ASHER
I was only half awake as I sat in the meeting room and listened to the morning report. Jacoby was informing me about the investigation being conducted about the attempted k********g that’d taken place in the market, and the councilor’s dark eyes were glum as he spoke.
“We checked the identity of the kidnapper, Your Majesty,” he said. “They didn’t live in Anemond, nor did they seem to be residents of Wegalla at all.”
My brow shot up immediately. “Do you think they were foreigners?”
Jacoby nodded. “I believe so, Your Majesty. But without officially issued certification, no foreigners would have been able to pass the territory line of Wegalla.”
I frowned.
This was all very strange.
“Did the soldiers stationed there fail their duties?” I wondered as frustration rose within me. “Ho
