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pauses for a brief second to measure Adrian and his stance. “It always seems to amaze me.” 
    Only because the king expected a response, Adrian replies, “What is that, my lord?” 
    “How emotionless Sicarius can be.” 
    “The training makes us this way, sir. It has always been this way,” Adrian answers. 
    “I know. It just leaves me with much curiosity. Now, Head Lion Ambrose is the best. He has no emotion, no ambition. He is just a killing machine that will do anything I command of him. If I tell him to kill himself, he will, like all other Sicarius. Although there is something more to him, I do not know what, but this is why he was made head lion. This is why he is the best. Even my father saw this as Ambrose was growing, and my father was dying.” 
    The king continues, “He just happens to leave us with no reason. I do not think so. I know I do not need to explain myself to any; but I will anyways. I need to ask him what happened. Why did he leave us? Just out of curiosity. After the questions, he will be executed. I need to make sure this never happens again. You are to tell the other lion that is to accompany you this information as well. The rules still stand, There shall not be any conversations between you two outside of this subject and the mission at hand. Am I understood?” The king is still trying to stay in control of the situation. With this said, he will have no choice but to stop being suspicious. He has an answer, the king reflects to himself. 
    The king knows even the Sicarius might break the rules once every so often to talk among one another, but only if it is an extreme case. One of the rules to be a Sicarius is that none will talk among one another unless on a mission, and there, they are only to talk of the mission at hand. This might be one of the extreme times they will break the rules, only if the king did not give Adrian a reason for his actions. 
    “Yes, of course, my king. Where and when do we begin?” Adrian knows this is what is best for the kingdom. Adrian always knew Ambrose was different but not in such a good way as the king thought. Adrian thought Ambrose did not have the kingdom’s best interests at heart. 
    “The last time anyone saw Ambrose, he was fleeing the battle of the east. We have won that battle, so there should not be any threat in that region. Ambrose was sent there. I am sure Ambrose left some type of evidence showing he was there and what direction he went. If not, if he has hidden all traces of his presence being there like Sicarius are trained to do, ask the men who are stationed there what direction he fled. If someone saw him, they will know. That shall be your starting point to track him. Gather your weapons and the other lion. You two shall leave immediately.” 
    “Understood. We shall leave right away,” Adrian says while freeing himself from attention. 
    The king turns back to the door he had entered and starts to walk to it. “Good, now go.” He walks back through the door and closes it behind him. 
    All Sicarius know the king only comes from this way. It was made this way so as not to be ever caught off guard by the king’s presence and to announce when he enters. Adrian drops from the second floor and lands. As he stands, he has already made his decision on who is to accompany him on the mission. He yells, “Lion Reginald!” 
    Reginald stops his training and looks at Adrian. “Yes, what has the king ordered?” Reginald runs up to Adrian. 
    Adrian walks to the armory, and Reginald follows. No more than one is allowed to enter the armory. Adrian is the first to enter. When he emerges from the entrance, he places the hood of his robe over his face. “Only you and I have a mission. Gather your equipment. I will brief you in as we travel. We leave immediately.”  
    Adrian and Reginald arrive at a Fraudule camp that was set up after the battle of the east. After each battle Fraudule wins, they set up a camp. This is to show