As soon as he entered, Prince Adam heard Eliott Garner’s voice!
Eliott Garner! He was announcing the royal decree!
In the spacious courtyard of the Palace of Wolf, fifty royal guards led by Pierre Calder surrounded Cecilia and others. Cecilia and the others knelt in a cluster, lying on the ground listening to the royal decree!
Julia was among them!
Even the four-year-old Phyllis was brought out by the royal guards, lying next to Cecilia!
Prince Adam stopped about ten meters away, watching from a distance, not daring to interrupt Eliott Garner reading the royal decree. His icy gaze fell on Julia, and his brows were filled with a kind of anger, as if he was disappointed in her!
Two minutes later! Eliott Garner finished reading the decree, put it away, and then looked down at Cecilia and others, saying in a deep voice, “The king has decreed, from this moment on, the Palace of Wolf is to be sealed!”
“And all of you!”
“As the family and friends of the rebel Sean, you are also under great suspicion of treason!”
“But! The king is kind and merciful, and does not want to slaughter the innocent before obtaining solid evidence!”
“Therefore! You are to be confined in your residences, awaiting your fate!”
With these words! He basically sentenced Cecilia and others!
Confinement!
Since Sean left Beijing, Cecilia and the others had been under the watchful eye and control of the royal guards. Their situation was not much different from confinement. Now, the pretense had simply been torn away.
Upon hearing this, Pierre Calder, standing to the side, felt a slight stir in his heart. He thought to himself, “It seems Sean truly won’t be able to return. He won’t survive.”
At that moment, Cecilia and the others lifted their heads, their faces growing uglier by the second.
The situation was developing in a direction they dreaded the most.
“Mama!”
Phyllis, half understanding the contents of the royal edict, asked, “They are saying, Papa is a traitor.”
“What is a traitor?”
In the vast courtyard, a deathly silence prevailed, only Phyllis’s childish voice echoed in the air.
The atmosphere was indescribably heavy and strange.
Cecilia had been holding back her tears all along, determined not to show her vulnerable side at this time.
However, Phyllis’s question made her heart tremble violently, shattering all her efforts in an instant.
Tears gushed from her eyes.
Her voice choked, but her tone was incredibly firm, “Phyllis, don’t listen to their nonsense.”
“You must believe in your father.”
“Your father is not a traitor, but a super invincible hero who protects our country.”
“Do you understand?”
Phyllis, being clever and intelligent, immediately understood from Cecilia’s reaction and words that “traitor” was not a good word, and the people in front of her were not good people either.
So,
“Hmm,”
Phyllis nodded heavily and said, “I understand.”
“Dad went somewhere else to fight the bad guys.”
“But these bad guys want to take advantage of Dad’s absence to bully Mom.”
Saying this, she stood up, positioning herself in front of Cecilia, stretching out her arm to protect Cecilia behind her. She looked up at Eliott Garner, her beautiful little face showing no fear. Biting her lip, she said, “Bad guy.”
“I’m here.”
“None of you can bully my mom.”
“I am very strong now.”
“If you dare to mess around, I will break your legs…”
Her childish voice, small body, determined eyes, and fierce tone seemed a bit ridiculous in this situation.
Yet, no one could laugh.
Eliott Garner lowered his head and glanced at Phyllis, completely ignoring her. He said to Cecilia, “Miss Moore, mind your words.”
“Sean’s treason is decreed by the emperor himself.”
“The imperial edict is here.”
“Merely dismissing it as ‘nonsense’ is blasphemy against the emperor. If pursued, it is a capital offense.”
Capital offense?
Upon hearing Eliott Garner’s threat, Cecilia, crying as she was, suddenly laughed. She stood up, holding Phyllis in her arms, and asked, “Where is my husband now?”
“Sean has been captured.”
Eliott Garner said, “Once we bring him back to the capital, the emperor will…”
“Bullshit!”
Eliott Garner’s words were cut off abruptly by a harsh voice.
It was Pupil Wolf!
Pupil Wolf sprang to his feet, his gaze locked on Eliott Garner. His clear pupils were reddening again, clearly enraged to the extreme.
“For years,”
“Sean has been fighting and bleeding on the battlefield, defending the territory, and protecting the northern border. He is a loyal minister and a good general. After a trip to Fort South, you label him a traitor?”
“And accuse him of treason?”
“Screw you!”
Pupil Wolf spat fiercely, his face showing disgust. He thundered, “What a bullshit emperor!”
“What a bullshit blasphemy of the imperial edict!”
“You arrest Sean with one hand, and with the other, you want to sign a so-called ceasefire agreement with the enemy country, the North Kingdom. In my view, you are clearly planning to use Sean’s life and the entire Bloody Wolf Group as bargaining chips to flatter the enemy!”
“You!”
“You are the real traitors who have surrendered to the enemy!”
Her voice was loud!
With the force of her potent dark energy, her words echoed for miles around, even reaching the ears of the common people who were blocked outside the Palace of Wolf. They heard her loud and clear!
Pupil Wolf! All this while, she had been a steadfast supporter of Sean, putting an absolute trust in him. Although she was a woman, her temper was extremely volatile, especially when it came to matters concerning Sean. She was like a tinderbox, quick to ignite and explode!
She didn’t care who Sean’s opponent or enemy was. Not even the reigning Padishah could intimidate her, let alone anyone else. She would face them fearlessly!
At worst, she would die!!!
The moment Pupil Wolf’s words hit the ground, Spirit Wolf and the others all rose to their feet, moving to stand with her, protecting Cecilia, Phyllis, and Julia behind them!
To insult the reigning Padishah in front of so many people, Pupil Wolf might not live to see another day!
But! Not a single member of the Bloody Wolf Group was a coward afraid of death!!!
“Good!”
“Very good!”
Pupil Wolf’s sudden outburst took everyone by surprise, including Pierre Calder standing on the side and Prince Adam standing ten feet away. Their faces changed drastically, while Eliott Garner sneered, “Claiming you are supporters of Sean suggests treason!”
“Originally!”
“There were no concrete evidence!”
“But!”
“Now, it’s settled!”
“Based on what you just said, you have confirmed your identity as traitors!”
Saying this, Eliott Garner, undeterred, waved his hand, indicating, “Arrest them all. It doesn’t matter if you wound or cripple them, just spare their lives for the emperor to decide their fate!”
“Yes!”
Eliott Garner was the leader of the royal guards, and the fifty people around were all royal guards. Naturally, they obeyed his command. As soon as he gave the order, the dark energy inside them exploded, and they all attacked Pupil Wolf and the others trapped in the middle!
“Move back, stay away from them. Your identities are special, they won’t dare to harm you for now!”
Giving a quick warning to Cecilia and Julia!
Then, Pupil Wolf and the others, with a determination to die, knew they were no match for the royal guards, knew they couldn’t escape their fate today, but still pushed their dark energy to the extreme, charging without hesitation!
Their idea was simple! Since they were going to die anyway, instead of waiting for death, they chose to fight back!
Killing one would be worth it!
Killing two, they would even make a profit!!!