Cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
The elders standing to one side laughed nervously. They glanced at their Exalted One, not daring to speak.
The First Elder stepped forward and glanced at the magic artifact The Exalted One was gripping. He couldn't help but offer a word of comfort. "It'll be soon. It should be soon. Just hold on a little longer, Exalted One."
'They'd personally witnessed The Exalted One marry and have a child—no, now they were even witnessing The Exalted One enduring the pain on his wife's behalf. They never thought they'd one day be feasting on gossip about The Exalted One himself. Hehehe, would they be silenced for knowing so much?'
The other elders standing nearby nodded in agreement.
"That's right, that's right. The Lady should be giving birth soon."
Javier Sinclair glanced at them without a word, then turned his gaze back to the door of the room, waiting quietly.
After a while…
There was finally some movement from inside the room.
