What brings the King of a country so far away from his palace? We beg your majesty to refrain from personally taking these matters into your hands when we're around. 

But the fact remains that we don't even have the faintest idea who this "shadow" is! And it'll be too late to act once this shadow envelops our entire kingdom! So please, your majesty!

That man would never betray his kingdom...! He must have left with some sort of plan. The same goes for Princess Vivi 

He gave his life for Alabasta.... That's just the kind of man he was...!

He must be somewhere! Are you sure his highness didn't just go for a walk outside late last night!? 

Then tell me how could he have disappeared from his sleeping quarters?!!