“The Jasper Palace,” Hadjar whispered.
There it was, his goal. It was what he had been striving for all these years, what he had shed so much blood for...
“Now we just have to figure out where to go,” Helmer whispered.
“We have to cross the inner courtyard,” Lathea whispered suddenly, almost in a daze. “Then go inside and through the central corridor to the Hall of Reception. From there, we can enter the Hall of Feasts. And through that, we can get to the Throne Room. That’s where the Emperor should be.”
Helmer and Hadjar exchanged glances and nodded in unison. While Lathea watched the patrols to make sure they weren’t discovered, the demon and the General tied their ropes together and threw them over the wall. Soon, all three of them were sliding down the wall.
The demon made a stran
