Once again caught and imprisoned, Eden silently stared at the ceiling above.
At that time, the Palace had already arranged a ritual to restrict the Ancient Language. Outside the Palace, more priests who mastered the Divine Path were secretly lying in ambush. After weighing the situation, Eden realized that even if he resisted, escaping from here would be nearly impossible.
Due to Prince Fluo's testimony only mentioning Eden, most of Arsia's other entourage were released, with only a few, like Eden, being imprisoned.
Eden surmised that this was because Prince Devan did not want to escalate the situation further and risk angering the Empire. If the Princess and most of her entourage were all arrested, it would undoubtedly damage the Empire's dignity and interests. The caravan leader, Bright, would definitely order an assault on the prison to rescue the Princess.
