The moment we left the Guild building, we were surrounded by several of the city guards as well as I think several of the Duchess' personal guards also.
I sighed in part resentment and part exhaustion. I don't want to deal with her anymore, I'm even considering just straight up killing her, but that wouldn't look good on me no matter how you look at it.
I mean, maybe if I pronounce my heritage to the world then perhaps? But I don't want those secretive manipulating bastards to know about me just yet.
"Halt! In the name of-"
"Yeah, yeah, we've heard this before, get on with it." I interrupted the guardswoman's speech, not wanting to go through the drab prefabricated public announcement they have to spew every single time.
Clearly a little offset by my dismissal, she quickly shook her head and spoke, "That woman is considered a danger to the city! She must be either detained or executed!"
