The more William thought about the strange creature that he had temporarily named Gluton, the more unsettling the entire situation became.
Earlier, his attention had remained solely focused upon protecting Anastasia after discovering the horrifying entity attached to her shadow, yet now that the immediate danger had been removed and he finally had a moment to think calmly, another possibility slowly surfaced inside his mind.
It was a possibility that he could not simply ignore.
If Cindros, or whoever stood behind the creation of these creatures, had truly intended to achieve something through the summit of emperors, then targeting only Anastasia would make very little sense.
Every ruler had attended the gathering. If one glutton had attached itself to Anastasia without anyone noticing.
Then what was stopping dozens of similar creatures from attaching themselves to every other ruler who had participated in the conference?
The possibility felt disturbingly reasonable.
