The doors of the meeting hall closed behind us.
For several seconds, nobody spoke.
The sound of our footsteps echoed through the corridor as Mia walked ahead, Lilith beside her, and me a few steps behind.
The guards assigned to accompany us followed in silence.
The atmosphere had changed completely.
Only an hour ago, the room had been filled with arguments about land, borders, privileges, and whether humans and devils could coexist.
Now the question was much simpler.
People were dying.
And if the reports were true, the ones responsible were devils who wanted Lilith's peace treaty to fail.
Mia stopped near the end of the corridor.
"How long until the border force can move?"
One of the Authority soldiers answered immediately.
"They are preparing now. We should be able to leave within the hour."
Mia nodded.
"Good."
Lilith remained unusually quiet.
I looked at her.
"You don't seem surprised."
She slowly shook her head.
"I'm not."
"You expected this?"
