39 Chapter 39. They have a letter (2/2)

He got up and straightly marched up to the grand staircase. He wondered where was Peter. He needed to talk to him about the thing he was having in his mind. If his guess was right, then Peter must have gone to the west side of the Palace, where most of the maids lived. One of the maids mentioned, she was her neighbor, then certainly there must a record of her being working somewhere in the Palace or anyone related to Palace.

Just anyone, cannot enter the maid's place. There were records of every person who lived in that part of the Palace. The maid's daily works and chores were recorded for the sake of safety of the royals and officials. He went down the stairs and mounted his horse. He gave a small pat at its neck and the horse, Stella started racing, in the direction her owner was guiding her.

Now, Evan was more than determined and stubborn to find whoever was behind this.

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At the dark forest:

A man raced up to the dark forest, changing his direction of walking sharply. He might seem like going in random but, only experienced people can make their into the forest. It was dense forest with a lot of traps in it. One wrong move or step can get you killed within seconds.

The man picked up his pace and after few seconds broke out into a full sprint. Finally, he reached a lake which was in the middle of nowhere. He doubled over to rest his sweaty palms onto his knees and greedily took in the oxygen given by rich vegetation around him.

Suddenly an arrow came out of nowhere and the man dodged it by a centimeter. Still, the arrow managed to tear open skin at his bicep. The man screamed out and collapsed on his side. Two men came up and dragged him to a small cottage. The man didnt fight and just let the people drag him to the destination he was supposed to go. When they reached the destination, he was lifted and dumped at the foot of a chair, where a woman was seated. Pure authority and doubt radiated from her.

”What do you have for me?” the woman voiced out in calm voice, which almost killed the man below her from how fast his heart was beating.

The man slowly lifted his head to see the woman's face and immediately scrambled up on to his knees and touched his head onto the ground. Staying in that position, he managed to gather enough courage to tell what he was doing here.

”Th-they have a l-l-letter.”

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