“It’s not those kingdoms under attack. Alorya has been at peace. If a king from another continent is harboring these terrorists, then they are at fault. The Queen Mother will punish them, too.”
Grace widened her eyes. “What do you mean?”
“Killing the crown prince is a declaration of war. The queen will send her army upon anyone who’s protecting the culprits.” The headmaster scratched his chin. “The prince wants to stop a war with a stealth attack and arrest the sect members.”
“If they are guilty, innocent wizards will be persecuted as well,” Noah said. “Even if the rogue wizards are a minority, everybody will blame the ones that didn’t have anything to do with this. People are biased when they are scared.”
The headmaster pursed his lips, his expression stern. “If both of you don’t want to participate, I can assign other students to replace you.”
“I won’t let my classmates go without me,” Grace assured her grandfather.
“I go where Grace goes,” Noah declared.
Vincent got up. “Then, get ready to leave once Prince Aaron arrives and debriefs the team.”