Teaming Up With System 225

To Be King (4)

Edited by: Kuro and Lille

I would like to thank 917brat and the other ko-fi supporter (anon), especially 917brat (who gave a whooping 60 dollars) for completing the ko-fi goal. TWICE. This is one of the chapters dedicated to these two Ko-fi Supporters! 

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When night fell, Grey, Noah, Abner, and Hartley went into groups of two and split up at Ameer's small mansion.

Grey and Hartley quickly moved through the shadows, bypassed any guards, knocked out any that got too close, and somehow slipped through a window that was slightly left open. It took about 30 minutes for them to infiltrate the central castle.

Hartley followed closely behind Grey as she knew that he was better at hiding his presence. Plus, she was just a commoner, she didn't have the chance to enter the central castle, nonetheless, the castle district, until she met Ameer. She could only try to memorize where they were going and who was patrolling the halls.

Luckily for them, most of the servants were asleep. The only ones awake were the knights who had night shifts. Even then, they weren't as diligent because the Royal Family's residence had never been breached. Well, that was until today.

The first place they were going to infiltrate was Consort Ceanna's quarters. Lately, she was attending to King Maverick in his room, as he was sick and wanted to be with his favorite wife, so her room was empty. It was the best place to go on their first night.

They were only scouting. If they found something, they would have to mark it on the map that Grey and Abner were creating while moving through the castles. Then they will come back together and discuss how they want to tackle the area.

The central castle was split into three sections. The first section had the audience room, the ballroom/dining room, and the King's study room. The second section had the different ministry offices, the library, as well as the reception rooms for meetings that had nothing to do with the King. Lastly, the third section had King Maverick's quarters, Consort Ceanna's quarters, and the princes' and princesses' quarters.

Grey and Hartley slowly made their way to the living quarters where the Royal family lived. The princes and princesses lived on the third floor, Consort Ceanna on the second floor, and King Maverick on the first floor.

They passed the first floor as it wasn't needed for them to search through.

When they arrived on the second floor, there wasn't anyone patrolling the halls. The knights saw it was unnecessary to guard empty rooms when Consort Ceanna basically lived with King Maverick. This was advantageous for Grey and Hartley.

They slowly crept down the hall and stopped halfway. The door was significantly luxurious compared to the rest of the hall, so they knew this was Consort Ceanna's personal room.

Grey put his ear to the door and didn't hear any movement. Still, he cautiously opened the door and peeked inside. No one was in there.

They quickly went inside and softly shut the door.

They were looking for any suspicious items or a hidden door. He felt a hidden door made more sense though.

Grey whispered, "Hartley, you look over there at that side of the room. I will look this way."

"Understood," She replied and got to work. She was doing her best to be as careful as possible so she was a bit slow.

He had Hartley check the areas by the dressers and closets. He felt it would be rude to open things and stumble upon her lingerie.