Chapter 38: The Abduction of Sylvette LeBlanc

The news of Sylvette's kidnapping and the attack on the LeBlanc residence reached the duchy swiftly, carried by the urgent footsteps of Edwin. Perhaps he could have sent a servant, but obviously, he was too scared and anxious to think it through. At twenty years old, he had never faced such a situation before. His eyes were wide with fear as he ran through the moonlit streets of the duchy, his breaths coming in desperate gasps.

Upon his arrival at the citadel, the guards, recognizing him as a trusted figure, allowed him immediate passage. Edwin's appearance at such an hour was unprecedented, and it sent ripples of unease through the citadel. The news of his arrival reached the ears of Dinsmoore and Mariglen, who, in turn, went to awaken Duke Eleftherios.