Fire erupted around her in waves of desperation fueled by anger and her refusal to accept that this was the outcome.
'We're going to die here. Both of us. Warren and I walked into this thinking we were hunting a talented Soul Warden with an overprotective father. Instead, we found something far worse... A Duke operating without restrictions, someone who's been holding back his entire life and finally has permission to show what he can actually do.'
The realization was cold and merciless, cutting through pain and fear with terrible clarity.
But what she didn't realize was that there were no political restrictions for a Kaiser. Especially Alaric. He
'The Council needs to know. Alaric Kaiser isn't just strong. He's equal to an Emperor-class minimum, possibly higher. And if we can't survive long enough to report back, the entire organization remains ignorant of just how badly our intelligence failed. They'll think Jack Kaiser killed us.'
