Since the kidnapping of Princess Anastasia, checkpoints had been arranged all over the kingdom. At first, Anastasia and her team could still easily pass these checkpoints because the caravan belonged to Lord Williams and there was nothing suspicious about the goods.
But now, the king had died suddenly, and the news reached the North quickly. Anastasia guessed that a few things might change. She was less than a day's journey away from Lowe Village, where she had agreed to meet the commander, when the news was released.
The news meant that, apart from military personnel who were fighting, defending against the people of Gube, or performing other important tasks, there would be no movement for the next seven days. Everyone was expected to mourn the King.
