Chapter 55 The Murder

• RONA'S POV
• I finally summoned the courage to practice the technique since the emperor would be gone for a few days, alongside most of his very powerful men. So it wouldn't be that easy for someone to sense my aura. I was in a secret garden, not one of the emperor's forbidden sites, but one of his secret gardens leading to a dungeon used to keep truly terrifying criminals. No one has been here in ages, so it was the perfect hiding spot. For at least five years now, that particular dungeon has been empty because no one dared to commit such kinds of heinous crimes that could deserve being locked in the underground prison yard.
• I was especially crafty, going out the first day Richard left, while pretending I was going for a stroll, using the opportunity to discover many short cuts back to the emperor's palace which I could use in the case of an emergency. I even found two side doors used by the servants to enter the emperor's palace.