บท 144: To Ruin an Incompetent King

"How many hidden soldiers and shadow guards have we trained so far?"

Irion was stupefied with his master's sudden question. He counted all the current shadow guards in his training and he replied, "We have around thirty shadow guards, Young Lord."

Aster took a relieved breath, "That's more than I expected, good."

"Young Lord, may I know why are you asking this so suddenly?" Irion asked. Aster sighed and opened the drawer beside the bed. He took out a preserved, pink-white beautiful flower and showed it to Irion.

"I got this thing," Aster replied.

Irion remembered the time Jain told him that his master received a Gardenia of Blooming Desire by the second prince of Vassal Kingdom Rhea. Since it was a very important symbolism in Golden Camellia, giving it to someone that you didn't think deeply was just plain stupid.

'But there is no way that Gaum has two Gardenia of Blooming Desire, unless…!'