Solomon made a run for it and spotted King Shen leaning over a gaping hole in the marble floor, calling out desperately for the prince.
The two royal knights stood right beside the king, their faces pale with concern.
"What happened?" Solomon asked, jogging up to the edge of the pit.
The guards quickly drew their swords, but Shen raised a hand to lower their weapons. The king turned to Solomon with a frantic expression.
"Ryu was walking right beside me! Suddenly, the floor completely collapsed beneath his boots, and he fell into the lower cellars! He is shouting that the rubble blocked the stairs and there is no way back up!"
Solomon looked down into the dusty, collapsed floor. He immediately realized the gaping hole was the same spot he had completely blasted apart with his silver aura during his excavation the previous night.
"I will go down there and check on him," Solomon offered, quickly reassuring the panicked king.
