Moreno, commander of the Flower Capital's City Guard, was an unusual man. When Annan met him, he wore a wreath of fresh flowers, all to uphold the city's reputation for hospitality.
But when Annan said there was a traitor in the City Guard plotting against the Princess, Moreno bluntly promised that he would find the culprit, whoever they were, and throw them into the Dungeon to be tortured.
In a way, a man like that was terrifying.
His loyalty to the Flower Capital drove him to destroy anyone who stood in its way.
Moreno summoned the Soldier Captain and the Guard Captain. Both were still alive. Facing their commander, the Guard Captain said outright that the Knight Guard's Knight Captain had told him.
The Knight Captain was brought in. To Annan's surprise, he was alive too, and he looked utterly bewildered.
As it turned out, the Knight Captain was loyal. He said a servant of an important figure had come to warn him that a vampire would enter the city in the next few days, and had told him to step up patrols.
"Who was that servant?"
"I don't know him. I've only seen him beside the Princess..."
The trail led back to the Butler.
So that was what had happened: the Butler learned that the Crimson Princess was entering the city and tipped off the City Guard, hoping they would kill her for him. He hadn't expected Annan to come pick her up, and the plan had failed...
"I'd like everyone to keep this secret for now."
Catching the Butler would do no good. Annan wanted the person behind him, and since he had no one of his own to use, he hoped to borrow the City Guard.
"No fifth person will hear about tonight's conversation," Moreno said. He