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"Where could he have gone right now?"

Darcy muttered softly, closing his eyes.

He was considering several possibilities. I, too, sank into thought, but I couldn't pinpoint a single place.

"I don't know yet. But it's clear his attitude has changed. We should check."

We had to be cautious, though.

"I’ll head to the palace and see for myself."

"Alright," Darcy added. His reassurance was enough to put me at ease.

Even Bella, who had been enjoying the remnants of the festival by mimicking the sound of a flute, stopped and looked puzzled.

"What do you mean, sister?" Bella asked, tilting her head in confusion.

"When someone acts out of character, there's always a reason."

People don't change their behavior without a cause.

Ryan must have realized something was wrong with his plan by now. The delay in Marquis Ephecle finding Leshuan had stalled the rumors that were supposed to spread.

‘He probably has no idea that Marquis Ephecle, while pretending to be on his side, is gradually leaking information to us.’

Ryan was surely thinking of other ways to strike at us.

‘The fact that he came to the festival today speaks volumes.’

Even when the festival began, he opted for a direct confrontation. Seeing that he had placed people in the outdoor play where Darcy and I were rumored to appear, it was clear.

He expected me to be there, and so he wasn’t surprised when we met.

The reason for that was obvious.

He had fallen into the arrogance of thinking he could surpass Darcy.

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