Kieren and Silver Hand performed outside while gathering intelligence without fail.
This included information regarding Duren, who had been imprisoned in the guard's dungeon for slandering the new Emperor Gars and spreading rumors that the Wing Tribe was about to invade.
However, the new Emperor was still hesitant about how exactly to deal with Duren.
Duren's disruption of the coronation ceremony had left Gars with an extremely poor impression of him.
If it hadn't been for that Wing Tribe assassin setting fire at Junlin Tower afterward, Gars might have, in a burst of anger, already ordered the former Imperial Forest Guard Captain to be flogged.
But no sooner had Duren been taken down than another Wing Tribe member emerged and attacked the Imperial Palace, leaving Gars somewhat embarrassed.
He summoned the guard commander Essos, Minister of Military Affairs Ollis, Chief of Intelligence Ivan, and Prime Minister Elwin to inquire about matters concerning those Wing Tribe members.
