That's a fake elf

Looking at the empty cell, Prince Lionheart stared angrily, grabbed the warden of Black Castle, and roared angrily: "Is this the prison you are in charge of? Can any warden bring felons in and out?"

"Your Highness, I can explain." The warden was dripping with cold sweat and said with a forced smile.

"I don't want to hear it." Prince Lionheart threw the warden to the ground and said angrily:

"Give you a quarter of an hour to find the person who took Hekedna away."

"If you can't find it, just wait to be hanged in the square."

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away."

"Mordred, stay with the warden. If he shows any signs of escaping, break his legs directly." Prince Lionheart said expressionlessly.

"Yes, father." The silver-haired and blue-eyed knight nodded and immediately followed.

In just a moment, the knight came back dragging the ashen-faced warden.

"Mordred, what's going on?"

"Father, the jailer Todd who took Hekedna away is dead." Mordred said with a solemn expression:

"It was his colleagues who took action. Just as I was about to arrest them, they took poison and committed suicide."

"I checked their identities and found that they were all civilians. However, the jailers of the palace prison have historically only been the sons of knights. This is obviously a problem."

"What else do you have to say?" Prince Lionheart looked gloomy, looking at the warden with eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Your Highness, it's really not me. Those people were not chosen by me. Please..."

"Take him down and send him to the Knights of the North Wind for strict interrogation. I want to know him, the jailers, and all the suspicious people he has come into contact with in the past month within a day."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, spare your life, Your Highness..."

The prison returned to calm again, but Prince Lionheart's heart began to turn upside down.

The Black Castle in the palace is a tight prison where big nobles are imprisoned. Ordinary nobles cannot even get close to it, let alone visit the prison.

But now there is actually a jailer who can take the prisoners out of the prison without telling the warden. If there is no royal family member behind this, he will never believe it.

In the entire palace, apart from him, only Milia, McIver, Barr and the king can issue passes and enter and exit freely.

Now that McIver is imprisoned, only Milia, Barr and the King can issue passes.

"Mordred, let's go to Summer Hall."

"Father, are you suspicious of my sister?" The silver-haired and blue-eyed knight was stunned when he heard this.

"I don't want to either, but Milia does have this possibility." Prince Lionheart said expressionlessly.

"......"

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Midsummer Hall

Milia, who had just finished negotiating with Duke Aurora, returned to the room with a tired look on her face, and immediately saw Prince Lionheart and Mordred in the study.

"Father." Milia ignored Mordred who was smiling at her, saluted Prince Lionheart, and said with a smile:

"Aren't you negotiating with Fanasil's envoy? Why did you come to me suddenly?"

"Mordred, you go out first." Prince Lionheart frowned after seeing Milia's attitude towards Mordred.

"Yes, father." Mordred nodded, and when passing by Milia, his lips moved slightly:

"Sister, my father is very angry, please let him order."

"You don't need to remind me, you illegitimate child." Milia said expressionlessly.

"..." Mordred lowered his head with a wry smile and quickly walked out of the room.

"We are the only ones left now." Prince Lionheart said coldly.

"I went to see Duke Aurora and discuss with him a peaceful settlement of this dispute." Milia hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice.

"You have this time to convince Mike, why don't you tell your damn long-eared husband to get out with the messenger." Prince Lionheart slapped the case and said angrily.

Valley</span> "Father, I know you don't like Varus, but he is my husband, the father of Lona and Leon, and the Duke of Fanasil. You should respect him." Milia's expression Buyi said.

"I respect him, does he respect me?" Prince Lionheart said angrily:

"In all the years you have been married to him, he has never visited me once. This time he brought the guardian to embarrass me just because of a dispute between children."

"I didn't kill him, so I already gave you a lot of face."

"..." Milia remained silent, but her eyes were very disappointed.

"Hekeda disappeared in Black Castle. I don't want your long-eared husband to cause me any trouble at this time. If he dares to take advantage of the situation, I will use all my strength to destroy him."

Prince Lionheart gave a cold shout, stood up and left the Summer Hall.

"Father, please walk slowly." Milia opened her mouth and bent down with a wry smile.

When she was at the Royal Academy, she fell in love with the handsome Varus at first sight and has been pursuing him ever since.

Even though she knew that Varus was marrying a wife, she had been waiting silently, refusing countless young talents arranged by her father, and even ran away from home, breaking her father's heart.

Later, with the help of his uncle Baal, he married Varus at the cost of giving up his inheritance rights, which brought the relationship between the two to a freezing point.

Her relationship with her father did not get better until Lorna was born.

Over the years, she has been trying to mend the rift between her husband and father, but with little success.

This time, I finally tried to use my son's marriage to make my father happy, but I got into so much trouble.

Her son's rebellion, her husband's lack of cooperation, and her father's incomprehension made her almost breathless.

"elder sister."

"Don't call me sister, I'm not familiar with you." Milia glanced at the knight standing at the door, a trace of anger flashing in her eyes.

"I know you don't like me, but Hekeda is the second heir to the kingdom. If she dies, her father will be jealous of the king." Mordred slowly walked to Milia's side and said with a wry smile. :

"You have to help dad."

"First tell me the information you have now." Milia said in a deep voice.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The living room of Shengxia Hall

After listening to his mother's words, Li Ang was stunned.

He really didn't expect that in just half a day, Hekedna would disappear from the palace prison.

"Mother, why don't you send someone to look for her immediately?"

"As soon as the incident happened, we sent people to seal off the entire city. Anyone entering or leaving Xiongyue City must be strictly inspected." Milia said in a deep voice:

"But it is now during the Warriors' Festival Competition, and nobles from all over the world are staying here. We cannot search Xiongyue City with great fanfare, as that will cause huge disputes."

"Mother, if Hekeda is really hidden by some people with sensitive identities, how can I find out?" Li Ang said with a bitter smile.

"This is Baron Mordred, currently serving as the deputy leader of the Knights of the North Wind. He can get you a search warrant at any time if you need it." Milia pointed to the knight on the side.

"Hello, Leon, I am Mordred, and I am your..."

"Just call him Mordred, and don't worry about the rest." Milia interrupted Mordred's introduction and gave him a blank look.

"..." Seeing the two of them like this, Li Ang suddenly thought about it.

[Mission: Shadow of the Palace

Mission Difficulty: Nine Stars

Mission content: Hekedena, the daughter of the Duke, is missing from the palace prison. The perpetrator is suspected to be a member of the royal family. Please save Hekedena and catch the perpetrator. You will be recognized by the Peliano royal family.

Mission reward: 48000 experience, Pegliano reputation 28000 (5W/10W friendly)

Mission time: one month

Mission failed: Pegliano reputation -50000]