"Useless!"
The Emperor grabbed the inkstone from his desk and smashed it viciously against the head of the assassin kneeling before him. "She was all by herself, and you still couldn't catch her? I spend so much silver to maintain all of you, and this is how you do your jobs?"
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger," the leader of the assassins stammered, his body pressed flat against the floor, not daring to draw a full breath. "The Eldest Princess is... she is too cunning. She seems to have been prepared for this long ago; we searched the entire Eldest Princess's Estate and didn't find a single thing of value."
Chapter 190