Daniel, inside Orsuis's body, stood in the long, dark hallway of the base for a few moments after leaving Lyra's underground cell.
The sound of guards' footsteps echoed in the distance, but his mind was somewhere else entirely.
Even though he didn't show it, he was genuinely disturbed.
He didn't expect everything to move this fast. Only a few hours had passed since they entered the demon base, and now… negotiations? Direct contact from the humans? The speed was unnatural.
Lyra's terrified expression flashed in his mind, and then that strange scene…
the illusionary golden sphere that had appeared above her head back then.
He was truly curious why Lyra was special enough for humans to be willing to negotiate and make an exchange for her.
And that fast… He expected humans to get angry and launch an attack or something like that first, but it seemed he had underestimated the whole situation.
