The twenty.

"Your Highness everything has been arranged, the men will be set to leave by morning," Jeffrey reported to the prince.

Sebastian nodded his head in response. "Your Highness, let me come with you," Jefferey pleaded. Although he was sure that the prince could handle a thousand men if things go wrong but the same can not be said about the men from across the sea.

Besides who knows what dirty tricks those traitors have under them.

"No, you will remain in the palace and take care of my wife. We both know the king wants her dead. I need someone I can trust. If things get too complicated I need someone that can take her out of Avalo in one piece."

"Someone that will not betray my trust," Sebastian explained.

"I understand your highness, then take at least one trusted man with you that will watch your back," Jefferey suggests.

"Fine, tell one of the Twenty to get ready," Prince Sebastian agreed. Although he was confident that he would be able to handle anything he chooses to play along. There was nothing wrong with having help.

Jeffery bowed happily that the prince listened to him. The twenty were a group of men that were under an oath to Prince Sebastian.

They were the group that knew what prince Sebastian looked like or at least that was what they thought. They were the most trusted of the prince. He trained them himself. He did not trust them because of words of mouth, Sebastian believes that only the fear of death can make a man totally loyal.

Each of them was under an oath and at the time of the oath was fed poison. This means that they would die if they betrayed the prince. Some of these men did not believe that there would not be another way of survival when they took the oath. Three of them were spies from his brothers Sebastian was well aware of this, yet he let them join the oath-taking.

After taking the oath, Jeffrey was the one who unmasked for them to see. They all recognized him as the crown prince.

After the meeting, the three spies decided to each tell their prince what they have discovered.

One of the three was a very careful person, he valued his life above everything else, so he waited patiently and watch as the two went over to meet the other princes at night.

He was far off and could not tell if the savants were able to tell their masters the news they have for them before choking to death.

It was strange and scary to see the men die in so much pain and agony.

The third man became scared and ran back to the group to tell the group what he had witnessed. The rest of the members followed him to the location and true to his word, two dead bodies were found.

Their faces have lost all color and it was difficult to recognize any of them.

This put fear in the heart of everyone who took the oath. The man who witnessed this event even went ahead to confess to the prince. Prince Sebastian had allowed these men to join the oath-taking for this purpose.

When Jeffrey got to the place the twenty stayed they all welcomed him with respect. They were surprised that Jeffrey would not be going with the prince. It was the first time ever, Jeffery was always with the prince like a shadow no matter what.

Like the prince, Jeffrey was always on his helmet, so that no one will recognize his face.

Prince Sebastian rode out with a thousand men early in the morning before the sunrise. The ride to Samor was going to take the entire morning. The man among the twenty rode beside him. A lot of the men with the prince were all thinking of different ways to betray the prince that would lead to his death.

Of course, they were not in the prince's mind to know that they have all been carefully selected for their death.

They each thought that they were smart enough to cover their track.

Once they got to Samor, the prince ordered the men to take their rest. Since they would be riding at night to meet the soldiers from across the sea.

After giving his order prince Sebastian set up his tent like everyone else and went inside. In his mind, he knew he was going to be facing Five thousand men alone.

He knew that a few will be too scared to attack him during the war while others will be brave.

This was the exact reason he has gone without any of his trusted men. He knew he was going to use his hidden Power.

Once the beast took over he would not know anyone, he would kill anything on sight.

So to protect his trusted men he did not bring them with him to the battle except one.

"Eight," prince Sebastian called the only trusted subordinate with him. Prince Sebastian did not have interest in knowing their names so he called them by number, after all, nobody remembered his name.

"Your Highness," Eight bowed when he entered into the prince tent.

"When we go for the war tomorrow or late at night today, you are to remain on the hill. Do not join the Battle," prince Sebastian instructed.

Eight bowed his head without an argument, he already felt something was not right when the prince decided to travel with the most untrustworthy men.

"Your Highness what would I be doing standing on the hill?" Eight asked the most reasonable question he could think of.

"You are good with arrows right?" Prince Sebastian asked.

"Yes, your Highness," Eight answered.

"Then keep watch and kill any of our men that try to escape," Sebastian said.

Eight jaw dropped he felt confused for a few breaths but knowing the prince he knew he hated been questioned so he bowed in understanding instead.

"You may leave," Prince Sebastian commands ignoring the look of confusion in the man's eyes, he was certain that he would understand when the time comes.

Prince Sebastian did not just select twenty random men. He picked them out because of their strength and intelligence.