The Thousand Year Dynasty
22. New Information
Then they escorted Talos into the cave at the base of the Star Alcove, to inspect the sealed walls inside. Rafa, Couran, and Go.
While Aksa, Nata, Lucia, Orland, and Luque, along with Yvvone and Seigfried, held a meeting in Aksa and Nata's tent. To deliver the news they both got from Elbrasta kingdom.
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"So what do you want to tell me, Miss Yvvone?" Lucia asked as they all sat comfortably inside the tent.
"This morra will tell the story" Yvvone stared at Seigfried.
"Why should I? Just you" replied Seigfried who looked shocked and upset.
"I gave him a chance. Basic man does not have a future" Yvvone later said. Which was only responded to with a confused look by the others. "All right then. I'll tell you the story" he continued.
"Maybe you've heard of the Elbrasta rebellion. And the defeat of the court" Yvvone said again.
"We've heard it" Orland replied.
"We were almost two more weeks in town, when it happened" Yvvone continued. "And while we were looking for information about the Eight Guards, we were also unintentionally informed about what was going on in the city. That said, the uprising was a covert coup" he explained later.
"You mean?" Lucia did not seem to understand the intent of Yvvone's words.
"So this Morra," Yvvone pointed towards Seigfried, "he knew an Underworld Liaison who worked for people within the kingdom. It's Sefier" he added.
"Oh, I know that guy. He is the new king's advisor" Lucia said.
"But it's not unusual for people in the kingdom to have any connection with the underworld. What else is an advisor" Orland added.
"Yes, I will not judge you, man, as strange or not, but some of the command given by Sefier to the Liaison, to help the rebels" Yvvone continued.
"meaning?" Orland and Lucia asked almost simultaneously.
"His Majesty, ordered the guild of fighters and underworld hunters to smuggle weapons from the Estrinx region and the Cilum region, to the Roxan and Voryn families" suddenly Seigfried, who looked impatient, tried to explain.
"I said, you better tell me" Yvvone said tightly.
"So you mean, Sefier gave the nobles a weapon to nullify the palace?" Orland asked as if he was making sure.
"Yes, Mr. Orland. Even according to my acquaintances, the Counselor also sent a secret scroll to the Roxan family. And out of curiosity, my acquaintance tried to open it and look at it, before then closing it back with a mock seal" Siegfried told me. "And the scroll contains a map of the palace's secret passage" he added.
"really?" Orland was quite surprised. "My suspicions have always been with Grevier only. I can't believe it" he said later.
Lucia was silent. It was as if he was imagining something.
"If that be the case, the Counselor always uses on behalf of Mr. Grevier for his orders and requests in the underworld. Whether that's the truth or not" Siegfried explained. "Then, my group was also told on behalf of Mr. Grevier when he had to make an arrest on this one Elf" he continued, staring at Yvvone who was also looking back cynically.
"So they're both related?" This time Lucia asked with a face of disbelief.
Seigfried did not answer.
"Then did you hear about Grevier, when the palace was breached?" Orland asked later.
"We only heard that the king died during the attack. That's all" Seigfried replied quickly.
Lucia, who was silent again, looked anxious. Then he looked at Nata who had not said a word. He seems to be thinking.
"Do you think they're planning all the moves on this land, Nat?" Aksa asked as she looked towards Nata. From the face made by Nata, he knew that his best friend was experiencing confusion.
"Eitherway. It seems like there is still a mismatch between the bracelet search plan and the problem in Elbrasta kingdom" Nata replied doubtfully. An attitude that he rarely shows.
"Then, did you get any information about the people who were collecting Scion's bracelets?" Nata continued with a question to Yvvone and Siegfried.
"Yes. Not much, but still helpful. Now it is certain, that the Eight Guards who had been looking for the bracelets" Yvvone said "we also managed to find out who their members were. Let's get the paper rolls out" he continued while commanding Seigfried.
Then grumbling, Siegfried took out a roll of paper from inside his sling bag. And then hand it over to Orland. The person who sits closest to you.
"How did they find the bracelet?" Nata continued his question as Seigfried took out the paper roll.
"Eitherway. For that I don't know yet" Yvvone immediately replied.
"What do you mean by that bracelet, is the Azuar bracelet?" Ask Luque then. Because he heard something he knew.
"Do you know anything about the bracelet?" Nata immediately asked. He and Yvvone look forward to Luque knowing something.
"I see, Miss Stellar herself hid it. No one knew of his position" Luque replied.
"If that we knew. But the thing is, there are now people who can find those bracelets and are collecting them back" Nata retorted.
"Try to collect the bracelets of the Azuar clan?" Luque looked surprised to hear this. "The bracelets are very dangerous weapons" he added later.
"really. And how do you think they found it?" Nata answered, which he connected with the question.
Luque looked to frown his forehead. Then shut up like you're remembering something.
"But this is only seven" Aksa suddenly said after he read the contents of the scroll from Seigfried earlier. To the surprise of others in the camp.
"What's seven, Aks?" Nata looks curious.
"Members of the Eight Guards, why his number is seven" Aksa answered Nata's question. As if it was more important than how the loose knight group found Scion's bracelet.
"If it's just because of that, why do you have to act so much like that anyway, Aks?" Nata looks sewot.
"True, they're only seven. Because their last member was the adjutant of the Advisory Lord. Getjza lady named Edea" Seigfried replied.
"Oh, I've seen that woman" Orland was like trying to prove Edea's existence.
Then Luque was surprised after he bent his head to read the contents of the paper roll held by Aksa next to him.
"Why, miss Luque?" Nata who accidentally saw it, looked curious when he found Luque's attitude.
"No. I only found the names of people I knew on the list" Luque replied.
"Who?" Yvvone quickly asked. Because it's possible that what Luque knows could be a new lead for him.
"Noel. But she is an Elf of the Vaelum clan" Luque replied later.
"The "Group of the Eight Guards is made up of different kinds of people. There's Morra, Narva, Getzja, and Seithr. But there are no Elves or Yllgarian" Seigfried explained.
"Maybe it's just the same name" Luque said later.
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