“Any news with Sye?” Mikhail asked.

“We still have no leads on her whereabouts, sire,” Josef responded. There was a hint of confusion and frustration in his tone, which was understandable because they had been waiting for important information from Sye now, but there was zero contact from her even until now.

Sye Lomanne was one of Mikhail’s best Warriors. These ‘Warriors’ were Mikhail’s personal guards, and they were almost on level with Josef and Sarim.

Josef and Sarim were exceptional Warriors and were also very loyal to Mikhail. Mikhail would even go so far as to trust them with his life.

But if they were ever to betray him,...