The royal city is built in such a way that there is one inner ring to it that's its people called the royal palace.
And while the royal city has four cardinal entrance the royal palace only has one major entrance and it is placed between the western gate and the eastern gate.
Although the wall that separate and form the royal palace ring is a very short one, barely reaching up to three meters in height, the nobles leaving in this royal city knows well enough not to go near it, even if it seems there are no guard guarding it in sight.
The few that were foolish enough to go against that rules have gone to meet their maker. So it easier for the others to learn from the others foolishness.
After over forty minutes of marching from the western gate, through the royal city street, they finally reach the royal palace itself.
For the man they believe to be a demon in human clothing, the place this humanity saviour stays really is a humble abode, while most mortal kings and emperors would have built castle and mansions.
The palace is just too plain to be called royal palace at all. It even more humane than any other buildings built here in it surrounding of the palace ring.
A single tower, with about three floor, if the windows are to be believed, no paint on the outer wall of the tower, no fancy brick were used, in fact the windows seems to be made out of wood. The rest of the entire compound is more or less a training ground for the royal guards.
"Halt, the Red Grave has no appointment with the king today, so l will ask you all to turn back and wait till the king ask to see you" The right side soldier of the two soldiers guarding the palace gate said.
That if the little doors could even be called a gate, it a door that even a mortal child barely fifteen years could jump over.
"My gentlemen, there really is no need for useless killing, we just want to enter the palace and have a word with the demon that lives inside it, that all" Daniel give a big grin to the two soldiers as if what he had just said was not so traitorous and punishable by death.
"Major general Daniel, l hope you understand what it means to force your way into the palace without a summon" the left hand side guard said as they both place their hand on their gun and ready to shoot.
"Why don't anyone ever listen to a simple instruction nowadays" Daniel sigh.
Suddenly, the right soldier fell to his knee and start foaming from his mouth, his noses and his ears.
The second soldier felt his life flashes as he felt his neck been pricked by a needle.
"That because males are just stupid with their egos and prides and they generally don't care about their own lives boss" Lidia said with a hiss under her tone.
Few of the male in the group caught themselves subconsciously touching their own necks, breathing out a sigh of relief when they feel their own neck safe. No matter the amount of time they witness Lidia doing it, it still scared the shit out of one fourth of them.
"Ahahh, you pussies, afraid of little needle" Ian, the sniper said with mockery in his voice.
He understands their plight; he just does not care. Not matter how much you don't fear death, for a seasoned soldier like them the worst way to die is to be denied of a fighting chance or not knowing how they dead or who was the one that kill them.
"Since they are little, how about l put one inside you" Lidia replied with a ready finger on her flute like weapon.
"And how about l put a bullet through your own head, and you tell me how that feels, poison witch" Ian slowly unbuckle his rifle from his back.
"You scared of little needles now, oh great sniper, oh wait you already lost that title to a little kid, oh wait the current holder his even here and you have not dare to issue a challenge, is it because you already accept the fact that you are inferior. What a shame, I was looking forward to it" Lidia rolled her eyes at Ian.
"Stupid, that record was set years ago" Ian said without much conviction behind his world's.
"But it only took William two months of training to break the record you created with seven years of experience, it truly is a shame"
An outsider witnessing this banter between Ian and Lidia will probably think in any minutes now the both of them we go for each other's throat but the members of the Red Grave knows that both Ian and Lidia are two of the best trio after the King's aide.
The Sniper and The Assassin.
"Yeah yeah, you both are cute, can you both listen now" Daniel said.
"Boss, it's lying telling him he is cute" Lidia hiss out her last words before her eyes turn sharp.
She pockets her flute like dart weapon in her back pocket. And bring her hand into her inner pocket while bring out a pair of flimsy dagger that seem not to have any weight or durability to them.
The moment she holds them in reverse grip, the aura around her change completely, she feels and seems like a robot waiting to be given an order, an order she will complete with the utmost efficiency.