"Isn't it magnificent, Young King? But I am curious to find out what their thoughts are, just like you. And it does feel great to be back."
Hearing this voice in his head, the smile on Daneel's face only grew broader.
Of course, the one who was speaking was Drakos, the Ancient Dragon, whom he had picked up before ing here.
It wasn't exactly that he had been able to take back the Dragon's consciousness into his mind, as he was currently in a covert location which very few knew about, but that he had sort of set up a walkie-talkie situation where he could municate with the Empire Spirit even though he was standing here.
And the reason behind this… Was that he wanted to have an Empire Spirit with him, to see if there might be any clues left behind by the other one who had betrayed them all.
And also… He was feeling guilty about leaving someone so close to him for so long, alone.
The reason that he had left the Ancient Dragon in the kingdom was that he would be a final line of defense in case the worst happened, and this had actually turned out to be the right decision - after all of his sovereigns had been 'kidnapped' by the order, it was the Ancient Dragon who had run everything behind the scenes, even though it had looked as if it was people like the Spymaster whom he had recruited who were the ones running the show.
Whatever happened, Drakos had ensured that the direction of the Alliance would not be changed, and he was the reason why the adoption of the new currency, the construction of the bined school, and all the other projects the Daneel had started long back were still going on smoothly, with no hitches whatsoever.
Below them, the crowd was still roaring, and it did not look like they would stop anytime soon - such was the intensity of their emotions, and of course, they were very justified.
Although Drakos had said that he wanted to find out why their thoughts, Daneel had a general idea regarding why it was revenge that they were asking for: he had been told that in his absence, his sovereigns had had a brief talk with the citizens in order to explain to them exactly what had happened. They had been told that their King had been under the control of a different, ancient being over all these years, and that that was the reason why they had undergone so much suffering for so many centuries. Well, it was at least partly the reason, and they were also told that he had escaped destruction at the hands of the King of Lanthanor somehow before covertly creating this elaborate plot, that had almost resulted in the destruction of the continent as they knew it.
The decision to do so was taken by Eloise, who knew how it must feel to live in doubt, without knowing for certain why something so important and precious to them had been taken away.
So, of course, it would definitely be revenge that they would ask for, as they knew who was to be blamed.
"How did it feel to have a nice break from all the mayhem?
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