Alright, on the way to win the race, skipping stages one by one...During a break, a letter came. From the King himself...? He opened it curiously, his eyes widening as he read the contents. Oh, wow, this is gonna be a problem...

So the mentioned thief was in the race too, and he was given the mission off...assassinating them? Yeah. 'Execution' of the thief would happen there. And the so-called thief was now right ahead of him...

You sat in your camp as you were preparing yourself something to eat, while he was there, waiting for the right moment...