Chapter Fourteen
After the shock of the murders and attempted murders of nearly every branch of the royal family, an uneasy peace settled through the palace. Roderick took over the role of Crown Prince, stepping into his father’s job. An investigation was launched into the murders. Security was tightened. Captain Gillard kept his head but spent as much time as possible outside the palace hunting for the killers. Some were easy to find, they were nothing more than desperate, hired men looking for easy money.
There had always been an underground criminal organization in the kingdom, but they kept their activities small and any killing was done surreptitiously and always with the tacit and unspoken approval of the king’s guard. The sudden blossom of death in the royal family was from an out
