Andrew noticed that President Beiru's steps were steady, but his breathing was slightly rapid.
It seemed like he arrived in a hurry.
In fact, that was indeed the case—
Not long ago, after Andrew was captured in the Royal Court, President Beiru immediately led people to pursue.
And then... they indeed went in the wrong direction.
President Beiru thought that Catherine might not act according to common sense and that it was likely she wouldn't simply keep fleeing west. He even considered the possibility of "Catherine running back to Warm Fire City to heal in reverse" and thus sent people to block the west, south, and even east directions.
But he overlooked the north.
In President Beiru's view, the northern part of the Royal Court is a vast uninhabited area. If someone kept heading deeper, it might further aggravate the injury on Catherine's severed arm, so he judged she would never run north.
