"Over there is the Trenchard Family. The High Tower farther away belongs to the Fitzgerald Family. That enormous Palace Hall with the key-shaped Coat of Arms belongs to [Gatekeeper] Isaac."
Elliot spoke rapidly to the crow on his shoulder.
He knew Dorothea would be able to remember it all. She was already a middle-rank supernatural person, and with the aid of [rationality], she would never forget anything she had heard even once.
"Tell me what's happening over there. Now!"
The crow's eyes went vacant. Only after a while did they return to normal, and she spoke beside his ear:
"I can't see anything unusual. The servants are cleaning the courtyards, at every house!"
"No soldiers or ambushes?"
"No, there aren't even many attendants!"
Elliot's brow furrowed.
It was understandable that they had encountered nothing outside earlier.
But they had come this far. They should have been discovered long ago, yet the nobles showed no sign of activity at all.
Putting himself in their position, Elliot felt that if he suddenly discovered the Expedition Army charging into the Imperial Capital, he would certainly start mobilizing soldiers.
Although he knew Sidney was most likely heading for the Imperial Palace, who knew whether he might suddenly go mad and raze his home along the way?
Yet all the Great Nobility appeared completely undefended. That clearly meant they were already prepared!
"And I didn't find a single one of the people you just mentioned," Dorothea said quietly.
Elliot had not only told her where the Sacred Blood Nobles' homes were, but also described the appearances of several family heads.
Were all those families absent? Or had they hidden themselves?
"Wait, you mean they're 'not there'? You can see inside the rooms?"
"Yes." Dorothea sounded a little puzzled. "Is that a problem?"
"A huge one.