Chapter 79: Dead in Shackles

The sirens blared and the halls convulsed with magic as the mages prepared a defense and the guardsmen ran off to battle. An announcement rang out through the stone walls around him, and the voice of the man from the intelligence corps came seemingly from all around him, yet remained as clear in his head as were his own thoughts.

"The enemies have broken through the walls, and are now approaching the eastern lawn. They are not to reach the palace under any circumstances. All members...