After Ireya ordered the camp to be set up, Thomas took a squad to patrol near the camp.
Alfred, the Guardian Knight of Miss Rabbit, was already quite old, and the young girl worried about his ability to handle physical strain, so she mostly didn't take him to battles anymore, only keeping the old knight stationed in Rock Snow City.
Hence, the heavy responsibility of protecting Ireya fell onto Thomas's shoulders. He dared not be careless, especially now that the young girl had become queen. Once other factions found it difficult to defeat Ireya on the front lines, it was hard not to harbor sinister intentions.
Historically, the battle for royal power has always been brutal, never lacking in various sordid means.
Thomas carefully searched around the lake twice but didn't find anything suspicious, people or things, and returned to the camp before dark.
