce, they could treat her and clear the poison, making it look like nothing


    happened.


    The situation was tricky.


    Still, a decision had to be made no matter how difficult. If it turned out to be true and Lisandra was in danger of dying here, the pro-war faction would seize the opportunity to take control of the negotiations. They would push for one thing only-war.