Chapter 254. It All Amounts to Nothing

Something was off before they reached the room. A feeling pierced her chest and she wasn't sure if it was because of William in trouble, or because of the emptiness the hallways were.

The day before, the area was crawling with guards in every corner. Now they hadn't seen more than a handful since they left the cells. And the ones they did see, were too distracted to notice anything off. They watched the end of the hall towards where the main ballroom was as if they waited for something to come of it.

It was strange that no one had been waiting for them when they left the cells. Doris half expected to be ambushed and thrown in jail for killing the guards that attacked them, but no one had even been alerted of it yet. Beth thankfully closed her eyes as they stepped over the bodies after they left her cell. Her friend's strength encouraged Doris more than she had the words to admit.

Were the guards waiting to see if a new king was to be announced? Or were they waiting