Upon hearing the Kaiser's response, Lukas simply responded, "I'll take my leave."

He then bowed and slowly walked out of the Golden Hall.

Lukas felt aggrieved once he was outside. The topographic map he had painstakingly drawn was worthless in the eyes of the Kaiser. 'Damn it! The old man should die as soon as possible!' he cursed to himself and quickly strode off.

…

After an unknown amount of time in the stone dungeon, Darryl took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes. He saw that it was