Byron felt increasingly unease and thought Levi had his eyes on him. He felt as if Levi would show up at Zarain to bring him away soon.
…
With that, Byron told his brother about his concerns.
Unamused, Bruce reprimanded, “I’m pretty sure something’s wrong with your brain! I’m going to repeat myself for one last time—Levi has passed on in front of thousands of people!”
In order to get rid of his brother’s trauma, Bruce acquired the aid of countless psychologists and had Byron go through several counseling sessions.
Jared, who had garnered the attention of people from all around the globe, had his fair share of concerns since he had betrayed his country for personal gains.
It was only a matter of time until he was taken into custody to bear the consequences of his crime.
When Jared heard Byron, his mind was all over the place as he had a bad feeling about the things awaiting him.
Similarly, when he shared his concerns with Bruce, Bruce urged him to take it easy since he was already a citizen of Zarain.
To be precise, Jared was merely a few days away from becoming the king of another country. Therefore, Bruce assured Jared no one could lay a finger on him in Zarain.
He’s right! Why am I terrified by these baseless rumors? No one can capture me when I’m in Zarain!
After all, no one dares try anything rash in Zarain! There’s no way others can get their hands on me and Byron!
If there’s somewhere safe from Levi, Zarain is definitely one of the many ones! I need to stop freaking out over something trivial!
As much as Erudians were thrilled they managed to make it out alive, they had to deal with the mess after the war.
Meanwhile, Floyd and the rest of his party hadn’t given up on searching for Levi.
“Although we have defeated our foes, many traitors, including Jared, have fled the country after taking out his fellow countrymen! I can’t believe he’s on the run to Zarain! On top of that, there’s Bruce and Byron! Bruce was one of the masterminds of the Ruling Union! We can’t be certain of their identities, but we’re sure they’re hiding in Zarain as well!”
A few seconds of pause later, he added, “There’s also Triple Group from Keerea! They’re the ones providing financial support to execute the plans! Also, those from Shield and Apocalypse were involved as well!”
Dragonites continued naming the foes of Erudia and said, “Maybe there’s nothing much we can do to take them out as of now, but we’ll let them have a taste of their medicine in the future.”
The people of Erudia knew they couldn’t afford to forget the humiliation their foes had brought upon them.
“The martial artists as well as those criminals, who hadn’t shown up during the war, are the foes of the nation! We need to take them out as soon as the opportunity arises in the future!”
They started gathering the information of the criminals affiliated with the Ruling Union.
“Mmm, as long as those affiliated with Eragon are around, the criminals won’t be a match for them! However, there’s nothing much we can do to get our revenge against Jared and Bruce since they’re hiding at Zarain! What are we supposed to do?”
“We’ll just have to leave them alone for the time being! I’m sure the opportunity to avenge the innocent ones will arise in the near future!”
“Jared will rise to the throne in another seven days! I’m afraid it’s going to become another mission impossible!”
The party engaged themselves in a heated discussion and fell into a vicious cycle of despair.
All of a sudden, a voice in Baykeep announced at the top of his lungs, “I’ll definitely throw Byron behind bars and bring Jared back for a public execution to atone for his sins! here’s no way I’m allowing them to run away from me!”
The man was none other than Levi.
