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walked down the stairs and outside and under the open sky where the contingent of knights were waiting on them. “My lord, we were expecting that it would just be you meeting with the king,” Allan said, moving to the front of the group.
    “Are you saying that after everything that has happened, you expect me to go into the lion’s den not only unarmed, but alone?” Ash asked in a ridiculing tone. “From the moment I entered your country I have been subject to nothing but displeasure so you have two choices. One take us to meet with your king or two leave and we will return to our room.” 
    “As you will,” Allan said, turning about before his face could display the anger that was starting to boil inside of him.
    As they marched through the town, Ash almost felt like a person being led to his death. Currently they were surrounded by over twenty knights and the atmosphere around them was anything but pleasant. The commoners would stop and watch them as they passed and just like when they entered the town, none of the faces looked happy to see them.
    Ash didn’t know why the atmosphere in the kingdom’s capital was so different from the rest of the kingdom. They had went through a number of small and large villages and while there were a number of unfriendly eyes turned on them, there was just as many or more who looked on them kindly, but Ash had not felt a friendly gaze since entering the capital.
    The palace was located at the far end of the capital at the end of the noble district. The closer they came to the palace, the larger the surrounding nobles houses and lands became until one had to strain their eyes to even see the house since it was so far away. 
    Emelia’s house was far larger than the others within her city and she had a large garden, but the house itself was placed close to the front, making it easy for her people to look upon it. It gave the impression that she valued and trusted her people, but the king seemed as if he wanted to distance himself. At that is how it felt to Ash when they neared the gates of the palace since he could not even see the palace.
    Eight well-armed guards waited for them at the gates and only let them through after thoroughly searching them for weapons. Ash held his tongue when he caught one of the guards smiling lecherously as he moved his hands over Li’s petite frame, but he was ready to act if the man tried anything.
    Once the guards were assured that Ash and the others held no weapons, the gates were opened and they, along with ten of their knightly escorts were allowed inside the palace grounds. From there, it took almost a quarter of an hour for them to reach the steps leading up into the palace itself.
    They were taken to a small room and told to wait until the king could receive them, though they were not left alone. Two knights stood at each door to the room while the rest waited just on the other side. Once the majority of the guards, left Ash turned to his wives. “Are you three ok?”
    “These humans dare to touch me,” Tolarea said, her face turning slightly red. “When we take the palace, we should make sure to cut the hands off anyone wearing the king’s colors.”
    The corners of Ash’s lips twitched at Tolarea’s words and the two knights in his field of vision faces showed a great deal of displeasure.
    “I must agree,” Li said, her voice much stronger than Ash had ever heard it before. Looking at her Ash noticed that her normal angelic face was pinched in what he could only believe was anger. “How could they treat the Maoh as if he were some lesser noble. It is inexcusable.”
    “I don’t think they really understand my position with the demon kingdom, nor how strong or large we really are,” Ash said, trying to calm the two women down. Thankfully Celina had kept her composure and didn’t seem affected by the days’ events. “That is one of the reasons we came here today. It is the demon’s debut as we reenter the