บท 144: Satisfy his Greed

The confusion that everyone felt when they heard her voice died down when an arrow flew towards a minister, directly hitting him in the chest. Chaos ensued. Lyca didn't tarry. She ran towards her father and used her dagger to slash a man's neck when he tried to move his sword towards the emperor.

"Take him inside his quarters," Lyca called out to one of the guards. "Protect him!" Her eyes roamed around. Men and women were now panicking, as they ran towards the exit. The appearance of men wearing black made a lot of people forgot that this was still their empire, protected by soldiers and shadow guards. "Men!" Lyca yelled. Almost immediately five men wearing black appeared in front of her. The men bowed and waited for her order. "Make sure the emperor survives."