The Emperor leads all of us through a bunch of hidden passageways.
He casts several advanced spells in certain patterns, which cause certain walls to move and shift. We walk through several tunnels with magic traps, which are easily disarmed by the Emperor. The walls close behind all of us as we keep moving into other passageways.
The Emperor senses my curiosity.
"The Imperial Palace was built to include many secret passageways just for instances like this. The secret passageways are only known to a few of the highest-ranking Oriventh nobles and royals. Knowing your way around this place in its entirety is one thing that marks you as Emperor," he says as he waves his wand and unlocks one final door that leads into a large dark tunnel.
I use my light magic to help everyone see around the area, even though the Emperor has no trouble working his way around.
