When Erasmus arrived at the Inner Palace, he knocked on the giant gate in an attempt to politely announce his arrival.
It was uncharacteristic of the original King of Artem, who wouldn't have bothered knocking and simply barged into the Queen's Sanctuary as if he owned the place.
Inside the Inner Palace lived Queen Miriamele, along with the priestesses serving as her attendants.
All of them were also Chandread blooded. They were fiercely loyal and cared for their Saintess so deeply that they had accompanied their Saintess all the way to Artem.
After knocking a few more times, a melodic voice reached his ears.
"You know, since you insist on keeping up the pretense, you might as well act like his usual and save me the trouble of opening the gate."
Taking that as permission, Erasmus no longer hesitated and pressed his hands on the gate, slowly pushing it open.
The gate was very heavy, and only High Archons and above could open it with their strength.
