[Ragon City - Duke's Mansion]
The spatial tear snapped shut, cutting off the oppressive, suffocating aura of the First and Second Lords. The sudden silence in the ruined hall was deafening, broken only by the steady drip of the Duke's blood pooling onto the expensive carpets.
"Who was that woman?" Delphine asked in shock, her voice trembling. She had grown up surrounded by the Empire's strongest knights, yet the mere presence of that woman had made her feel like prey trapped in a cage.
