Stephen's face tightened with suspicion as he looked at the man who had suddenly appeared.
"Leonard, this isn't your cue to appear. Acting on your own like this will only expose our plans early and alert the Plantagenet Kingdom to something being amiss."
Leonard simply took the rose from his mouth and shrugged.
"Relax. I've already greased all the wheels on my way here. No one will know a noble of the Kent Kingdom showed up in this place."
Stephen massaged his temples, feeling a weariness he had never known before.
At the current rate, Lioncrest Academy was being monitored from every angle by various factions within the capital.
There was virtually no room for secrets.
News of Leonard's presence here would likely spread across every corner of the Imperial Capital by tomorrow.
And with that, their reputation as traitors to the kingdom would be etched in stone.
"You don't believe me?"
