The ground trembled slightly.
A hundred-strong cavalry unit thundered past Qin Ran and his two companions.
The direction the cavalry rode told Qin Ran their destination: Tita Town.
"They must be Sgenai's reinforcements..."
"How did they react so quickly?"
Lying on the hillside, Bosco muttered in bewilderment.
"As you said, Lady Jenny James has far more power than we imagined. She might even have informants in Tita Town!"
Qin Ran, however, was not surprised at all.
Once he had learned who the enemy was, he had made thorough preparations.
That was especially true after he had questioned Bosco in detail about her life.
Jenny James, James VIII's elder sister.
A woman who had lost the throne because of the previous king's decision, yet refused to fade into obscurity.
She had personally established no fewer than ten secret organizations. Her followers were scattered throughout the capital, and even among those around James VIII, she had planted agents.
As for her public supporters?
According to Bosco, at the very least, the minister of military affairs, who had courted Jenny James in his youth, was her staunchest supporter.
And more than sixty percent of the Kingdom's military had ties to that minister.
Had some of the old noble families not stood firmly behind James VIII, the king Bosco spoke of would have been replaced before he could even ascend the throne.
Even so, James VIII's life had been far from easy.
Not only had he been unable to protect Mary's mother, but he could barely protect himself.
Qin Ran had asked in detail about the "monster" attack James VIII had suffered during the winter hunt.
It could only be summed up in one word: coincidence.
But it had been far too much of a coincidence, so much so that it seemed someone had