Darian and his group returned to the capital, settling down in Tetoya's mansion. By now, even Zelkov's soldiers had permanently moved in. The princess didn't have many soldiers left — Darian had scared most of them off when he first arrived — so there was plenty of room.
Strangely enough, Tetoya and Zelkov silently accepted this new union, as if they now formed a single faction. And their leader wasn't either of them, but rather a newly appointed Instructor.
The next day, all the Celestial Foxes, along with Lihan and Tizol, were officially registered under the royal family. The prince and princess had the authority to choose commoners and put them through the test to become soldiers.
But, as if the emperor had already expected this, he ordered all of them to head straight to the arena that very same day.
