Time skipped forward.
The final day of the Grand Dominion Siege arrived.
More precisely, only three hours remained until the trial officially ended.
Inside the main stronghold, Gray's eyes slowly opened. He lay still for a moment, staring at the high stone ceiling above him, before sitting up.
He rubbed his eyes lightly with the back of his hand, then stretched both arms above his head until his shoulders made a soft cracking sound.
"Haaaah…"
A quiet yawn escaped him as he swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood up. His black robes were still perfectly clean.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out the communication stone Seraph and the others had been given.
Surprisingly, it hadn't been activated even once during the entire time he had been asleep.
There were no emergency signals nor requests for help.
That meant everything was probably going well.
Gray walked out of the main stronghold at a leisurely pace.
