"You're telling me they escaped from the Dragon Prison!?
Do we keep those guards around just to feed them for nothing!?"
Listening to the report, Leon slammed his fist down on the round table.
"What's-his-name—what was the captain of the guard doing? How could he let them escape right under his nose, in plain sight, and in a carriage, no less!?"
Damn it, he couldn't remember the man's name.
"With the Double Moon Feast approaching, the guards are deployed throughout Dragon Gold City on this day every year to maintain order. The prison had no manpower to spare, making it difficult to suppress the riot immediately, which allowed them to..."
The personal guard behind him served as the Public Lord's "eyes," overseeing Dragon Gold City's various departments and compiling reports on everything that happened in the city.
Normally, [Night Wind] would have stood beside him. Since he had taken leave for personal reasons, another deputy had to take his place.
But this replacement clearly hadn't learned how to communicate properly with the Public Lord—
"Explanations are the most useless thing you could give me right now!"
Leon roared as though he were about to shed his armor, revert to his true nature, and swallow the deputy whole.
"If everyone is already patrolling the city, send them to Dragon Avenue to intercept the carriage! Do I really have to give orders for something so simple!?"
"Actually, we did try that. There were just some unexpected complications..."
"..."
As silence settled over them, Leon couldn't help turning around and grabbing the man by his collar.
"Now you can explain!"
The deputy swallowed and pointed toward Dragon Gold City outside the government hall.
From there, they could see the state of the entire city.
"Perhaps you should see for yourself."
With heavy, hurried