Draconic Ascendance: The King Selection

The Boy He Raised

Gasping, sprinting, and parkouring- Ares had made it that far from the Palace with just his two feet. He would see the Palace guards being mobilized at the minute of his first step to escape. They loitered on the ground while asking the civilians if they saw him. Ares listened carefully and almost burst into a giggle when he heard how they described him.

"Have you seen a man that goes swish and swoosh!"

"Hey, by any chance, did you see a peasant with dark hair?" to which a villager replied, "Almost everyone here has black hair."

They were hopeless, and Ares took this opportunity to change his outfit. He removed his first vest and then blended with the people until he could exit the capital. The farther he went, the fewer soldiers looked for him. But even so, Ares knew he was going to be found eventually, especially since he was dealing with the most powerful person inland, Eurydice.

Ares slipped his hands into his pockets and drew out his pocket watch.

"I still have time."

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