A sharp clang echoed in one of the courtyards of the Imperial palace. The maids all hid behind the pillars while the shadow guard who kneeling on the floor shivered, he knew just how important this mission that he was given was exactly but now all his efforts went down the hill just because of a stupid village man.
He didn't know why his mistress wanted to deal with that commoner girl but as a servant, he really didn't have many rights to save his life at the moment much less care about why his mistress was so bent on taking care of that girl. Thus, the shadow guard stayed where he was with his head lowered ignoring the throbbing in his temple as blood dripped down his face.
" You mean to say that you couldn't get the thing that I asked you to do?" asked Lady Su as she stood in front of the shadow guard, cold fury oozing out from every pore of her body. " I asked you to take care of that woman, once and for all and you are telling me that she is fine?"
