As if on cue, his men began to nod in earnest.

"Yes, yes. They were only sparring!"

"Why would Young Master want to attack a royal guard?"

"This is all a misunderstanding, Princess Angeline," one of the men said; they believed in whatever they said.

Darryl scoffed. 'Dennis is such a hypocrite! I pity the garrison commander-in-chief for a son like him,' he thought.

Angeline chose to let it go and said, "You should not spar when it's already so late." Then she turned to Darryl and said, "It