"YOUR MAJESTY, we have received a report from Dion."
Nikolai immediately raised his head to meet Geoffrey Kinsley's eyes. He was still in the throne room because his meeting with some old and annoying nobles just ended. Geoffrey would usually wait until he returned to his office before he gave his report. But for the Paladin to speak urgently like this could only mean one thing. "What happened to the Crown Prince?"
Only the two of them were left in the throne room after he sent the knights away.
But the throne room wasn't as safe as his office and bedroom, so he addressed Neoma as the Crown Prince just to be extra safe.
"Apparently, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fainted after offering his blood to the Mother Hisa Tree," Geoffrey reported in a formal yet worried voice. "Dion and Jeanne have locked up Lady Wisteria, the mages, and everyone in the villa in their rooms for now."
