Lazaar was initially planning to pin the blame for killing the king on Gilgen, which was why he had left Gilgen alive in the end, but if Onean were allowed to return to the capital, then that plan would completely fall through. Lazaar had aspirations of returning to Sarus to adopt the role of protectorship to control a puppet king, or replace the royal family and become king himself, and for either of those plans to come to fruition, he couldn't afford for his own reputation to be tarnished.

"She's just a little girl, so she won't be able to stir up much of a storm, but it would still be troublesome to allow her to live," Lazaar said with furrowed brows. "However, the only place she can go to is Sarus, so we can always intercept her."

"Father, should I lead some troops to intercept them?" Aiden asked.

"Young Mistress Lana has already led 1,000 soldiers toward Newen," Sirius interjected.

"Oh? Would you look at that? That sister of yours is far quicker to react than we are," Lazaar said as he turned to Aiden with a smile.

"Did you say Lana went after them?" Aiden asked with a surprised expression as he turned to Sirius, following which an amused look appeared on his face. "I don't think she went to intercept them."

Lazaar...