NEOMA wasn't surprised when a few of the candidates stepped forward.
[Good thinking.]
The guilty candidates probably thought it would be better to come forward after she promised that they wouldn't be charged with treason. It was better than getting caught later. Moreover, the guilty candidates were probably banking on the possibility that they could overpower her.
[That's where their plans go wrong.]
Admittedly, Neoma and her people didn't have enough time to investigate or do a thorough check on the candidates and their belongings.
But they had a reason for that.
Neoma laughed softly while looking at the seventeen men who stepped forward. "You might think the security here is lax. But did it not occur to you the reason you weren't thoroughly searched before you entered the palace is because there's no reason for us to do so?"
Most of the men who stepped forward flinched.
