章 1155: The First Step

No one knew what to make of his announcement. The sovereigns were confused. The assassins were bewildered. The Emperor looked excited, and the rest were caught between states of shock and despair.

Seeing that the time to strike was now, he lowered his hands and continued.

"You have trusted me all this while to do what is best for the continent. Once again, I have no choice but to call upon that trust. Like I said… I have a plan. Instead of standing here and explaining it all, it is much faster to begin implementing it directly. And the first step… involves that woman, over there."