"Guards! Guards!"
Shouts rang out beyond the walls, quickly drawing Theo's attention. By his count, enough time had passed for his sect master to hear of his capture — perhaps the rescue had finally arrived.
Indeed. He glanced outside and saw his voluptuous woman marching heroically with a sword in hand, her normally plump lips pursed in a thin line.
"Bring Theodor here!" She demanded, her disturbingly calm voice reaching much further than it should. She had enhanced it with Qi.
"Alright, time to find the new manuals!" The culprit, however, didn't hurry to greet his woman, sect master, and mommy. Theo had been waiting for this opportunity to rob the palace!
He got up and patted his clothes, straightening a few wrinkles. He had mapped the palace in his head and knew the location of every forbidden room. After comparing notes with Elara, he concluded that the treasury was located behind a staircase on the first floor that led underground.
