Thud!
Thud!
The heavy footsteps of a man who seemed to weigh as much as a mountain echoed through the silent dungeons beneath the Violet Palace. The prison complex had been built directly within the palace grounds for a reason. There was no safer place in the entire realm to keep dangerous prisoners. Anyone foolish enough to attempt a rescue would first have to breach the royal palace, fight through its guards and defensive formations, and eventually face the Prince of Lust himself.
For most prisoners, that was enough to destroy any hope of escape.
The deeper sections of the dungeon were dimly illuminated by violet crystals embedded into the walls. Their faint light stretched across the cold stone corridors and reflected against the glowing chains that bound dozens of prisoners inside their cells. The moment the footsteps became audible, the previously quiet dungeon slowly descended into panic.
"Sire! Please forgive us, Sire!"
"We were only following orders!"
