From the outside, everyone could see that Grand Duke Valerian had frozen in shock, while the Snow Empress remained calm and friendly, showing no intention of attacking. Both the Northerners and the Alliance wondered what the two were discussing. However, thanks to the Snow Empress's soundproof barrier, not a single word could be heard.
Meanwhile, Caelis finally managed to compose himself and asked, "If Yvonne was your granddaughter, doesn't that mean she was a spirit? My father and grandfather would have recognized that when they met her."
"To be precise, she was half spirit and half human." The Snow Empress smiled faintly. "Furthermore, her father was a swordsman—the first person in history capable of communicating with beast clans while they remained in their beast forms."
"The Beast Master?"
"That's right." The Snow Empress nodded. "Yvonne's mother, who was my daughter, was the Snow Spirit Queen. Her father was the first Beast Master of this world."
